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Black Mountain, NH OPEN AGAIN more alive than ever

LoafSkier19

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Latest “Letter from the GM” with this seasons improvements:

Top Ten Improvements (actually 11 now):

11. New F&B facilities, full breakfast, and added sit-down dinner service.

10. New and expanded decks on the Main Loge, Alpine Cabin, and Double Lift.

9. Expanded overall parking capacity by 30%.

8. Reimagined beginner terrain at Platter Pull, with full snowmaking and trail work.

7. 75+ snows on the new Black Mountain Glacier late-season project.

6. 28,000 feet of new snowmaking pipe across the entire mountain.

5. Complete lower main lodge renovations featuring new retail and rental spaces.

4. Doubled the Alpine Cabin outdoor space, extended the roof, more Champagne.

3. Refurbished the Double Chair and Platter Pull capacity increased by 30%.

2. Sugarbush trail rebuild with snowmaking and a true beginner entrance.

1. Growing the mountain and adding to our vertical drop with a new summit expert zone featuring new trails: "Backout", "Blackout", and "Champagne Problems".​
There’s a cool video going over these improvements. Worth a watch to see the new glade spots.

There was also this in the letter:
I am going out on a limb and stating that we will have 100% of snowmaking terrain open by Christmas Day. In its 91 years, Black Mountain has never seen anything like this. Those of you who are riding our Summit Double Chair this weekend are in for a front-row seat to my latest snowmaking project. We are going big with an iconic Double Black Diamond showcase trail directly under the historic summit double
 
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