Cannon Lover's Thread

[prsboogie]

Nice photo, for those that don't know; people hike and put up a US flag on the summits of all forty eight 4000+ foot peaks in NH every year on the first Saturday after 9-11. We will never forget.

I didn't know this happened and I have to say that is the cool fn thing I have heard in a VERY long time! No we won't !!!!

 

[Smellytele]

I didn't know this happened and I have to say that is the cool fn thing I have heard in a VERY long time! No we won't !!!!

owl's head and isolation are the 2 worst to get 2

 

[Quietman]

At least Isolation has great views from the top! I doubt that I will ever climb Owls Head.

 

[dlague]

Nice photo, for those that don't know; people hike and put up a US flag on the summits of all forty eight 4000+ foot peaks in NH every year on the first Saturday after 9-11. We will never forget.

But how many rock climbed up the face of Franconia Notch to do it the day after it happened. Also, I never hear of the others.

 

[Smellytele]

But how many rock climbed up the face of Franconia Notch to do it the day after it happened. Also, I never hear of the others.

You hear of this one because it is your brother-in-law. We all live in a silo of our surroundings.

 

[dlague]

You hear of this one because it is your brother-in-law. We all live in a silo of our surroundings.

Could be but WMUR must be in the same silo.

 

[Puck it]

 

[dlague]

You hear of this one because it is your brother-in-law. We all live in a silo of our surroundings.

Frankly who cares it is still cool - no need to piss in someone else's Cheerios.

 

[dlague]

White stuff is missing!

 

[SIKSKIER]

SM pipe installation at Mittersill.

 

[wtcobb]

Simmer 'n Brew tickets are up now. Great event of soup, beer, and music. http://cannonmt.com/simmer-n-brewfest.html

 

[timmyc]

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[machski]

At least Isolation has great views from the top! I doubt that I will ever climb Owls Head.

Don't skip Owl's Head. A bitch to get to for sure but that is part of the fun.

 

[freeski]

Glad they named some of the trails. It will help to navigate.

 

[deadheadskier]

Glad they named some of the trails. It will help to navigate.

oh man, I could not disagree more

It's the complete jumping of the shark. Mittersill was sold as "lift serviced back country". It's bad enough what they've done in turning their backs on that promise and putting in race training venues, but now to add all of it back on the map? pretty lame

I regret ever being in favor of the double going in. Glad I got to experience it briefly when it was hike to only.

 

[Tin]

"Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch is in Phase II of a $4M enhancement to the Mittersill area, including a newly cut Taft Training Slope plus 13 trails and glades have been named." (emphasis added)

 

[freeski]

oh man, I could not disagree more

It's the complete jumping of the shark. Mittersill was sold as "lift serviced back country". It's bad enough what they've done in turning their backs on that promise and putting in race training venues, but now to add all of it back on the map? pretty lame

I regret ever being in favor of the double going in. Glad I got to experience it briefly when it was hike to only.

I hope they use as many of the old Mittersill names as possible. I'd like to be able to look at the map and say I want to go to a certain place and then find it. I also have a weird phobia, I like to know exactly were I am on a mountain at all times. Kind of a mental GPS. I understand the keeping it natural angle though. Also, now that the vegetation has grown back a bit the scars do not look as bad.

One cool thing on the Cannon site is the Tuckerbrook map for kids. It has a plane flying around and a rocket takes off and is a little interactive. Even as an adult I experience the same kind of "wonderment trance" that I used to get from reading Richard Scarry's books.

 

[deadheadskier]

If you ski there often enough, you would not need a trail map for either Mittersill or Cannon proper. You might not find all the goodies in a day, but it's pretty easy to learn how to completely navigate Mittersill in a day or two tops.

 

[ThinkSnow]

One of the trails should be named "Baron Von Pantz"

 

[freeski]

If you ski there often enough, you would not need a trail map for either Mittersill or Cannon proper. You might not find all the goodies in a day, but it's pretty easy to learn how to completely navigate Mittersill in a day or two tops.

I've got over 400 days at Cannon. Before the lift I only skied Barons. I probably have a thirst for a higher degree of detail. Also, Cannon needs to increase skier visits to earn more money to keep improving. There is no argument that a first time Cannon skier will have a better experience if they can find their way around. There is always the south side and the mountains across the street.