Rumor: Ragged to purchase Ascutney's Highspeed Quad

[deadheadskier]

I definitely think there's at least a small market for slopeside at Ragged. Convenience is king for many busy folk. Next season I'll be making the switch to Gunstock from Ragged even though I prefer Ragged's terrain and mountain set up better. The 45 minute lesser commute makes a difference for me.

For someone from Boston who wants to keep their commute at around 2 hours and stay slopeside, you're options are pretty limited. I've met a surprising number of former Loon passholders at Ragged. Some people don't need 1800+ vert to enjoy themselves. Heck, MV_Frank says there's only 14 of those mountains in all of New England.

 

[bobbutts]

Yeah personally I think Ragged is the best terrain south of Cannon in NH. Waterville, Loon, Sunapee, and Gunstock are all obviously better overall as far as infrastructure, but I can't really think of any runs at any of those places that I like as much as several at Ragged.
As much as even 2 HS lifts there seems excessive, Spear is really begging for a faster way up. Of course overspending and going belly up is the worst outcome. Donno what I'd do if it was my call.

 

[deadheadskier]

Sugarloaf's new Spillway Quad is supposed to move at 500 feet per minute. That would be about an 8 minute ride at Ragged if they installed something similar. I'd be fine with that for Spear. I think currently that it's a 12 minute ride on Spear. A HSQ would likely be the same time length as the 6 pack, around 5 minutes.

As slow as the Spear is, I think it 'feels' slower than it is because it takes over twice as long to cover a bit shorter vertical than the 6 pack.

 

[gmcunni]

As slow as the Spear is, I think it 'feels' slower than it is because it takes over twice as long to cover a bit shorter vertical than the 6 pack.

the few times i rode the triple @ ragged it felt excruciatingly long