Sunapee Exspansion

[SnowRider]

http://www.mountsunapee.com/mtsunapeewinter/downloads/pdf/masterplan/MSR-Master-NoMaps.pdf

Thoughts?

 

[SnowRider]

Well just continued reading and saw they want to widen stovepipe and williamson trails along with a bunch of others. Please, no more super trails....

 

[deadheadskier]

Too large of a document for my PC to load quickly and for me to screen through to find the highlights.


what pages are the mountain drawings on or bulleted highlights of the overall plan?

 

[SnowRider]

http://www.mountsunapee.com/mtsunapeewinter/downloads/pdf/masterplan/MSR_MP-Maps.pdf

Heres basically what they want to do...and it's A LOT.

Previously approved; not yet implemented:
1. Construct the Upper Outer Ridge trail.
2. Construct two new trails between Upper Ridge and Lower Blast Off (New Ridge, Upper Ridge), and modify Outer Ridge.
3. Widen existing trails –Upper and Lower Blast Off, Pipeline, Jet Stream.
4. Install the Cataract chairlift from the base of the Sun Bowl to the summit of North Peak (possibly by re-locating an existing lift),
and construct the Cataract Run trail.
5. Upgrade the Sun Bowl Quad to a high-speed express quad.
6. Upgrade the North Peak Triple to a quad chair.
7. Upgrade Spruce Triple to a quad chair.
8. Remove Duckling Double chair.
9. Install another moving carpet/beginner lift at South Peak.
10. Add night lighting to the South Peak, Spruce Peak, and North Peak trails.
11. Construct phases II and III of the Sunapee Lodge.
12. Relocate the NEHSA building.
13. Renovate the Spruce Lodge.
14. Renovate and expand the Summit Lodge.
15. Add snowmaking to Williamson, Outer Ridge, and Paradise trails.
16. Expand existing sprayfield disposal lines.
17. Construct new parking lot #4.
18. Install 480V/3P power along Bowl Road.
1 As per the May 6, 2005 letter from Commissioner R. Sean O’Kane, available in Appendix K.
SE GROUP MOUNT SUNAPEE – MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009-2014
PAGE 8 JUNE 1, 2009
19. Install tubing runs (location to be determined).
20. Develop golf driving range and miniature golf within the Main Base Area.
21. Install Alpine Slide within the Main Base Area.
22. Install in-ground Water Slide within the Main Base Area.
23. Construct a climbing wall within Main Base Area.
Previously proposed; not yet approved from the MDP 2005-2009 (West Bowl Expansion):
1. Install a 5,100’ high-speed express quad chairlift.
2. Install a moving carpet/beginner lift.
3. Construct +/- 75 acres of new terrain including four (4) top-to-bottom ski trails.
4. Construct a new base area facility with limited guest services.
5. Construct new parking areas.
6. Install utilities and infrastructure (power, water, roads).
Newly proposed in the 2009-2014 MDP:
1. Widen the Williamson and Stovepipe trails.
2. Widen the lower half of the Lift Line trail.
3. Construct and install snowmaking on a new South Peak trail.2
4. Create a new trail and terrain park area between Pipeline and Elliot Slope along the old T-Bar line.
5. Widen a small section of Province trail.
6. Widen and extend Paradise.
7. Add a gladed area between Beck Brook and Upper Ridge trails.
8. Add snowmaking on a winter work road from the Sun Bowl for winter maintenance vehicles.
9. Install a zip-line for summer use within the Main Base Area.

Seems unrealistic for 5 years. There going to have to drop a lot I would imagine.

 

[deadheadskier]

yep, probably very unrealistic, but the ambition creates buzz. I grew up skiing Okemo. My family's first full season there was 1985 and they rolled out master plan after master plan and it always took 3 to 5 years longer than the initial plan to make things happen. Some of that was state permitting hang up, well all of it according to the Meullers , more of it was most likely due to lack of capital.

Sunapee has the potential to be a 400 acre, 400K skier visit place; Okemo circa 1989.

 

[Puck it]

Saw this awhile ago. I like the Cataract pod and night skiing. Flying Goose bumpfest at night. Booya.
The high speed quad in the Sun Bowl is a good idea also.

 

[Mapnut]

Williamson is a lovely trail, but I was only able to ski it one out of four visits with natural snow. If the Sun Bowl gets a high-speed quad, they'll need that extra downhill capacity - there are really only three trails served by that lift, and some bottlenecks near the bottom.

Cataract always had the best conditions on the mountain because there was no lift back up it.

 

[Tin Woodsman]

http://www.mountsunapee.com/mtsunapeewinter/downloads/pdf/masterplan/MSR_MP-Maps.pdf

Heres basically what they want to do...and it's A LOT.

Previously approved; not yet implemented:
1. Construct the Upper Outer Ridge trail.
2. Construct two new trails between Upper Ridge and Lower Blast Off (New Ridge, Upper Ridge), and modify Outer Ridge.
3. Widen existing trails –Upper and Lower Blast Off, Pipeline, Jet Stream.
4. Install the Cataract chairlift from the base of the Sun Bowl to the summit of North Peak (possibly by re-locating an existing lift),
and construct the Cataract Run trail.
5. Upgrade the Sun Bowl Quad to a high-speed express quad.
6. Upgrade the North Peak Triple to a quad chair.
7. Upgrade Spruce Triple to a quad chair.
8. Remove Duckling Double chair.
9. Install another moving carpet/beginner lift at South Peak.
10. Add night lighting to the South Peak, Spruce Peak, and North Peak trails.
11. Construct phases II and III of the Sunapee Lodge.
12. Relocate the NEHSA building.
13. Renovate the Spruce Lodge.
14. Renovate and expand the Summit Lodge.
15. Add snowmaking to Williamson, Outer Ridge, and Paradise trails.
16. Expand existing sprayfield disposal lines.
17. Construct new parking lot #4.
18. Install 480V/3P power along Bowl Road.
1 As per the May 6, 2005 letter from Commissioner R. Sean O’Kane, available in Appendix K.
SE GROUP MOUNT SUNAPEE – MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2009-2014
PAGE 8 JUNE 1, 2009
19. Install tubing runs (location to be determined).
20. Develop golf driving range and miniature golf within the Main Base Area.
21. Install Alpine Slide within the Main Base Area.
22. Install in-ground Water Slide within the Main Base Area.
23. Construct a climbing wall within Main Base Area.
Previously proposed; not yet approved from the MDP 2005-2009 (West Bowl Expansion):
1. Install a 5,100’ high-speed express quad chairlift.
2. Install a moving carpet/beginner lift.
3. Construct +/- 75 acres of new terrain including four (4) top-to-bottom ski trails.
4. Construct a new base area facility with limited guest services.
5. Construct new parking areas.
6. Install utilities and infrastructure (power, water, roads).
Newly proposed in the 2009-2014 MDP:
1. Widen the Williamson and Stovepipe trails.
2. Widen the lower half of the Lift Line trail.
3. Construct and install snowmaking on a new South Peak trail.2
4. Create a new trail and terrain park area between Pipeline and Elliot Slope along the old T-Bar line.
5. Widen a small section of Province trail.
6. Widen and extend Paradise.
7. Add a gladed area between Beck Brook and Upper Ridge trails.
8. Add snowmaking on a winter work road from the Sun Bowl for winter maintenance vehicles.
9. Install a zip-line for summer use within the Main Base Area.

Seems unrealistic for 5 years. There going to have to drop a lot I would imagine.

Is that all in the maps you linked to? The only thing I saw was the West Bowl expansion.

 

[bobbutts]

http://forums.alpinezone.com/59141-mt-sunapee-master-plan-online.html
has some better info

 

[Johnskiismore]

Wow, even if they accomplish half that'll be impressive