By Topic Alpine CCC Ski Trails Biographies Cancelled Ski Areas Ski Area Expansions Ski Area Management Timelines Vintage Ski Area Ads SkiBerkshireEast.com By State Connecticut Maine Massachusetts New Hampshire Rhode Island Vermont In The Press Links Site Map What's New Feedback Cannon Mountain Franconia, New Hampshire Cannon Mountain as seen from Mittersill Peak (2008) Cannon Mountain Details Status: Open First Year of Operation: 1938 Vertical Drop: 2,180 feet Lifts in Operation: 1 aerial tram, 1 high speed quad, 2 quads, 3 triples, 1 double, surface lifts Lifts Removed/Non Operational: 1 aerial tram, 3 doubles, surface lifts Cannon Mountain's formal ski history dates back to the development of the Taft Trail by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the early 1930s. The original aerial tramway out of Franconia Notch opened for the 1938-39 season. The Zoomer Area was opened with chairlift service in 1962. Cannon Mountain hosted World Cup races in March of 1967. The Mittersill ski area, located on a subpeak of Cannon Mountain, opened in 1942 and operated independently for about four decades. After being closed for nearly two decades, the area was absorbed into Cannon Mountain. Chairlift service to the Mittersill area started on January 1, 2011. On June 1, 2011, the New Hampshire State Senate amended HB1 and HB2, potentially resulting in the private lease of Cannon Mountain ski area. Later that month, it was announced the lease was removed from HB1 and HB2 and would instead be debated as a separate bill in January 2012. The subsequent bill, SB 217, calls for multiple Cannon-related provisions, including exploring less possibilities. The upper mountain Alpine Lift c. 1940s CCC Trails Trail Name Status Cannon Mountain Trail Open Coppermine Ski Trail Partial Meadow Brook Ski Trail Partial Ravine Trail Open Richard Taft Trail Open Tucker Brook Trail Open Expansion History Name Year Status Mittersill 2009 Open Northern Base Area 1960s Cancelled Tuckerbrook Area 2003 Open Zoomer Area 1962 Open Go to Cannon Mountain Expansion History Lift Timeline Season Lift Name Type Event Notes 2010s 2010-2011 Mittersill Doppelmayr Double Chairlift Installed New install 2009-2010 Mittersill Hall Double Chairlift Removed after season   2000s 2003-2004 Tuckerbrook Doppelmayr-CTEC Quad Chairlift Installed New install 1999-2000 Brookside Doppelmayr-Garaventa-CTEC Triple Chairlift Installed Doppelmayr parts from Sunapee, NH 1999-2000 Eagle Cliff Doppelmayr Triple Chairlift Installed From Sunapee, NH 1999-2000 Peabody Express Garaventa-CTEC Detachable Quad Chairlift Installed New install 1990s 1990-1991 Cannonball Doppelmayr Quad Chairlift Installed New install 1989-1990 Upper #1 T-Bar Removed after season   1989-1990 Upper #2 Heron/Doppelmayr T-Bar Removed after season   1980s 1984-1985 Zoomer Doppelmayr Triple Chairlift Installed New install 1983-1984 Zoomer Roebling Double Chairlift Removed after season   1979-1980 Tramway Nuova Agudio Aerial Tramway Installed New install 1970s 1972-1973 Hong Kong Pullman Berry Double Chairlift Installed New install 1971-1972 Lower T-Bar Removed after season   1960s 1965-1966 Upper #2 Heron/Doppelmayr T-Bar Installed New install 1962-1963 Middle T-Bar Likely relocated Likely moved to Banshee slope 1962-1963 Peabody Double Chairlift Installed New install 1962-1963 Zoomer Roebling Double Chairlift Installed New install 1950s 1958-1959 Upper #1 T-Bar Installed New install 1957-1958 Upper Alpine Lift Removed after season   1953-1954 Lower T-Bar Installed New install 1953-1954 Middle T-Bar Installed New install 1940s 1940-1941 Upper Alpine Lift Installed New install 1930s 1938-1939 Tramway American Steel Wire Company Aerial Tramway Installed New install Skier Visits Season Skier Visits Source 2010-2011 130,952 Cannon Mountain Total Attendance 2009-2010 103,387 Cannon Mountain Total Attendance 2008-2009 102,582 Cannon Mountain Total Attendance 2007-2008 103,885 Cannon Mountain Total Attendance 2006-2007 94,250 Cannon Mountain Total Attendance 2005-2006 81,533 Cannon Mountain Total Attendance 2004-2005 105,693 Cannon Mountain Total Attendance 2003-2004 109,562 Cannon Mountain Total Attendance 2002-2003 121,982 Cannon Mountain Total Attendance 2001-2002 116,132 Cannon Mountain Total Attendance 2000-2001 133,656 Cannon Mountain Total Attendance 1999-2000 100,601 Cannon Mountain Total Attendance 1998-1999 105,817 Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau 1997-1998 115,009 Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau 1996-1997 93,078 Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau 1995-1996 95,642 Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau 1994-1995 85,750 Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau 1989-1990 110,000 Lewiston Sun Journal Ticket Price History Weekend Full Day Lift Ticket Season Price Source 2010s 2011-12 $68.00 cannonmt.com   2010-11 $67.00 cannonmt.com   2009-10 $66.00 cannonmt.com   2000s 2008-09 $64.00 cannonmt.com   2007-08 $60.00 cannonmt.com   2006-07 $54.00 cannonmt.com   2003-04 $45.00 cannonmt.com   2002-03 $45.00 cannonmt.com   2001-02 $44.00 cannonmt.com   2000-01 $42.00 cannonmt.com   1999-00 $42.00 cannonmt.com   1990s 1998-99 $39.00 cannonmt.com   1997-98 $37.00 cannonmt.com   1996-97 $37.00 atplay.com   1994-95 $38.00 Brochure   1993-94 $36.00 Brochure   1980s 1982-83 $19.00 Rand McNally Winter Recreation Map   1960s 1968-69 $7.00   1967-68 $7.00 Eastern Ski Atlas   1963-64 $6.00 Buxton's Eastern Ski Slopes   1962-63 $6.00 Buxton's Eastern Ski Slopes   Vintage Ads Cannon Mountain ad in the 1965 Eastern Ski Map Click here to see more Cannon Mountain vintage advertisements External Links Cannon Mountain - official site A History of Cannon Mountain: Trails, Tales and Ski Legends (NH) - Amazon.com Save Cannon Mountain Cannon Mountain - FranklinSites.com Hiking Guide Taxpayers for Cannon Last updated: April 9, 2012 TaxpayersForCannon.com - Cannon Mountain news, analysis, source documents, and more Copyright 2002-2012, All Rights Reserved www.NewEnglandSkiHistory.com