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King Ridge
New London, New Hampshire
King Ridge as seen from Mt. Kearsarge (2011)
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| King Ridge Details |
| Status: | Lost/Defunct |
| First Year of Operation: | 1961 |
| Last Year of Operation: | 1995 |
| Vertical Drop: | 775 feet |
| Lifts in Operation: | |
| Lifts Removed/Non Operational: | 2 triples, 1 double, surface lifts |
King Ridge opened as a surface lift area on December 13, 1961.
The area installed its first chairlift in 1967.
For 1972-73, King Ridge added its first triple chairlift and built a new $300,000 lodge.
The area may have been owned by the town of New London during the 1980-81 season.
While King Ridge filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 1993 and was nearly auctioned off, the ski area was allowed to continue to operate through the 1994-95 season. With a 28 percent drop in income from the prior season, the ski area was handed over to the New London Trust in 1995 and liquidated. The triple chairlifts stayed in New Hampshire, with the King Ridge Triple going to Ragged Mountain and the Eastside Triple going to King Pine.
Expansion History
Lift Timeline
| Season | Lift Name | Type | Event | Notes |
| 1980s |
| 1986-87 | Eastside | CTEC Triple Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1985-86 | Eastside | T-Bar | Likely removed after season | |
| 1970s |
| 1976-77 | J-Bar | Hall J-Bar | Installed | New install |
| 1972-73 | King Ridge | Hall Triple Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1960s |
| 1968-69 | Lower J-Bar | Hall J-Bar | Installed | New install |
| 1967-68 | Southside | Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1967-68 | J-Bar | Hall J-Bar | Installed | New install |
| 1962-63 | T-Bar | T-Bar | Installed | |
| 1961-62 | Eastside | T-Bar | Installed | |
Skier Visits
| Season | Skier Visits | Source |
| 1973-1974 | 30,700 | Boston Globe |
Ticket Price History
Weekend Full Day Lift Ticket
| Season |
Price |
Source |
| 1990s | | 1993-94 | $19.95 |  | Brochure |
| 1980s | | 1982-83 | $16.00 | | Brochure | | 1980-81 | $13.00 | | Brochure |
| 1970s | | 1973-74 | $9.00 | | Brochure | | 1970-71 | $8.00 | | Brochure |
| 1960s | | 1967-68 | $5.50 | | Eastern Ski Atlas | | 1963-64 | $4.00 | | Buxton's Eastern Ski Slopes | | 1962-63 | $4.00 | | Buxton's Eastern Ski Slopes |
Vintage Ads
King Ridge ad in the 1968 Eastern Ski Map
Click here to see more King Ridge vintage advertisements
External Links
King Ridge - New England Lost Ski Areas Project
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Last updated: April 9, 2012
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