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Loon
Lincoln, New Hampshire
Loon as seen from Mt. Liberty (2008)
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| Loon Details |
| Status: | Open |
| First Year of Operation: | 1966 |
| Vertical Drop: | 2,100 feet |
| Lifts in Operation: | 1 gondola, 3 high speed quads, 1 quad, 1 triple, 3 doubles, surface lifts |
| Lifts Removed/Non Operational: | 1 gondola, 1 triple, 3 doubles, surface lifts |
President Eisenhower's right hand man and former New Hampshire Governor Sherman Adams opened Loon Mountain, after apparently passing on building Sawyer River Skiway, in December of 1966 with the state's longest gondola lift. Located off the Kancamagus Highway in the White Mountains, Loon grew throughout the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s.
Booth Creek Ski Holdings purchased Loon on February 26, 1998. In January of 2007, Booth Creek Ski Holdings, Inc. sold Loon to CNL Income Properties, Inc., retaining operational control. Later that year, Boyne USA Resorts took over operational control.
In recent years, older lifts have been replaced and the South Peak complex opened.
The 1970s Loon base area |
Expansion History
Lift Timeline
| Season | Lift Name | Type | Event | Notes |
| 2010s |
| 2010-11 | Riverside Connector | Doppelmayr CTEC Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 2000s |
| 2007-08 | Lincoln Express | Doppelmayr CTEC Detachable Quad Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 2007-08 | Tote Road | Doppelmayr CTEC Quad Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 2004-05 | Kancamagus | Doppelmayr CTEC Detachable Quad Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 2003-04 | North Peak | CTEC Triple Chairlift | Removed after season | Sold to Shawnee Peak, ME |
| 1990s |
| 1995-96 | Kancamagus | Doppelmayr Detachable Quad Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1994-95 | West Basin 1 | Hall Double Chairlift | Removed after season | |
| 1994-95 | West Basin 2 | Hall Double Chairlift | Removed after season | |
| 1980s |
| 1988-89 | Gondola | Doppelmayr Gondola | Installed | New install |
| 1987-88 | Gondola | PHB Gondola | Removed after season | Sold to Lutsen, MN |
| 1986-87 | Kissing Cousin | CTEC Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1985-86 | Seven Brothers | CTEC Triple Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1984-85 | North Peak | CTEC Triple Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1984-85 | Seven Brothers | Hall Double Chairlift | Removed after season | |
| 1980-81 | West Basin 2 | Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1970s |
| 1978-79 | West Basin 1 | Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1960s |
| 1968-69 | East Basin | Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1966-67 | Gondola | PHB Gondola | Installed | New install |
| 1966-67 | Little Sister | Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1966-67 | Seven Brothers | Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
Skier Visits
| Season | Skier Visits | Source |
| 2005-2006 | 301,000 | New Hampshire Business Review |
| 2004-2005 | 301,000 | New Hampshire Business Review |
| 2003-2004 | 322,000 | Booth Creek Form 10-K 2004 |
| 2002-2003 | 359,000 | Booth Creek Form 10-K 2004 |
| 2001-2002 | 301,000 | Booth Creek Form 10-K 2004 |
| 2000-2001 | 385,000 | Booth Creek Form 10-K 2002 |
| 1999-2000 | 304,000 | Booth Creek Form 10-K 2002 |
| 1998-1999 | 297,000 | Booth Creek Form 10-K 2000 |
| 1997-1998 | 350,000 | Booth Creek Form 10-K 2000 |
| 1989-1990 | 344,646 | Lewiston Sun Journal |
| 1986-1987 | 348,000 | Nashua Telegraph |
Ticket Price History
Weekend Full Day Lift Ticket
| Season |
Price |
Source |
| 2010s | | 2011-12 | $78.00 |  | loonmtn.com | | 2010-11 | $76.00 | | loonmtn.com | | 2009-10 | $73.00 | | skinh.com |
| 2000s | | 2008-09 | $73.00 | | loonmtn.com | | 2007-08 | $69.00 | | loonmtn.com | | 2006-07 | $67.00 | | loonmtn.com | | 2005-06 | $65.00 | | loonmtn.com | | 2004-05 | $59.00 | | loonmtn.com | | 2003-04 | $54.00 | | SkiNH | | 2002-03 | $54.00 | | Brochure | | 2001-02 | $51.00 | | loonmtn.com | | 2000-01 | $49.00 | | loonmtn.com | | 1999-00 | $47.00 | | Brochure |
| 1990s | | 1998-99 | $46.00 | | loonmtn.com | | 1997-98 | $45.00 | | loonmtn.com | | 1996-97 | $45.00 | | atplay.com |
| 1980s | | 1982-83 | $20.00 | | Rand McNally Winter Recreation Map |
| 1960s | | 1967-68 | $7.50 | | Eastern Ski Atlas |
Vintage Ads
Loon ad in the 1967 Eastern Ski Map
Click here to see more Loon vintage advertisements
External Links
Loon Mountain - official site
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Last updated: April 9, 2012
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