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Ragged Mountain Resort
Danbury, New Hampshire
The base area (2002)
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| Ragged Mountain Resort Details |
| Status: | Open |
| First Year of Operation: | 1964 |
| Vertical Drop: | 1,250 feet |
| Lifts in Operation: | 1 high speed 6 pack, 2 triples, 1 double, surface lifts |
| Lifts Removed/Non Operational: | 2 double, surface lifts |
In 1964, a Hall double and T-Bar were installed on the north side of Ragged Mountain. The Ragged Mountain ski area would operate with this lift infrastructure for over two decades until undertaking the Spear Mountain and Barnyard expansions.
After a difficult 1973-74 season, the ski area was forced into bankrupcty. The area reopened in 1974-75 in part under the ownership of Boston Hill ski area, Massachusetts.
In 1987, the Endriunas brothers of Endriunas Brothers, Inc. purchased Ragged Mountain for $875,000. About a decade later, the Spear Mountain area was built.
In the winter of 2002, Ragged opened the first high speed detachable six person chairlift in New Hampshire. Purchased at a discount after another ski area had cancelled an order, the new lift was seen as a key piece of a future expansion. Instead, the high costs involved helped contribute to the eventual bankruptcy of the area.
New ownership eventually took over in the late 2000s, resulting in the stablization of the area, as well as new planning of expansion.
The Summit Six Pack (2002) |
Expansion History
Lift Timeline
| Season | Lift Name | Type | Event | Notes |
| 2000s |
| 2001-02 | Summit Express | Poma Detachable Six Pack Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 2000-01 | Summit | Hall Double Chairlift | Removed after season | |
| 1990s |
| 1998-99 | Barnyard | Borvig-Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | |
| 1996-97 | Spear Mountain | Von Roll-Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | From King Ridge, NH |
| 1992-93 | Village Green | Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | |
| 1991-92 | Face | Hall T-Bar | Removed after season | |
| 1990-91 | Northeast Peak | Poma Double Chairlift | Likely installed | From Okemo, VT |
| 1989-90 | Meadow | T-Bar | Installed | |
| 1960s |
| 1964-65 | Summit | Hall Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1964-65 | Face | Hall T-Bar | Installed | New install |
Skier Visits
| Season | Skier Visits | Source |
| 2007-2008 | 60,000 | Boston Globe |
| 2005-2006 | 97,683 | New Hampshire Business Review |
| 2004-2005 | 97,683 | New Hampshire Business Review |
| 1993-1994 | 55,842 | Boston Globe |
| 1991-1992 | 30,000 | Providence Journal |
Ticket Price History
Weekend Full Day Lift Ticket
| Season |
Price |
Source |
| 2010s | | 2011-12 | $71.00 |  | raggedmountainresort.com | | 2010-11 | $68.00 | | raggedmountainresort.com | | 2009-10 | $62.00 | | skinh.com |
| 2000s | | 2008-09 | $59.00 | | skinh.com | | 2003-04 | $49.00 | | Brochure | | 2001-02 | $45.00 | | Brochure | | 1999-00 | $38.00 | | Boston Magazine |
| 1970s | | 1970-71 | $7.00 | | Brochure |
| 1960s | | 1968-69 | $6.00 | | NELSAP | | 1967-68 | $6.00 | | Eastern Ski Atlas |
Vintage Ads
Ragged Mountain Resort ad in the 1966 Eastern Ski Map
Click here to see more Ragged Mountain Resort vintage advertisements
External Links
Ragged Mountain Resort - official site
Ragged Mountain - FranklinSites.com Hiking Guide
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Last updated: April 9, 2012
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