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Mt. Sunapee
Newbury, New Hampshire
The upper base area at Mt. Sunapee (2004)
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| Mt. Sunapee Details |
| Status: | Open |
| First Year of Operation: | 1948 |
| Vertical Drop: | 1,510 feet |
| Lifts in Operation: | 1 high speed quad, 2 quads, 2 triples, 1 double, surface lifts |
| Lifts Removed/Non Operational: | |
Though plans were on the table for an aerial tramway served ski area similar to Cannon Mountain as early as 1940, Mt. Sunapee's lift served skiing history started in 1948-49 when the North Peak area opened with a single chairlift.
A significant expansion took place for the 1962-63 season with the installation of two new double chairlifts, a new J-Bar, the conversion of the single chairlift to a double chairlift, and a $250,000 base building.
The summit lodge was likely added for the 1964-65 season.
Mt. Sunapee expanded over the subsequent decades, adding a $2.2 million snowmaking system for the 1982-83 season.
The then-state owned and operated ski area found its facilities aging and need of improvement in the 1990s.
The Mueller family, best known for building Okemo into a major resort, was awarded a lease of the ski area in the summer of 1998. Subsequently, new lifts were installed, snowmaking expanded, and a new lodge built. The area became part of the Muellers' Triple Peaks company circa 2002.
Upper Flying Goose (2006) |
Expansion History
Lift Timeline
| Season | Lift Name | Type | Event | Notes |
| 2000s |
| 2000-01 | Clipper Ship | Poma Quad Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1999-00 | Province | Heron/Hopkins Double Chairlift | Removed after season | |
| 1990s |
| 1998-99 | Sun Bowl | Poma Quad Chairlift | Installed | From Okemo, VT |
| 1998-99 | Sunapee Express | Poma Detachable Quad Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1997-98 | Summit | Doppelmayr Triple Chairlift | Removed after season | Moved to Cannon, NH |
| 1997-98 | Sun Bowl | Heron/Hopkins Double Chairlift | Removed after season | |
| 1980s |
| 1987-88 | North Peak | Doppelmayr Triple Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1987-88 | Summit | Doppelmayr Triple Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1986-87 | North Peak | Double Chairlift | Likely removed after season | |
| 1986-87 | Summit | Double Chairlift | Likely removed after season | |
| 1985-86 | Spruce | Riblet Triple Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1984-85 | Elliott | Roebling T-Bar | Removed after season | |
| 1983-84 | Sunny Slopes | J-Bar | Removed after season | |
| 1960s |
| 1967-68 | Sun Bowl | Heron/Hopkins Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1965-66 | Province | Heron/Hopkins Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1962-63 | North Peak | Double Chairlift | Modified | Converted from single to double |
| 1962-63 | Duckling | Roebling Double Chairlift | Installed | New install |
| 1962-63 | Summit | Double Chairlift | Installed | |
| 1962-63 | Sunny Slopes | J-Bar | Installed | |
| 1960-61 | Elliott | Roebling T-Bar | Installed | New install |
| 1950s |
| 1953-54 | Summit | T-Bar | Installed | |
| 1940s |
| 1948-49 | North Peak | Single Chairlift | Installed | New install |
Skier Visits
| Season | Skier Visits | Source |
| 2010-2011 | 288,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 2009-2010 | 265,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 2008-2009 | 273,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 2007-2008 | 280,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 2006-2007 | 230,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 2005-2006 | 234,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 2004-2005 | 257,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 2003-2004 | 229,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 2002-2003 | 272,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 2001-2002 | 231,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 2000-2001 | 258,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 1999-2000 | 189,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 1998-1999 | 165,000 | Mount Sunapee |
| 1997-1998 | 109,183 | Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau |
| 1996-1997 | 107,467 | Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau |
| 1995-1996 | 119,880 | Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau |
| 1994-1995 | 72,719 | Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau |
| 1992-1993 | 115,000 | Nashua Telegraph |
Ticket Price History
Weekend Full Day Lift Ticket
| Season |
Price |
Source |
| 2010s | | 2011-12 | $72.00 |  | mountsunapee.com | | 2010-11 | $70.00 | | mountsunapee.com | | 2009-10 | $68.00 | | mountsunapee.com |
| 2000s | | 2008-09 | $66.00 | | mountsunapee.com | | 2007-08 | $64.00 | | mountsunapee.com | | 2006-07 | $62.00 | | mountsunapee.com | | 2005-06 | $58.00 | | mtsunapee.com | | 2004-05 | $56.00 | | mtsunapee.com | | 2003-04 | $54.00 | | mtsunapee.com | | 2002-03 | $51.00 | | mtsunapee.com | | 2001-02 | $49.00 | | mtsunapee.com | | 2000-01 | $47.00 | | mtsunapee.com | | 1999-00 | $44.00 | | Brochure |
| 1990s | | 1996-97 | $37.00 | | atplay.com | | 1993-94 | $34.00 | | Brochure |
| 1980s | | 1983-84 | $18.00 | | Brochure | | 1982-83 | $16.00 | | Brochure |
| 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
Mt. Sunapee ad in the 1968 Eastern Ski Map
Click here to see more Mt. Sunapee vintage advertisements
External Links
Mount Sunapee - official site
Sunapee Mountain - FranklinSites.com Hiking Guide
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Last updated: April 9, 2012
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