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Ragged Mountain
Danbury, New Hampshire
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Ragged Mountain: Barnyard | Old Canada Road | Pinnacle Peak | Spear Mountain
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| Spear Mountain - 1996 - Open |
The top of Spear Mountain (2008) |
After operating for three decades as roughly the same sized ski area, Ragged Mountain decided to take advantage of the bankruptcy and liquidation of nearby King Ridge ski area. Amongst the items purchased by Ragged at auction was a Hall triple chairlift.
Installed to the west of the main peak and operated by a Von Roll drive, the Spear Mountain Triple would serve nearly 1,000 vertical feet starting in the 1996-97 season. 50 acres of trails of all abilities were opened for the first season of the new peak. Snowmaking pipe came from military surplus.
An expert glade area between Spear Mountain and the main mountain, originally named Spook's Gorge, would eventually be added. The area is now known as "The Ravine."
The 2009 Ragged Mountain trail map showing Spear Mountain and Spook's Gorge
The bottom of the Spear Mountain Triple (2008)
The bottom of the Spear Mountain Triple (2008)
The Showboat trail and Spear Mountain Triple (2008)
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| Barnyard - 1998 - Open |
The Barnyard Triple (2008) |
Upgrading from having two T-Bars for novice skiers, Ragged had installed a double chairlift on the Village Green slope in 1992.
After opening Spear Mountain, the next step was to install a higher capacity lift for novices, replacing the Meadow T-Bar.
A used Borvig-Hall combination triple chairlift was installed for the 1998-99 season, serving a new slope called the Barnyard. The new complex provided a larger, more isolated area for novices.
The 2009 Ragged Mountain trail map showing the Barnyard area
The Barnyard Triple (2008)
The Barnyard Triple (2008)
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| Old Canada Road - Proposed |
2009 map of the Old Canada Road area in an Army Corps of Engineers report
In 2009, the Army Corps of Engineers published maps of proposed expansion at Ragged Mountain. Included in the proposal was the Old Canada Road area, located adjacent to the Barnyard area.
The Old Canada Road area would be adjacent to home sites, as well as a lift and trails leading to the Spear Mountain complex and the Barnyard area.
It is unknown if or when the area will be developed.
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| Pinnacle Peak - Proposed |
2009 map of Pinnacle Peak in an Army Corps of Engineers report |
After developing Spear Mountain, the Endriunas brothers set their sights on developing the main and east peaks. The installation of a high speed detachable six person chairlift in 2002 helped pave the way to providing the uphill capacity to bring skiers to another new pod.
The ownership group ran into financial problems thereafter and eventually left the ski industry.
In 2009, the Army Corps of Engineers published maps of proposed expansion at Ragged Mountain. Included in the proposal was the Pinnacle Peak area, located east of the main mountain.
While the Pinnacle Peak pod would likely not have a developed base area, it would be adjacent to home sites, as well as lifts and trails leading to base facilities. The pod would likely feature one chairlift and about half a dozen new trails.
As of spring 2012, initial trail clearing has been observed.
2009 map of Pinnacle Peak in an Army Corps of Engineers report
Pinnacle Peak as seen from Ragged (2002)
Pinnacle Peak trail clearing as seen from Ragged access road (2012)
Pinnacle Peak trail clearing and Ragged Mountain (2012)
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| Resources |
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Ragged Mountain - NewEnglandSkiHistory.com
Ragged Mountain Resort Official Site
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Last updated: April 6, 2012
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