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Mount Sunapee Ski Area
Newbury, New Hampshire
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Mt. Sunapee: Sun Bowl | West Bowl | East Bowl
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| West Bowl - Proposed |
2009 Expansion Proposal Map - North Peak area |
On July 1, 1998, the owners of Okemo agreed to lease the Sunapee ski area from the State of New Hampshire. Shortly after improving the ski area, the lessees proposed expanding to an area known as the West Bowl. The lessees would later acquire 656 acres in the West Bowl area in hopes of building a second base area, funded by real estate development.
As of June 2009, the large project included multiple phases involving both the current ski area as well as the West Bowl complex.
On the existing ski area, multiple lifts would be modified - the Sun Bowl Quad to a high speed detachable, Spruce Peak Triple to a quad, and the North Peak Triple to a quad. A second Sun Bowl lift, a triple, would be installed up to the North Peak area. The vintage Duckling Double would be removed.
Night skiing lights would be installed on Spruce Peak and North Peak. Base and summit buildings would also be expanded.
The West Bowl area, largely on private property (with the exception of a section of state land connecting the private property to the existing ski area), would be served by a 5,100 foot high speed detachable quad, as well as a small magic carpet lift. 75 acres of ski terrain would be added (hundreds of acres of private property would be donated to the state to help facilitate the additional state land usage in connecting the West Bowl to the main mountain).
Governor John Lynch has stated his opposition to the West Bowl project, essentially saying that it will not move forward so long as he is governor. Despite attempts to move the project forward in court, the West Bowl is essentially on hold indefinitely.
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| East Bowl - Cancelled |
East Bowl Map (2003) |
Shortly after agreeing to lease Sunapee from the State of New Hampshire, the lessees from Okemo looked into possible expansion areas. One such area was the East Bowl.
Located just east of the Sun Bowl, the East Bowl was found to have old growth forest stands. As a result, in 2000 Sunapee and the New Hampshire Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED) agreed not to pursue ski trail development in the East Bowl area.
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Mt. Sunapee - NewEnglandSkiHistory.com
Mount Sunapee Ski Area Official Site
Sunapee Mountain - FranklinSites.com Hiking Guide
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Last updated: June 24, 2010
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