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  • New Hampshire Ski Lift Timeline
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    1930s
    1937-38 New lift Belknap (Gunstock) Mt. Rowe single chairlift opened.
    1938-39 New lift Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway installed (new American Steel Wire Company).
    New lift Cranmore Lower Skimobile installed.
    1940s
    1939-40 New lift Cranmore Upper Skimobile installed.
    1946-47 New lift Mittersill T-Bar installed.
    1948-49 New lift Sunapee North Peak single chairlift installed.
    New lift Thorn Mountain Lower single chairlift installed.
    New lift Thorn Mountain Upper single chairlift installed.
    1950s
    1951-52 Other lift note Belknap (Gunstock) Mt. Rowe single chairlift likely rebuilt.
    Removed lift Red Hill platter pull removed after season (sold to Mt. Whittier, NH).
    1952-53 New lift Mt. Whittier platter pull installed (used from Red Hill).
    New lift Waterville Inn (Snow's Mountain) T-Bar installed.
    1953-54 New lift Cannon Mountain Lower T-Bar installed.
    New lift Cannon Mountain Middle T-Bar installed.
    New lift Sunapee Summit T-Bar installed.
    1954-55 Other lift note Black Mountain shovel tow likely modified into J-Bar.
    New lift Belknap (Gunstock) Red Hat T-Bar installed.
    1955-56 New lift Cranmore East Bowl double chairlift installed (new Roebling).
    1956-57 Other lift note Belknap (Gunstock) Mt. Rowe single chairlift wire rope breaks in summer operation in 1956, resulting in fatality and injuries.
    New lift Dartmouth Holt's Poma lift likely installed.
    New lift Snowcrest (Whaleback) T-Bar likely installed.
    1957-58 Removed lift Cannon Mountain Upper alpine lift removed after season.
    New lift Wildcat Gondola installed (new Carlevaro & Savio).
    New lift Wildcat T-Bar installed.
    1958-59 New lift Cannon Mountain Upper T-Bar installed.
    New lift Mt. Whittier Whittier T-Bar installed (parts used from Thorn Mountain, NH single chairlift).
    New lift Temple Mountain STABIL lift installed.
    1960s
    1959-60 New lift Mittersill T-Bar installed.
    Partially installed lift Tenney Tebru T-Bar likely partially installed (new Tebru).
    New lift Waterville Inn (Snow's Mountain) T-Bar installed.
    New lift Wildcat Bobcat T-Bar installed (new Roebling).
    1960-61 New lift Belknap (Gunstock) Smith T-Bar installed (Doppelmayr).
    New lift Black Mountain T-Bar installed (new Mueller).
    New lift Dartmouth T-Bar installed (new Mueller).
    New lift Sunapee Elliott T-Bar installed (new Roebling).
    New lift Tenney Tebru T-Bar opens (new Tebru).
    1961-62 New lift Arrowhead Pomalift likely installed.
    New lift Arrowhead Pomalift likely installed.
    New lift King Ridge Eastside T-Bar installed.
    New lift Moose Mountain double chairlift likely installed (new Mueller).
    New lift Moose Mountain T-Bar installed.
    1962-63 Relocated lift Cannon Mountain Middle T-Bar likely moved to Banshee slope.
    New lift Cannon Mountain Peabody double chairlift installed.
    New lift Cannon Mountain Zoomer double chairlift installed (new Roebling).
    New lift Gunstock Summit double chairlift installed (new Mueller).
    New lift King Pine double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    New lift King Ridge T-Bar installed.
    New lift Pat's Peak Knight T-Bar installed.
    New lift Pat's Peak Peak double chairlift installed (new Mueller).
    New lift Sunapee Duckling double chairlift installed (new Roebling).
    New lift Sunapee Sunny Slopes J-Bar installed.
    Other lift note Sunapee North Peak single chairlift converted to a double chairlift.
    New lift Sunapee Summit double chairlift installed.
    New lift Tyrol T-Bar installed.
    New lift Mt. Whittier Bearcamp T-Bar installed.
    New lift Wildcat Catapult double chairlift likely installed (Riblet).
    1963-64 New lift Cranmore North double chairlift installed (new Mueller).
    New lift Crotched (East) double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    New lift Crotched (East) Upper T-Bar installed (new Hall).
    New lift Pat's Peak Valley T-Bar installed (new Mueller).
    New lift Mt. Whittier summit gondola installed (new Mueller).
    1964-65 New lift Attitash Old Reliable double chairlift installed (new Mueller).
    New lift Crotched (East) Lower T-Bar possibly installed (Hall).
    New lift Gunstock Summit #2 double chairlift installed (new Mueller).
    New lift Ragged Summit double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    New lift Ragged Face T-Bar installed (new Hall).
    New lift Tenney Hornet double chairlift installed (new Stadeli).
    1965-66 New lift Black Mountain Summit double chairlift installed (new Mueller).
    New lift Cannon Mountain Upper T-Bar #2 installed (new Heron/Doppelmayr).
    New lift Copple Crown Mountain T-Bar installed (new Buhler).
    New lift Sunapee Province double chairlift installed (new Heron/Hopkins).
    New lift Temple Mountain West T-Bar installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Tyrol Pomalift installed (new Poma).
    New lift Mt. Whittier T-Bar possibly installed.
    1966-67 New lift Balsams Wilderness double chairlift installed (new Riblet).
    New lift Balsams Wilderness T-Bar possibly installed.
    New lift Loon Gondola installed (new PHB).
    New lift Loon Little Sister double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    New lift Loon Seven Brothers double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    New lift Mittersill double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    New lift Pinnacle (Granite Gorge) T-Bar installed (new Poma).
    Removed lift Temple Mountain STABIL lift removed after season.
    New lift Waterville Valley High Country double chairlift installed (new Stadeli).
    New lift Waterville Valley Lower Meadows double chairlift installed (new Stadeli).
    New lift Waterville Valley Pasture J-Bar installed (new Hopkins).
    New lift Waterville Valley Valley Run double chairlift installed (new Stadeli).
    New lift Waterville Valley White Peak double chairlift installed (new Stadeli).
    1967-68 Partially installed lift Attitash Monorail construction cancelled.
    New lift Dartmouth Winslow double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    Partially installed lift King Pine Black Bear double chairlift partially installed (new Hall).
    New lift King Ridge Southside double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    New lift King Ridge J-Bar installed (new Hall).
    New lift Sunapee Sun Bowl double chairlift installed (new Heron/Hopkins).
    New lift Temple Mountain Main T-Bar installed.
    New lift Waterville Valley World Cup T-Bar likely installed (new Hopkins).
    1968-69 New lift Attitash Top Notch double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    New lift Highlands Slope T-Bar installed (new Poma).
    New lift Highlands Summit T-Bar installed (new Poma).
    New lift King Pine Black Bear double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    New lift King Ridge Lower J-Bar installed (new Hall).
    New lift Loon East Basin double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    New lift Moose Mountain T-Bar installed (new Mueller).
    New lift Tyrol double chairlift installed (new Poma).
    1970s
    1969-70 New lift Balsams Wilderness T-Bar installed (new Hall).
    New lift Campton Tail Spin double chairlift installed (new Stadeli).
    New lift Cranmore Mid double chairlift installed (new Mueller).
    New lift Gunstock T-Bar installed.
    New lift Onset (Crotched) Valley double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    New lift Onset (Crotched) West double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    New lift Onset (Crotched) West T-Bar installed (new Hall).
    New lift Pat's Peak Valley double chairlift installed (new Mueller).
    Relocated lift Tenney Tebru T-Bar removed after season (later moved to lower beginner area).
    New lift Waterville Valley Sunnyside double chairlift installed (new Stadeli).
    1970-71 New lift Gunstock Pistol double chairlift installed (new Mueller).
    New lift Tenney Heron double chairlift installed (new Heron-Poma).
    New lift Whaleback double chairlift installed (new Heron-Poma).
    New lift Wildcat Lynx double chairlift installed (new Riblet).
    1971-72 Removed lift Cannon Lower T-Bar removed after season.
    1972-73 New lift Cannon Hong Kong double chairlift installed (new Pullman Berry).
    New lift King Ridge King Ridge triple chairlift installed (new Hall).
    1973-74 New lift Attitash East double chairlift installed (new Borvig).
    New lift Attitash West double chairlift installed (new Borvig).
    New lift Bretton Woods Crawford T-Bar installed (new Heron Poma).
    New lift Bretton Woods Mount Oscar double chairlift installed (new Heron Poma).
    New lift Bretton Woods Mount Rosebrook double chairlift installed (new Heron Poma).
    Other lift note Cranmore East Bowl double chairlift rebuilt after fire (Roebling modified by Mueller).
    Removed lift Snow's Mountain T-Bar likely removed after season.
    Removed lift Snow's Mountain T-Bar likely removed after season.
    1974-75 New lift Snow's Mountain double chairlift installed (new Stadeli).
    New lift Wildcat Snowcat triple chairlift installed (new Riblet).
    1976-77 New lift Brickyard Mountain double chairlift installed (new Borvig).
    New lift King Ridge J-Bar installed (new Hall).
    1977-78 New lift Dartmouth Holts double chairlift likely installed (Hall).
    New lift Pat's Peak Hurricane triple chairlift installed (new Borvig).
    New lift Waterville Valley Village triple chairlift installed (new Borvig).
    1978-79 New lift Loon West Basin 1 double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    1980s
    1979-80 New lift Cannon Aerial Tramway installed (new Nuova Agudio).
    Removed lift Gunstock Mt. Rowe single chairlift likely removed after season.
    1980-81 New lift Gunstock Gunshy Platter lift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Loon West Basin 2 double chairlift installed (new Hall).
    1982-83 New lift Waterville Valley Northside double chairlift installed (Stadeli).
    New lift Wildcat Bobcat triple chairlift installed (new Riblet).
    1983-84 New lift Bretton Woods Fabyan's triple chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    Removed lift Cannon Zoomer double chairlift removed after season.
    Removed lift Sunapee Sunny Slopes J-Bar removed after season.
    1984-85 New lift Black Mountain East Bowl triple chairlift installed (new Borvig).
    New lift Cannon Zoomer triple chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Loon North Peak triple chairlift installed (new CTEC).
    Removed lift Loon Seven Brothers double chairlift removed after season.
    Removed lift Sunapee Elliott T-Bar likely removed after season.
    New lift Temple Mountain Summit quad chairlift installed (new Borvig).
    1985-86 Removed lift Gunstock Summit double chairlift removed after season.
    Removed lift Gunstock Summit #2 double chairlift removed after season.
    Removed lift King Ridge Eastside T-Bar likely removed after season.
    New lift Loon Seven Brothers triple chairlift installed (new CTEC).
    New lift Sunapee Spruce triple chairlift installed (new Riblet).
    Removed lift Tenney Heron double chairlift removed after season.
    New lift Waterville Valley World Cup triple chairlift installed (new Albertsson-Stadeli).
    1986-87 New lift Attitash Summit triple chairlift installed (new CTEC).
    New lift Cranmore Lookout triple chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Gunstock Gunshy double chairlift lift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Gunstock Summit double chairlift lift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Gunstock Tiger triple chairlift lift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift King Ridge Eastside triple chairlift installed (new CTEC).
    New lift Loon Kissing Cousins double chairlift installed (new CTEC).
    Removed lift Sunapee North Peak double chairlift likely removed after season.
    Removed lift Sunapee Summit double chairlift likely removed after season.
    Partially installed lift Tenney Eclipse triple chairlift partially installed (new Borvig).
    Other lift note Tenney Hornet double chairlift rebuilt.
    1987-88 New lift Cranmore South double chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Crotched Summit quad chairlift installed (new CTEC).
    Relocated lift Crotched West T-Bar moved, renamed Summit T-Bar.
    New lift Highlands Summit triple chairlift installed (new Borvig).
    New lift King Pine Powder Bear triple chairlift installed (new CTEC).
    Removed lift Loon Gondola removed after season (sold to Lutsen, MN).
    New lift Sunapee North Peak triple chairlift lift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Sunapee Summit triple chairlift lift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Tenney Eclipse triple chairlift installed (new Borvig).
    New lift Wildcat Tomcat triple chairlift installed (new CTEC).
    1988-89 New lift Attitash Learning Center triple chairlift installed (new CTEC).
    New lift Dartmouth J-Bar likely installed.
    New lift Gunstock Ramrod quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Loon Gondola installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Waterville Valley White Peaks detachable quad chairlift installed (new Poma).
    1990s
    1989-90 New lift Bretton Woods Bethlehem Express detachable quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    Removed lift Cannon Upper T-Bar removed after season.
    Removed lift Cannon Upper T-Bar #2 removed after season.
    New lift Ragged Meadow T-Bar installed.
    1990-91 New lift Cannon Cannonball quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Ragged Northeast Peak double chairlift likely installed (used Poma from Okemo, VT).
    Other lift note Waterville Valley White Peaks detachable quad chairlift truncated due to wind issues.
    1991-92 Removed lift Crotched Summit quad chairlift likely removed after season (sold to Jiminy Peak, MA).
    Removed lift Ragged Face T-Bar removed after season.
    1992-93 Removed lift Dartmouth Winslow double chairlift removed after season.
    New lift Ragged Village Green double chairlift installed (used Hall).
    New lift Temple Mountain double chairlift installed (used Poma from Watatic, MA and Diamond Hill, RI).
    1993-94 New lift Dartmouth Winslow quad chairlift installed (new Garaventa CTEC).
    1994-95 New lift Attitash Abenaki quad chairlift installed (new Garaventa-CTEC).
    Removed lift Cranmore Mid double chairlift removed after season.
    Removed lift Loon West Basin 1 double chairlift removed after season.
    Removed lift Loon West Basin 2 double chairlift removed after season.
    1995-96 New lift Attitash Flying Bear Express detachable quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    Other lift note Cranmore North double chairlift truncated.
    New lift Cranmore Skimobile Express detachable quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Loon Kancamagus detachable quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    1996-97 New lift Attitash Kachina triple chairlift likely installed (used Borvig from Sunday River, ME).
    New lift King Pine Polar Bear triple chairlift installed (used CTEC with parts from King Ridge, NH).
    New lift Ragged Spear Mountain triple chairlift installed (used Hall-Von Roll from King Ridge, NH).
    1997-98 Removed lift Attitash Old Reliable double chairlift removed after season (Mueller).
    Removed lift Sunapee Summit triple chairlift removed after season (moved to Cannon, NH).
    Removed lift Sunapee Sun Bowl double chairlift removed after season.
    New lift Waterville Valley Quadzilla detachable quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    New lift Wildcat Wildcat Express detachable quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    1998-99 New lift Attitash Flying Yankee Express detachable quad chairlift installed (new Garaventa-CTEC).
    New lift Pat's Peak Vortex double chairlift installed (used Hall from Norwich, VT).
    New lift Ragged Barnyard triple chairlift installed (used Borvig-Hall).
    New lift Sunapee Sun Bowl quad chairlift installed (used Poma from Okemo, VT).
    New lift Sunapee Sunapee Express detachable quad chairlift installed (new Poma).
    Other lift note Wildcat Gondola closes.
    2000s
    1999-00 New lift Bretton Woods West Mountain quad chairlift installed (new Garaventa CTEC).
    Removed lift Bretton Woods Mount Oscar double chairlift removed after season.
    New lift Cannon Brookside triple chairlift installed (Garaventa-CTEC with Doppelmayr parts from Sunapee).
    New lift Cannon Eagle Cliff triple chairlift installed (used Doppelmayr from Sunapee).
    New lift Cannon Peabody Express detachable quad chairlift installed (new Garaventa-CTEC).
    Removed lift Sunapee Province double chairlift removed after season.
    2000-01 New lift Bretton Woods Zephyr Express detachable quad chairlift installed (new Garaventa-CTEC).
    Removed lift Ragged Summit double chairlift removed after season.
    New lift Sunapee Clipper Ship quad chairlift installed (new Poma).
    Other lift note Waterville Valley World Cup triple chairlift severely damanged by lightning.
    2001-02 Removed lift Bretton Woods Crawford double chairlift removed after season.
    New lift Ragged Summit Express detachable six pack chairlift installed (new Poma).
    2002-03 New lift Balsams Wilderness triple chairlift installed (new Partek).
    New lift Balsams Wilderness triple chairlift installed (new Partek).
    New lift Bretton Woods Learning Center quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr-CTEC).
    New lift Bretton Woods West Mountain Express detachable quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr-CTEC).
    Removed lift Crotched Valley double chairlift removed after season.
    Removed lift Gunstock Pistol double chairlift removed after season.
    2003-04 New lift Bretton Woods Mt. Rosebrook Express detachable quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr-CTEC).
    New lift Cannon Tuckerbrook quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr-CTEC).
    New lift Crotched Summit quad chairlift installed (used Riblet from Cherokee, VA).
    New lift Crotched Valley quad chairlift installed (used Riblet from Cherokee, VA).
    Other lift note Crotched West double chairlift rebuilt.
    New lift Crotched Zero-G triple chairlift installed (used Riblet from Cherokee, VA).
    New lift Gunstock Panorama detachable quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr-CTEC).
    Relocated lift Gunstock Summit triple chairlift moved, renamed Pistol Triple (Doppelmayr).
    Removed lift Loon North Peak triple chairlift removed after season (sold to Shawnee Peak, ME).
    New lift Pat's Peak Turbulence triple chairlift installed (new Partek).
    Removed lift Temple Mountain Summit quad chairlift removed after season (sold to Nashoba, MA).
    Removed lift Temple Mountain double chairlift removed after season (sold to SkyTrans).
    Removed lift Wildcat Gondola removed during season.
    2004-05 New lift Loon North Peak detachable quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr-CTEC).
    2005-06 Removed lift Cranmore North double chairlift removed after season.
    Other lift note Dartmouth Holts double chairlift rebuilt (Hall by Doppelmayr/CTEC).
    New lift Granite Gorge Pinnacle double chairlift installed (used Doppelmayr from Devil's Elbow, ON).
    2006-07 New lift King Pine Black Bear triple chairlift installed (used CTEC with parts from King Ridge, NH).
    2007-08 Other lift note Attitash Abenaki quad chairlift extended (Garaventa-CTEC).
    Removed lift Crotched Summit T-Bar removed after season.
    New lift Loon Lincoln Express detachable quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr-CTEC).
    New lift Loon Tote Road quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr-CTEC).
    2010s
    2009-10 New lift Gunstock Penny Pitou quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr CTEC).
    Removed lift Mittersill Mittersill double chairlift removed after season (Hall).
    2010-11 New lift Cannon Mittersill double chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    Relocated lift Cranmore South double chairlift moved, renamed C-More Double (Doppelmayr).
    New lift Cranmore South quad chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    Removed lift Gunstock Gunshy double chairlift removed after season (possibly sold to Song Mountain, NY).
    New lift Loon Riverside Connector double chairlift installed (new Doppelmayr).
    Last updated: March 26, 2012

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