- Loon Mountain
Infobox Mountain
Name = Loon Mountain
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Elevation = 3,065 feet (934 m)
Location = Lincoln / Livermore,New Hampshire , USA
Range = White Mountains
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Topographic
USGS Mount Osceola Quadrangle
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Easiest route = chairliftLoon Mountain is a mountain in Lincoln,
New Hampshire , in Grafton County. It is in theWhite Mountain National Forest .The convert|3065|ft|m|sing=on mountain is known for Loon Mountain Ski Resort, which, like most
New England mountain resorts, has expanded into an all-season recreation area. It hosts the finals for the northeast circuit of theMountain Dew Vertical Challenge on the last Saturday of March or first Saturday of April each ski season.Loon Mountain hosts more skier visits than any other resort in the state.Fact|date=May 2008 In the fall Loon Mountain has hosted the [http://www.nhscot.org/ New Hampshire Highland Games] for many years, and has more visitors in the summer than in the winter.
Loon is serviced by twelve ski lifts: one four-passenger gondola, three detachable quad chairs, one fixed-grip quad chair, three fixed-grip double chairs, one fixed-grip triple chair and three surface lifts. The area has 53 trails covering 324 skiable acres. Terra Mesa Resort properties, a MacFarlan Capital Partners Company, is building a real estate development at the base of South Peak. In the following years the new home and condo sites will be connected to the ski area with new trails and lifts.
In October 2007
Boyne Resorts , a Michigan-based resort company, took over the operations of Loon Mountain. In December of the same year, the new South Peak opened with 3 new trails, one new detachable quad chair lift, and a fixed-grip quad chair lift connecting the South Peak to the main ski area. This initial expansion of 50 skiable acres represents only 35% of the total permitted expansion on South Peak. In 2008 Loon plans to develop two more trails on South Peak including Ripsaw, an expert slope originally cut in 1996 but never finished because of delays in the permitting process. Boyne Resorts is also developing plans for improving Loon's older facilities.External links
* [http://www.loonmtn.com Loon Mountain Ski Resort] - Official site
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