Mount Sunapee Resort
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| Location | Newbury, New Hampshire |
| Nearest city | Claremont, New Hampshire |
| Vertical | 1,513 ft (461 m) |
| Top elevation | 2,743 ft (836 m) |
| Base elevation | 1,230 ft (370 m) |
| Skiable area | 230 acres (93 ha) |
| Runs | 66 26% Beginner 48% Intermediate 26% Expert |
| Lift system | 2 HSQ, 1 Quad, 2 Triples, 1 Double, 5 Surface |
| Terrain parks | Four |
| Snowfall | 100 inches (250 cm) |
| Snowmaking | 97% of terrain |
| Website | www |
Mount Sunapee Resort is a ski area and resort located in Mount Sunapee State Park in Newbury, New Hampshire, United States.
Mount Sunapee's history as a ski area dates back to as early as 1940, when in response to the success of a tram at Cannon Mountain a survey was made for a similar tram on Mount Sunapee. The following year, the state of New Hampshire passed the Mt. Sunapee Tramway Bill, which proposed the construction of a tram intended for sightseeing, though it was expected also to be used for skiing. After World War II, the proposal was revisited, but it was found that the state didn't have enough money to construct a tram. Instead, a chairlift was built, to the present-day location of North Peak.
During the 1950s and 1960s, the ski area continued to expand, with the construction of several surface lifts and chairlifts, including the opening of the summit of Mount Sunapee, above the original North Peak. Additional trails were cut and lifts installed until the 1980s. The first snowmaking capability was installed in 1982.
By the 1990s, however, the resort's facilities required more improvement than the state, which at the time still owned and operated it, had invested. In 1998, the Mueller family, which operated and had significantly improved the Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont, began leasing Sunapee from the state of New Hampshire. Two new expansions for the ski area were proposed soon after this—the East Bowl and the West Bowl. Due to the presence of old-growth forest in the proposed East Bowl, this proposal was dropped in 2000. Sunapee went ahead with the West Bowl project, and purchased 656 acres (265 ha) of land. The expansion would include the addition of 75 acres (30 ha) of skiable terrain and two lifts in the West Bowl, as well as upgrading the facilities on the main mountain, including the introduction of night skiing. New Hampshire governor John Lynch, however, was opposed to the project, which as a result was placed on indefinite hold. Instead, capital improvements were limited to the existing terrain, on which new lifts and snowmaking were built, as well as a new lodge.
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