Crotched Mountain
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| Crotched Mountain | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Bennington, New Hampshire, US |
| Nearest city: | Francestown |
| Top elevation: | 2066 ft (630 m) |
| Base elevation: | 1050 ft (320 m) |
| Skiable area: | 30 acres (0.1 km²) |
| Runs: | 10[1] |
| Lift system: | 4 chairs, 1 rope tow |
| Web page: | Crotched Mountain |
Crotched Mountain Ski & Ride Area is a small ski area on the border between Francestown and Bennington, New Hampshire, USA, that is unusual because it reopened in the 2003-2004 winter after having been closed for 13 years. This bucked a trend in the downhill ski industry, which has seen hundreds of small ski areas close due to high costs and increased competition.
The mountain was bought in 2002 by St. Louis-based Peak Resorts, a company that runs ski areas in the American Midwest. The company spent an estimated $9 million to build a new lodge, install new snowmaking equipment and chairlifts, and to recut trails.
The first winter, in which the area opened slightly late due to construction, saw a reported 40,000 skier visits, about one-third that of similar sized and nearby Pats Peak. The number rose to 88,000 visits the second winter (2004-2005).
Crotched Mountain's snowmaking system has the highest snow production capacity of any ski area in New England at 200 US gallons per minute per acre (11 cm/h).[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Trail map. Crotched Mountain. Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
- ^ Snowmaking information. Crotched Mountain. Retrieved on 2006-09-15.
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