Loon Mountain Resort, New Hampshire

Mountain Layout
—Skiing

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Expert and Advanced: North Peak runs are challenging and well removed from lower-intermediate traffic. The steeps are there, but half the bumps are groomed out. To reach North Peak, take the gondola, then ski down Big Dipper, Triple Trouble or Angel Street to the North Peak Triple Chair. In fresh snow, experts will like the three tree-skiing areas: One is accessed off Upper Flying Fox, another off Angel Street and the third off Haulback, between Lower Flume and Lower Walking Boss.

Intermediate: The intermediate runs are good and solid, with no expert surprises around the next clump of trees. The upper trails are a bit twisted, narrow and seemingly undirected, but they open onto a series of wide intermediate pistes. Flying Fox is a delightful cruise, with old-fashioned twists and turns through the trees and granite boulders. Depending on snow conditions, skiers can link up with the West Side trails via Upper Speakeasy, or they can drop down to the parking lot on any of the wide cruising runs (Rumrunner is a good choice, if there isn’t a race on it), and ride the steam train the 100 yards to the adjacent base area and the gondola.

Perhaps the sweetest and longest cruise on the mountain is the perimeter-hugging Sunset to Bear Claw Extension to Upper Speakeasy to Lower Speakeasy, which descends from the summit of North Peak to the Governor’s base.

Beginner:
The center of the mountain, serviced by the Seven Brothers triple chair, has good intermediate trails that advanced beginners can handle. The east side of the chair has beginner runs such as Grand Junction, The Link, Brookway, and Lower Bear Claw.

First-timer: There’s a nice learning area next to the Governor Adams Base Lodge.


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