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Alpine skiing was becoming popular
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Sherman Adams
Sherman Adams looked in the White Mountains to find a place to build a ski area and wanted to build where he grew up in Lincoln, NH -
Loon Mountain opens
When Loon first opened there were 12 trails spanning 80 acres -
500 people showed up to Loon Mountain with their skis without being invited
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East Bowl
Loon Mountain expanded into the East Bowl adding 3 new trails to the mountain -
Snow Making System
Loon began installing the first portion of their snow making system "computer controlled automatic operation." The system cost $200,000 and covered 23 acres. -
Colby Russle and John Wilson
Colby Russle hired as general manager and John Wilson as ski school director. -
Locomotive
Adams acquired a wood burning locomotive called Pufferbelly to take skiers from distant parking lots to the base lodge. Pufferbelly is a unique signature of Loon Mountain. -
Loon Mountain's snowmaking system was expanded to 40 acres
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Phil Gravink became general manager
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West Basin opens
The West Basin section of the mountain opened which included a new chairlift and intermediate terrain. -
Base Lodge
Loon's base lodge was constructed at the foot of the West Basin chairlift. -
North Peak Opens
The North Peak area opened which cost $1.7 million and includes a triple chairlift, snowmaking system and a lodge. -
Sherman Adams Dies
Founder Sherman Adams died in October -
Loon crosses the 300,000 skier visit mark for its first time
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Doppelmayr Gondola
The 2 decade old gondola was finally replaced by a new Doppelmayr model -
South Peak Expansion
Proposal to expand South Peak was turned down. This expansion project included 7 chairlifts and 39 trails costing $27 million -
Phil Gravink's Departure
Phil Gravink departed and Sherman Adam's son became president of Loon. -
New Chairlifts
The area's first high speed detachable quad replaced the West Basin lifts. -
Longtime employee Rick Kelley became General Manager
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North Peak receives a high speed detachable quad chairlift
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Snowmaking System Improves
Loon improves the snowmaking system with more snow guns and greater overall pumping capacity. This allowed Loon to be a state leader in early opening for the season. -
Jay Scambio becomes general manager
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South Peak Opens
Loon expands and South Peak opens including 7 trails, 2 lifts, and 70 acres of skiing. -
Visitors Choice Award
Loon Mountain was awarded the Visitor's Choice Award for Best Terrain Park in the Northeast. -
Voted Most Accessible Mountain
Loon is voted the most accessible mountain in the East and got a top 10 spot in SKI Magazine- a freeskier magazine named it #1 park in the East. -
A new beginner area of South Peak was approved, paving the way for future expansion
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New Chairlift Construction Postponed
The announcement of the new chairlift construction was postponed due to COVID-19. -
COVID-19 Closes Loon Mountain
Loon Mountain's ski season ended early due to COVID-19 and closes indefinitely. Some part time seasonal workers were laid off a month early. -
Golden Eagle Award for Environmental Excellence
Loon was awarded the Golden Eagle Award for Environmental Excellence by the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA). -
Loon Plans to Open First Modern Chairlift
Loon plans to open the first most modern chairlift in the world fitting 8 people and bringing them to the top of the mountain in 4 1/2 minutes.