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Ski Lift-Sutton Road (Rt 114) - New London NH. What is it?

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Betsy Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Sep 04, 2001 Posts: 1995 Location:Burlington Area, VT	Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 1:57 PM GMT Edited: Jun 17, 2012 - 1:57 PM GMT I know its not King Ridge Was driving north on Route 114 toward New London yesterday and just north of the interstate underpass I caught a glimpse of a newish looking surface lift on the west side of the road. I should have stopped but I didn't. Private tow? Colby-Sawyer affiliated? Have we discussed this before here? Ski Tow New London

tedede Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 15, 2004 Posts: 806 Location:Amherst, NH	Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 3:24 PM GMT Proctor Academy?

telemechanic Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jul 24, 2004 Posts: 412 Location:North Woodstock, NH	Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 3:41 PM GMT It is a private Hall T-Bar built five or six years ago. I believe it came from New York and was about 50 years old at the time. The owner installed it and built the one or two slopes it services for his family. He posts on Skilifts.org as "Ski89", mostly in the Industry section though. The last I heard he was asking for advice for a snowmaking system.

Betsy Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Sep 04, 2001 Posts: 1995 Location:Burlington Area, VT	Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 4:08 PM GMT Thanks telemechanic - I figured it was a private tow since a google search yielded nothing. Now I wish I had turned around and taken a pic or 2. Next time I'm in that area I may have to.

bobbutts Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 20, 2006 Posts: 610 Location:Central NH	Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 4:20 PM GMT Edited: Jun 17, 2012 - 4:21 PM GMT Never heard of this before. Looking at Google earth's historic images, I can see that in 2005 there was nothing cut, and after that more and more work done over the years. 4/28/2005 8/8/2006 7/15/2008 11/8/2011

telemechanic Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jul 24, 2004 Posts: 412 Location:North Woodstock, NH	Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 4:30 PM GMT Google Maps shows the area in Spring with piles of snow on the ground, including what looks like a large jump, and ribbons of snow through the woods. I think he started out grooming or preserving the natural snow fall with a snowmobile. I think he's upgraded to something bigger because there is now a garage like building on the property.

Jonni Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Oct 12, 2001 Posts: 2341 Location:Sunapee, NH & Rutland, VT	Posted: Jun 17, 2012 - 11:25 PM GMT If I remember right he asked about making snow and what was involved with the process at some point while he was building the T-Bar. I'm not sure if he ever got it going or not, but I might be able to contact him for a tour of the place one of these weekends. __________ Fall Line n. Imaginary line following the most direct path down a slope that skiers continuously traverse on a run, often stopping at other invisible slope features along the way like the Tumble Lane, the Stagger Path and the Topple Zone.

joshua segal Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jul 12, 2004 Posts: 5942 Location:NH	Posted: Jun 18, 2012 - 2:04 AM GMT How much verical? __________ Joshua Segal

jedk Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Nov 29, 2007 Posts: 340 Location:Phoenix. AZ	Posted: Jun 18, 2012 - 4:47 AM GMT mapnut indicated about 200 ft vertical. Previously posted Jan 12, 2007, "New Ski Area being built in NH".

shenty Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Oct 17, 2005 Posts: 900 Location:Bedford NH - New London, NH	Posted: Jun 18, 2012 - 12:53 PM GMT Edited: Jun 18, 2012 - 12:54 PM GMT Yes it is privately owned. I've known the brother of the owner for some time as we used to ski at Sunapee together and our kids went through the Race Program together. IIRC the poma lift came from Okemo, and is powered by a diesel engine. Sometimes at night, if there is fresh snow, they will put snow mobiles on the side of the trail for night skiing. __________ There's no waiting for friends on a powder day.

telemechanic Profile \| Galleries Rank: Member Since: Jul 24, 2004 Posts: 412 Location:North Woodstock, NH	Posted: Jun 18, 2012 - 8:59 PM GMT If we can believe a profile created on Google Earth the slope is about 1600' long with an average 24% grade and 300' of vertical. The 1960ish Hall T Bar came from Blue Marsh Pennsylvania

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