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Hot-Specialist-6824 t1_ja0vul5 wrote

If you're going to replace it with a gondola just shut it down. Sununu is a jackass.

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Umbert360 t1_ja1babn wrote

Seems like a potential conflict of interest, considering his ties to Waterville Valley. He already proved he has no qualms about treating his own mountain differently to get an edge over the surrounding areas when he loosened covid regulations early at Waterville and not the others. Waterville also benefited from Covid relief money, and worst of all, he designated it as a special zone that basically made it a tax haven for investors. It’s hard to trust any legislation in the state that involves him and any ski area

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Curious_Buffalo_1206 t1_ja1mrtn wrote

This is a donkey brained take, honestly. Waterville and Cannon are not competitors in that way. They’re both partners on the Indy Pass. Small independent ski areas have nothing to gain by tearing each other down. Their number one enemy is Vail, who has formed a near monopoly on NH skiing and is generally considered to be the fucking worst by everyone.

The last thing Sununu wants to see happen is have Cannon (or Gunstock) fail and have Vail control another NH mountain. Hot take but Cannon is the only good ski area in NH. It would be fucking tragic to see those crooks ruin it like they did at Wildcat.

The only people that want to see Cannon and Gunstock fail are those Free State carpetbaggers.

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comefromawayfan2022 OP t1_ja0wa6u wrote

Between loon mtn, wildcat and bretton woods there's already 3 gondolas in the area surrounding Franconia notch that people can ride if they so choose. There's only one tram

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Curious_Buffalo_1206 t1_ja1nm4o wrote

The only gondolas in NH are at Loon and Bretton Woods. Loon’s is such a POS, it shouldn’t even count. Wildcat is in Pinkham Notch. Wildcat has a scenic chairlift. Definitely no gondola. That place is decrepit, especially since Vail did a hostile takeover. Bretton Woods is in Crawford Notch. Saying those areas are in Franconia Notch is like saying Burke and Jay are in Franconia Notch.

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tom_echo t1_ja1yz0j wrote

To be fair peak resorts (prior owner) didn’t give a shit about wildcat either.

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T-to-B t1_ja3jwlc wrote

I'm not sure if wildcat has ran their lift in the summer since COVID. But they actually remove the chairs and run gondola cabins in the summer.

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ShamanicYogi t1_ja1oax0 wrote

Loon has their gondola scheduled to be replaced next year.

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Curious_Buffalo_1206 t1_ja1orlr wrote

Got a source, or just another hallucination of yours? They do plan to replace it, but not until 2026 at the earliest according to this: https://www.loonflightpath.com/

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ShamanicYogi t1_ja1p0lm wrote

Only that I worked in the industry for 20 years and I still have family who works for Loon.

It was originally supposed to be done in 2021, but they lost a ton of money due to Covid, so they pushed it back.

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T-to-B t1_ja3kk6l wrote

Loon never announced when they would be replacing their gondola and it definitely isn't happening next year. It will be a multi year project when they do.

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DirtUnderneath t1_ja17hor wrote

Wildcat does not have a gondola or tram.

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comefromawayfan2022 OP t1_ja17yka wrote

They have a gondola in the summer months. I've been on it and that's what I'm referring to.

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