[snowriders] Loon Mtn 03/12/2011

[MIT Snowriders Members]

Our next trip to Loon on March 12th is open 

The skinny:

      * $ 33.00 (bus only) 
      * $ 83.00 (bus+lift) 
      * $ 117.00 (bus+lift+rental)
Departs 5:30am from amherst st (by the student center) 

Loon Mountain is a mountain in Lincoln, New Hampshire, in Grafton
County. It is in the White Mountain National Forest. Its vertical drop
of 2,109 feet (643 m) is the tenth largest in New England. 

The 3,065-foot (934 m) mountain is known for Loon Mountain Ski Resort,
which, like most New England mountain resorts, has expanded into an
all-season recreation area. 

Loon Mountain hosts more skiers than any other resort in the state. In
the fall Loon Mountain has hosted the New Hampshire Highland Games for
many years, and has more visitors in the summer than in the winter. 

Loon has twelve ski lifts: one four-passenger gondola, three detachable
quad chairs, one fixed-grip quad chair, three fixed-grip double chairs,
one fixed-grip triple chair and three surface lifts. The area has 53
trails covering 324 acres (1.31 km2) skiable. Terra Mesa Resort
properties, a MacFarlan Capital Partners Company, is building a real
estate development at the base of South Peak. In the following years the
new home and condo sites will be connected to the ski area with new
trails and lifts. 

Keep an eye on the mountain report
http://www.loonmtn.com/winter/conditions.aspx 

Sign-ups are on the website:
http://snowriders.mit.edu/details_bustrip.php?id=d6ee600ec3c2a6184c6126833c11a217

We've got another 20 Graduate subsidies for this trip. The first 20
graduate students to sign up get an automatic $25 credit to the trip,
meaning bus is only $8. Hurry and get in on this great deal! 

Questions? Hit-up the forums
http://snowriders.scripts.mit.edu/forums/viewforum.php?f=4