FREE INTRODUCTION TO SKIING/SNOWBOARDING KICKS OFF SEASON AT MOUNT SUNAPEE’S LEARNING CENTER

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Mount Sunapee Resort
Newbury, NH
Bruce McCloy, Director of Marketing and Sales
(603) 763-3500 or bmccloy@mtsunapee.com
 
Newbury, NH – (September, 2008) – After more than 1,000 people turned out for the free one-day introduction to skiing/snowboarding offer in December 2007, Mount Sunapee will again kick off the season with the same program. From opening day at the South Peak Learning Area through Wednesday, December 24, 2008, beginner skiers or snowboarders ages 8 and older will receive a free package including a two-hour group lesson, ski or snowboard equipment for the day, and an all-day lift ticket to the South Peak Learning Area.

Mount Sunapee boasts one of the best learning areas in New England. The South Peak Learning Area is a self-contained area designed specifically for teaching adults and children how to ski and snowboard. South Peak has 13 trails and slopes and five lifts, including a slow-moving quad chairlift and two easy-to-ride carpet lifts. As an added benefit, beginners are surrounded by other beginners at South Peak, with intermediate and advanced skiers up on the adjacent main mountain.

Starting December 25, 2008, Mount Sunapee’s Get Into Skiing and Snowboarding program is available for beginners ages 13 and up. The “Get Into…” program includes an introductory two-hour ski or snowboard lesson, ski or snowboard equipment for the day, and unlimited use of the South Peak Learning Area for the entire day. The first-day “Get Into…” package costs $80. As an added incentive to continue with lessons, day-two and day-three “Get Into…” packages can be purchased for $80 or only $40 per day. If that’s not enough incentive, at the completion of day two each person is entered into a drawing to win one of ten complete equipment packages provided by Bob Skinner’s Ski & Sports Shop. At the completion of day three each person receives a free Flex Card, offering discounts on tickets, lessons, and rental equipment for the remainder of the season. “We do everything we can to get beginners to the summit of Mount Sunapee to enjoy the view and get started on a lifetime of fun and excitement on the slopes,” said Maura Gorman, director of the Learning Center at Mount Sunapee.

Even the rental equipment helps the learning process. The Rental Shop features the revolutionary Burton LTR (Learn To Ride) snowboard for adults and children. The LTR board has a soft torsional flex, deep side cut, and is specially tuned to enhance the learning experience. The board helps beginners link turns on the first day while keeping falls to a minimum. The LTR board complements the Rossignol Short Cut skis used for teaching adults to ski, which are the ideal length, flex, and sidecut to help beginners make carved turns. Children use specially designed skis from Atomic with ample flex and sidecut so they can make correct turns right from the beginning.