WHAT’S NOT NEW AT MOUNT SUNAPEE FOR 2009-2010?

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, 2009) – Mount Sunapee was ranked with the best snow surfaces in the East for the fourth year in a row in the 2009 SKI Magazine Reader Survey, which will be published in the October, 2009 issue of the magazine. Snow surfaces are the combined ranking of grooming and snow quality.

Mount Sunapee ranked #1 in the East for Grooming and #2 in the East for Snow Quality for the third year in a row. In 2006 Mount Sunapee ranked #2 in Grooming and #2 in Snow Quality.

“Consistent, reliable snow is what keeps our guests coming back,” said Bruce McCloy, director of marketing at Mount Sunapee. “I think what’s telling about Mount Sunapee’s #1 ranking for snow surfaces over the past four years is the variability of the weather over those four seasons. In 2006 we received only 50% of our annual snowfall, in 2007 we had average snowfall, in 2008 snowfall was a near record and in 2009 we had slightly above average snowfall . Despite the vagaries of the weather, our huge commitment to snowmaking and grooming enables us to provide the best snow surfaces in the East day after day.”

In the 2009 survey Mount Sunapee received a total of nine “top 10” category rankings in the East. In addition to grooming and snow quality, other top ten categories include value, access, family programs, weather, scenery, terrain parks and overall satisfaction.

Mount Sunapee’s tag line, “The Big Mountain with the Best Snow is in Your Backyard,” should resonate with skiers and snowboarders this season. With consumers staying closer to home, Mount Sunapee offers more than 1,500 vertical feet, 65 trails and ten lifts only 90 minutes from Boston, in addition to offering day-in and day-out the best snow surfaces in the East.