INCREASED SNOWMAKING COVERAGE AND PRODUCTION HIGHLIGHT 2007-2008 CAPITAL IMPROVMENTS

Newbury, NH – (August, 2007) – How does the ski resort ranked with the best snow surfaces in the East in 2006 by SKI Magazine prepare for the 2007-2008 season? By adding even more snowmaking coverage and production.

 

This summer snowmaking pipe is being added to the Eastside trail, in the popular Sunbowl area. Eastside trail is rated more difficult and covers almost 2.5 acres of terrain. With snowmaking, another terrain park will be created on Eastside which will complement the SoBe Freeride Zone. “The terrain park on Eastside will be built 100% out of snow with no hardware (rails, boxes, etc.),” said Alan Ritchie, assistant mountain manager, “it will be a series of elements that will flow from the top of the trail to the bottom.”

 

The addition of 18 energy efficient snow guns from Snow Economics will increase snowmaking production when making snow in temperatures above 25 degrees. “During the early season a lot of the time we are making snow between 25-28 degrees,” said Chris Corliss, mountain manager, “these new guns produce the same amount of snow as some of our older guns using only 12-25% of the compressed air. This will allow us to run more guns and make more snow during these early season temperature scenarios.”

 

Freeriders commonly use the word “amped” to describe how they feel about the SoBe Freeride Zone at Mount Sunapee. This winter they will be “amped” both literally and figuratively in the Zone with the addition of a $20,000 sound system being installed this summer. Thanks to our title sponsor, SoBe, the Zone will be wired with speakers from top-to-bottom along Pipeline trail. The system features a wireless microphone that will work anywhere in the Zone for events and impromptu sessions.