Terrain, Lifts, Packages and Equipment all Specially Designed to Teach Guests how to Ski and Snowboard

For Immediate Release
Mount Sunapee Resort
2006-2007 Winter Season
Contact: Bruce McCloy (603) 763-3500
bmccloy@mtsunapee.com

Newbury, NH – Learning to ski or snowboard at Mount Sunapee is much more than just a lesson.  The mountain has invested in special equipment and created unique programs that help ensure success.

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.  There are two easy-to-ride carpet lifts, one of which is the longest in New England.  South Peak even has a beginner terrain park featuring bumps, rollers and berms.  Combine a unique teaching facility like this with Mount Sunapee’s easy-to-reach location and affordable learning packages and it’s no wonder that Mount Sunapee is such a popular learn-to-ski and -snowboard mountain.   

Mount Sunapee’s Get Into Skiing and Snowboarding program includes everything a beginner (ages 13 and up) needs to get started on the slopes.  The “Get Into…” Program includes an introductory ski or snowboard lesson, specially designed skis or snowboard that facilitate the learning process and unlimited use of the South Peak Learning Area for the entire day.  The first-day “Get Into…” package costs $72.  As an added incentive to continue with lessons, day-two and day-three “Get Into…” packages can be purchased for $70 or only $35 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 and lessons 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 Jay Gamble, vice president and general manager of Mount Sunapee.

 Mount Sunapee is a Burton Learn-to-Ride Center featuring the revolutionary Burton LTR 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.  

For more information about learning to ski or ride at Mount Sunapee visit mountsunapee.com.