81 Out Of 100 Single Score

King Ridge GHOST SKI HILL Historic/Ghost Area Resort (Are you this resort?)

King Ridge (1961-1995) was an upside-down mountain, you drove to the summit “base” lodge and skied down to the lifts. 2 chairs, 2 T-Bars & 3 J-bars and a 800 foot vertical drop. It was the first ski area in New England to have a triple chair (with a bubble top) and was the last of the “affordable” ski areas.

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New London, NH 03257
USA
 
  • Poor-outstanding-long
  • Was this ski hill easy to get to? 4 Slider
  • Was there parking near the tows or lifts? 5 Slider
  • The base lodge and/or warming huts 5 Slider
  • Availability of seating to lace-up your ski shoes 5 Slider
  • Public wax room 3 Slider
  • Wax room provided free pine tar, Quickski, wax and irons 2 Slider
  • Trail names, maps and signs were unique and original 3 Slider
  • Trails were narrow and exciting 4 Slider
  • Quality of the snow or ice 4 Slider
  • Rocks, stumps, grass patches and other obstacles 4 Slider
  • Ski packing, boot packing or machine grooming of trails 3 Slider
  • Was this ski hill kid friendly? 5 Slider
  • How easy was it to cut the lift & tow lines? 2 Slider
  • Quality of rope tows, T-Bars, J-Bars & other lifts 4 Slider
  • Rate this ski hill's school, patrol, tow and lift ops 4 Slider
  • Were the Owners and family of this ski hill friendly? 5 Slider
  • Did you get your money's worth? 5 Slider
  • Overall fondness for this Ghost Historic ski hill 5 Slider
  • Chances of having the best ski time of your life? 4 Slider
  • Should they re-open this hill again? 100 % Slider

General Comments/Likes

Loved the upside-down aspect of King Ridge, there was something cool about starting your day by skiing down to the lifts. There was a nice “base” lodge at the summit. All the trail names were from Alice in Wonderland. Favorite trails; the Jabberwocky, the March Hare and the Mad Hatter.
We loved the “bubble” chair that King Ridge put in.

Dislikes

King Ridge did not receive an abundance of natural snow so it had to rely on snowmaking and could get icy.

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  • Resides In: Winter Park, CO, USA
  • Disciplines: Alpine, Back Country
  • Years Skiing/Riding: 43
  • Avg. Days Per Season: 126 - 150 days
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