85 Out Of 100 Single Score

Mittersill Ski Area GHOST SKI HILL Historic/Ghost Area Resort (Are you this resort?)

Mittersill Ski Area, Cannon Mountain’s little sister to the northwest, operated from the early 1940’s to about 1980. Developed around the historic Taft Race trail by Austrian refugees, Mittersill had a 1,500 foot vertical drop with nine trails served by a double chair and two T-Bars.

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Route 18
Franconia, NH 03580
USA
 
  • Poor-outstanding-long
  • Was this ski hill easy to get to? 3 Slider
  • Was there parking near the tows or lifts? 3 Slider
  • The base lodge and/or warming huts 5 Slider
  • Availability of seating to lace-up your ski shoes 5 Slider
  • Public wax room 2 Slider
  • Wax room provided free pine tar, Quickski, wax and irons 2 Slider
  • Trail names, maps and signs were unique and original 4 Slider
  • Trails were narrow and exciting 5 Slider
  • Quality of the snow or ice 5 Slider
  • Rocks, stumps, grass patches and other obstacles 4 Slider
  • Ski packing, boot packing or machine grooming of trails 5 Slider
  • Was this ski hill kid friendly? 5 Slider
  • How easy was it to cut the lift & tow lines? 5 Slider
  • Quality of rope tows, T-Bars, J-Bars & other lifts 4 Slider
  • Rate this ski hill's school, patrol, tow and lift ops NA Slider
  • Were the Owners and family of this ski hill friendly? 4 Slider
  • Did you get your money's worth? 4 Slider
  • Overall fondness for this Ghost Historic ski hill 5 Slider
  • Chances of having the best ski time of your life? 5 Slider
  • Should they re-open this hill again? 100 % Slider

General Comments/Likes

We skied Mittersill Ski Area quite a bit in the late 1970’s. It was our Plan B ski choice if the parking lot at Cannon was full. It had about 600’ less vertical than Cannon (1,500’ total) but had a couple of steep runs and a nice base area. It’s still skiable as the Franconia Ski Club keeps the trails cleared and there’s some pretty good tree skiing if you make the hike over from Cannon (check out the video). The State of New Hampshire and Cannon Mountain have plans to reopen the Mittersill area which will make Cannon the biggest ski area in the state of New Hampshire.
Favorite runs; Taft trail, Sky Line Trail and the bumps on the Chair Lift Trail.

Dislikes

None, I always remember having a great time at Mittersill, it was rarely crowded and the snow didn’t seem to get as icy as Cannon’s.

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  • NyAxter
  • Gender: Male
  • Age: 52
  • 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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