Ragged Mountain is a privately owned ski

Skiing

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 and golf

Golf

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 resort

Ski resort

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 located on the northern side of Ragged Mountain

Ragged Mountain (New Hampshire)

Ragged Mountain is a low mountain with numerous knobby summits in the towns of Danbury and Andover in central New Hampshire. It is home to the Ragged Mountain ski resort.-Geography:In his book, The History of the Town of Andover, John R...

 in Danbury, New Hampshire

Danbury, New Hampshire

In 1800, there were 165 people living in Danbury, according to the first official census.As of the 2000 census, there were 1,071 people, 435 households, and 310 families residing in the town. The population density was 28.6 people per square mile . There were 596 housing units at an average...

, in the United States

United States

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. It is the only New Hampshire

New Hampshire

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 ski resort to have a six-person chairlift

Chairlift

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. It is also the only ski resort in New Hampshire to offer a championship golf course at its base, creating year-round recreation possibilities.

Overview

|Ragged Mountain is a medium-sized New England

New England

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 mountain with a vertical drop of 1,250 ft, which provides some extremely challenging terrain, particularly glades skiing. An unusual feature for a mountain this size is its Out of Bounds (OOB) skiing.

Chairlifts

Ragged Mountain includes 47 trails on two main peaks, and 7 lifts, including:

• 1 Six-Pack (one Poma
  Poma
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   high speed six-person chair lift)
• 2 Triple Chairs (one Borvig/Hall, one Von-Roll/Hall)
• 1 Double Chair (one Hall)
• 2 Rope Tows
• 1 Wonder Carpet Express

Renovations

Ragged Mountain was purchased in 2007 by RMR-Pacific, LLC, an affiliate of Utah resort developer Pacific Group. The ownership group invested over $3 million in renovations including lodge renovations, upgrades to the snowmaking capacity and several new dining options including a brick oven pizzeria and tavern located in the west lodge.

Renovations in 2008 include increased water for snowmaking, a larger grooming fleet, more glade skiing, an all-new restaurant (the “Overlook Bistro”) and terrain park (“Wild Woods”). The Overlook Bistro offers upscale dining in the upstairs of the base lodge, while Wild Woods gives snowboarders an all-natural terrain park featuring natural cliff drops.

Environmental stewardship

In 2007, Ragged Mountain Resort announced that it had begun the process to become designated a Certified Audubon Signature Sanctuary. The designation is bestowed by Audubon International

Audubon International

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to “communities that integrate an ecosystem approach to construction and management; and provide environmental education for those that live, work and recreate in the community,” according to the governing body’s written materials.

Ragged Mountain has applied for the Silver Signature level of certification which Audubon only grants when it can be involved before the construction of infrastructure has begun in order to provide critical input in the design phase, and guidance as the design takes the form of construction.

External links

• Ragged Mountain Resort - Official site
• Ragged Mountain Resort - FranklinSites.com Skiing Guide - Photos