20 ways to keep winter enthusiasts busy - and happy Nov 15, 2009
Hike to Mittersill - while you must This season, Cannon Mountain will run a weekend-holiday shuttle from Mittersill, the nearby former ski area that it inherited last year from the White Mountain National Forest. That could mean some increased traffic on the slopes, but nothing compared with next season, when Cannon is expected to have a new chairlift up and running. (Boston Globe)
Haller and Forrest to judge Pizzafest Nov 11, 2009
Ski lift tickets to Cannon Mountain, Loon Mountain, Gunstock Mountain Resort, King Pine, Wildcat, and the Wilderness Ski Area at the Balsams. The cost of the Children's Museum Annual Pizzafest and Holiday Auction is $10 per person, and children age 2 and under are free. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Eastern ski resorts prepare for the big snow season Nov 8, 2009
Expert skiers seeking something new this season in New England might check out New Hampshire's reopened Mittersill ski area, next to Cannon Mountain. Closed since 1984, Mittersill's 86 acres will be operated by Cannon Mountain, which also will provide shuttle service to it on weekends and holidays ... "With no snowmaking, limited grooming, very limited patrolling and extensive rescue time, the area will carry a designation of 'Extra Hazardous,' " Cannon Mountain managers said. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
What's new at ski destinations, Oregon to Maine Oct 27, 2009
Cannon Mountain, in New Hampshire, which this season will provide shuttle transportation to Mittersill, an abandoned ski area that can now offer backcountry skiers access to ungroomed terrain. Saddleback in Maine, where the owners have been increasing skiable terrain and improving facilities, and will open a new glade this winter. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
SCITUATE AROUND TOWN: Not everything gets to go in the column Oct 9, 2009
The Reach The Beach Relay is the longest distance running relay race in the United States, spanning 200 miles from Cannon Mountain to Hampton Beach, N.H. The event supports dozens of community organizations whose members help out along the race route, and chooses several larger non-profits each year as major beneficiaries. This year, funds were raised for the New Hampshire Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence, the Alzheimer s Association and the Appalachian Mountain Club. (Marshfield Mariner, MA)
Group of Ipswich, Hamilton mothers join forces in Reach The Beach Relay Sep 25, 2009
It started at Cannon Mountain [in Franconia], and it sure felt like it started at the top of the mountain. Though Hampton Beach is certainly south of Franconia, the first leg of the route headed north, as runners first wound through the heart of the White Mountains. (Hamilton Wenham Chronicle, MA)
‘The Cantabrigians’ shares a few residents’ favorite things Sep 25, 2009
Lawyer; long-distance runner Huang s all-woman team, the Go-Go Girls, competes each September in the Reach the Beach Relay, a 210-mile trek from Cannon Mountain to Hampton Beach in New Hampshire. We wear tutus when we run, she says. (Boston Globe)
Woman found safe off NH mountain trail Aug 29, 2009
The state Fish and Game Department says Rita Peters of Miami Shores called 911 about 5 p.m. Thursday to report she was lost off the trail by Cannon Mountain in Franconia. She attempted to go up a bluff at the northern tip of Franconia Notch to relax and read a book, but went the wrong way. (Concord Monitor)
Capital improvements coming along at NH ski areas Aug 20, 2009
Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch is doubling the size of its pub, base lodge and family room areas. Great Glen Trails in Pinkham Notch is to start construction on the fifth rendition of the Glen House, a full-service hotel with 80 rooms. (Concord Monitor)
Rest in pieces, Old Man May 24, 2009
Cannon Mountain, where two-time World Cup champion Bode Miller learned the sport that made him famous, is a skier's delight in winter. The town of Franconia fairly defines a lovely New England village. (Boston Globe)
A New Age vision for the Old Man May 3, 2009
And riders on the Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway dipped to 74,525 in 2006 from 99,389 in 2002. "It brought hundreds of thousands of visitors to the area, and now it's gone," Heath said. (Boston Globe)
Bode Miller hosts ski fundraiser in NH Apr 12, 2009
It's the 5th annual Bodefest Ski Challenge at Cannon Mountain to benefit the Turtle Ridge Foundation, a non-profit set up by Miller, his family and the ski area. Miller says the event will help raise awareness and contributions for worthy causes. (Concord Monitor)
Dover-Sherborn Sports Notes (April 2) Apr 2, 2009
Jack Blanchard of Dover, a former member of the local Bogastow Ski Team, recently finished in first place at the Pendoley Memorial slalom race at Cannon Mountain in Franconia, N.H. The race took place on March 22 in Franconia ... Blanchard is currently a member of the Franconia Ski Club at Cannon Mountain in Franconia, N.H.. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
With Vancouver looming, Miller unsure of future Mar 26, 2009
In the meantime, Miller is gearing up for his annual Turtle Ridge foundation retreat on April 11 at Cannon Mountain, in his hometown of Franconia, New Hampshire. The foundation supports youth sports and environmental causes. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- More)
Bode still undecided on his skiing future Mar 26, 2009
"Any team would let him join in on their training in South America, so that's not a problem.''In the meantime, Miller is gearing up for his annual Turtle Ridge foundation retreat on April 11 at Cannon Mountain, in his hometown of Franconia, New Hampshire. The foundation supports youth sports and environmental causes."That will be the first time he's back in ski boots since Val d'Isere,'' Taub said. 2009 The Associated Press. (MSNBC -- Sports)
TRIB NOTES: Show stopper on the slopes Mar 26, 2009
After becoming the first girls state champion in program history with a slalom title at Berkshire East Mountain on Feb. 24, she capped her season with a sixth-place finish in the event at the Eastern States Alpine Championships two weeks ago at Cannon Mountain in Franconia, N.H.. After injuring her knee just three days before winning the state title, she trained through the pain - caused, in part, by blood pooling around the knee after a hard fall during a workout - for three weeks before... (Newton Tab, MA)
Land swap will expand NH ski area Mar 24, 2009
HAVERHILL, N.H. (AP) -- A land swap has happened between the state of New Hampshire and federal government that will expand the state-owned Cannon Mountain ski area by about 100 acres. A ceremony marking the transfer of the former Mittersill Ski area to the state will be held Wednesday. (Concord Monitor)
Heffrin, Gamble lead girls ski team to high school state title Mar 6, 2009
Gamble skis out of Cannon Mountain for the Franconia Ski Club. She has been racing since her freshman year, while her younger brother, Clayton, now in the eighth grade at the middle school, is already racing competitively. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Wellesley boys ski to state title Mar 6, 2009
Brick and McKenna have been named to the Massachusetts State All-Star Team that is scheduled to compete at the Eastern High School Championships to be held at Cannon Mountain, N.H., on March 13-15, sponsored by the U.S. Ski Association. Although the girls alpine team, composed of senior Emily Barr and sophomores Eleanor Pryor and Holly Heffernan, held fourth place after their giant slalom run, a disqualification caused the team to come in 11th overall. (Wellesley Townsman, MA)
