Loon Mountain Ski Resort

Location:

Loon Mountain Ski Resort is located in the great state of New Hampshire, in a little town called Lincoln. Loon is a great place to visit for skiing it has many places to stay with Lincoln being a very touristy town right on the kancamagus highway. Also it is right off of 93 just like Cannon Mountain, so it is a very easy drive to get there. This is very good for skiers and riders that live far away to get there, but because of this it is a very popular place to ski and gets very busy quickly and often.

Terrain:

Loon is a large mountain with tons of trails and has a lot of different diversity. The mountain is great for  all levels of skiers and riders to enjoy everything it has to offer. Some of the trails on skier's right become very steep and wide for some of more experiences skiers and rider and personally is my favorite part of the mountain because of how fast you can go. On the other hand, if you want an easier way down you can go to skier's left and the trails slope more gently and have nice curves to them making them a fun ride down.

Staff:

The staff at this ski resort are very experienced and know what they are doing. They are all extremely well trained and have great tactics to teach people how to skier or rider, but also have fun doing it at the same time. Loon also has a top notch ski team with a great coaching staff that know exactly what they are talking about. They always know how to critique you when you are doing something wrong too.

10 Things That Make Loon Great

1. Have a gondola

2. Creative style of teaching

3. Many trails

4. Lots of places to stay

5. Large amount of diversity

6. Great food

7. Several different lifts

8. 2 main lodges

9. Amazing views

10. Easy to get there

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Cannon Mountain Ski Resort

Location:

The location of Cannon Mountain is right off of 93 making it very easy to get too. Even though it is very easy to get too there are not many places you can stay overnight. The closest place you could stay is in Lincoln, but Loon Mountain is in Lincoln so many people end up going to Loon instead. This to me is a good thing though because Cannon is never super busy and only a five minute drive from Lincoln, New Hampshire. Located in Franconia Notch the mountain tends to get cold but also a lot of snow.

Terrain:

The terrain at Cannon is very diverse for all skiers and riders. Cannon has three trails all next to each other coming down the main face that are Extremely Steep trails. The steepest being Avalanche has a very fitting name because it is so steep it is even hard to just stand up on. Another great part about Cannon is the Tram that takes you all the way to the summit. The trails on top of the summit are above tree line and very open, winding tails that are perfect for cruising.

Staff:

The staff at Cannon is very helpful and experienced. The best part of their staff in my opinion is there race team staff with their knowledge of the sport and dedication. They produce great ski racers every year and train them hard. They use every bit of terrain Cannon has to offer and do many different drills to work on every aspect of ski racing. No matter what race you are competing in you can always count on a Cannon racer to give you a run for your money.

10 things that make Cannon Great

1. They have a tramway that can hold around 50 people at once

2. Does not get crowded often

3. Great coaching staff

4. Large diverse of terrain

5. Several different lifts

6. A ton of trails

7. Good for all difficulties

8. They can get a lot of snow at one time from being in the notch

9. Extremely friendly staff

10. Family oriented mountain 

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