Cannon Mountain usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Cannon Mountain USA.
Cannon Mountain Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1938 the American ski resort Cannon Mountain lies at 1274 metres altitude in the New Hampshire region of the American White. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Cannon Mountain ski area is not snow sure. Over ? snow cannons ensure artificial Cannon Mountain snow making covers 17.5km of ski trails, which equates to around 97 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Cannon Mountain (USA) is Boston at a distance of 241km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Cannon Mountain ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
The biggest ski mountain in New Hampshire, actually owned by the State, and boasting a long and illustrious history. Cannon operates New Hampshire's only cable car and has a reputation for exciting expert terrain whilst maintaining gentle slopes for beginners.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Cannon Mountain USA
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 9 runs ?km |
16% |
Advanced Trails
 26 runs ?km |
47% |
Expert Trails
 20 runs 20km |
36% |
Cannon Mountain Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $? - $? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Cannon Mountain Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 36km |
| total length of Cannon Mountain trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 3km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N, NE |
| direction Cannon Mountain ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1274m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 609.7m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 609.7m |
| centre of Cannon Mountain ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 654m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 654m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Cannon Mountain
Skiing Cannon Mountain you'll enjoy 55 pistes and trails and that means approximately 36km of ski runs. Cannon Mountain lifts number 7 with the capacity to uplift 11000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Cannon Mountain is over 3km long.
Cannon Mountain Ski Area
Cannon Mountain ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 16% intermediate, 47% advanced ski slopes and 36% for expert skiers - the most difficult Cannon Mountain piste is the 0.4km Tram Line Trail run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Cannon Mountain after dark.
Cannon Mountain for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Cannon Mountain Apres Ski
The apres ski Cannon Mountain scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
1 apres ski bars 3 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 1 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities (Various Facilities in Nearby Town of Franconia).
SNO-man says
The New England Ski Museum is found at Tramway Base Station. There are dozens of alternative activities in the area including museums, galleries, cinemas and most indoor and outdoor sports facilities.
On the unique attractions list are the historic Mount Washington Cog Railway and Santa's Village Theme Park.
Clarks Trading Post has a long family tradition of exploration and excitement passed from generation to generation. You'll find it all here - museums filled with Americana, steam locomotives, a covered bridge and the possibly politically incorrect in the modern era - Clark's Trained Bears.
One of the many other attractions is Heritage, a walk-through theatrical adventure of historic proportions containing 25 theatrical sets, audio and special effects, live characters and guides.
Cannon Mountain for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Cannon Mountain Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Cannon Mountain resort - ski Cannon Mountain by any other name
The American ski resort of Cannon Mountain ski resort is also known as Cannon Mountain Cannon Mountain and has the following common misspellings:
Cannon Mountain ski area has ski slopes which face N, NE
The direction which the various Cannon Mountain ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Cannon Mountain ski resort has ski slopes facing N, NE.
Cannon Mountain for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall