BALSAMS RECEIVES PLANNING BOARD APPROVAL FOR SKI AREA SITE PLAN
March 22, 2023
By Jake Mardin
“After several meetings over the past five months, the Coos County planning board has given conditional approval to Dixville Capital’s site plan application for the expansion of the Balsams Ski Area in Dixville.
The board approved the application at last Wednesday’s public hearing, which had been continued two previous times. Prior to that, the board and the developers met several times to work on the application so that the planning board could deem it complete.
The plan includes seven new lifts and about 250 acres of ski terrain, along with a gondola and ski-back bridge that cross over Route 26. The new Lake Gloriette House will serve as a base for the ski area, and skiers will reach the slopes from and return to that location. There is a plan to allow for shuttles to transport guests if the ski-back bridge is not in place when the ski area opens.
Construction of the ski area is expected to take approximately two years.
The county commissioners will hold a special meeting today, March 22, on a resolution to approve the creation of the Balsams Resort Redevelopment District, adopting the financing plan for the district, approving the issuance of bonds for the district, approving the imposition of special assessments within the district, and all other necessary actions and activities required to carry it out.
Developers have gone over the proposed financing plan for the district with the commissioners and the county delegation.”