The Balsams Resort

BALSAMS WILDERNESS SKI AREA EXPANSION

Click a thumbnail to view the full image. New trails proposed to open during phase one of The Balsams Wilderness Ski Area expansion are shown in light blue.

Balsams Ski Expansion – By the Numbers

Skiable Terrain (acres):
Existing – 100ac
Year 1 – 250ac trails, 400+ac gladed
Full Buildout – 1250ac trails, 950ac gladed
Sunday River – 500ac-750ac
Loon – 250ac-500ac
Killington – 750ac-1000ac

Vertical Drop (feet):
Existing – 978′
Year 1 – 1950′
Full Buildout – 2050′

Sunday River – 2317′
Loon – 2060′
Killington – 3033’
(www.MountainVertical.com)

2016/2017 Snowfall (inches):
Balsams – 250”(+) at base
Sunday River – 195”
Loon – 177”
Killington – 218”

Lifts:
Currently – 1 Triple Chair
Year 1 – 4 total – 1x 8 Passenger Gondola, plus 3 lifts
Full Buildout – 22 total

Terrain by Type:
Year 1 – 10% Beginner, 65% Intermediate, 25% Advanced
Full Buildout – 5% Beginner, 60% Intermediate, 35% Advanced

Snowmaking Capacity:
Currently – 0 gpm
Full Buildout – 15,000 gpm
Sunday River – 8,100 gpm
Killington – Approx 7,500 gpm