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Gunstock, NH Parks

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Retiredtub
Posts: 54 - Karma: 20
My dad wants to buy a house on Gunstock and change that to our home mountain. Wanted to get peoples opinions on the park before I let my dad do this. Lets hear what you guys have to say
Nov 28 2013 4:31PM
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ABinThe603
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I work there and it's good for a small mountain, but no where near comparable to Waterville or Loon, etc
Nov 28 2013 5:01PM
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gotti
Posts: 4269 - Karma: 4,550
they got an airbag #progressionsession
Nov 28 2013 5:07PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
Tell him that he's a fucking idiot and that airbags are insanely dangerous for skiers in terms of blowing your knees out really easily.

Get a house near Tilton, NH. You've got Loon, WV, the Lost River and the mountain man within a few minute drive.
Nov 28 2013 5:26PM
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.MASSHOLE.
Posts: 7492 - Karma: 11,554
Tilton? Tilton is like 40+ minutes from each of those.

OP if you can, go to Plymouth/Squam area. Closer than Tilton, and has a ton of lakes for summer fun.
Nov 28 2013 6:03PM
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aquinn
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Get on 93 and drive south 4 hours. Go ski there.
Nov 28 2013 6:10PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
Wow, I'm a retard. I meant North Conway. I was thinkin of Tilton for Highland. Plymouth is tight but only because their police don't give a fuck and the smith rail.
Nov 28 2013 6:13PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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North Conway only if you want to ski the other side of NH (Attitash, Wildcat, Cranmore, etc). I wouldnt recommend going over the Kenc (Kencamagus) with snow.

But if all you handle is Gunstock, its not terrible. Night skiing is pretty fun
Nov 28 2013 7:23PM
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.squirrely.
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conway is even furthur away than tilton from wv and loon
Nov 28 2013 7:25PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
No... it's not, they're pretty much equal except North Conway is more tight and closer to way more cooler shit. Tilton fucking sucks.
Nov 28 2013 11:22PM
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WU-sconsin
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Youre lucky you get to live on a mountain like that
Nov 29 2013 12:00AM
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SkiThe603
Posts: 5376 - Karma: 498
Correct Tilton blows. You want the house in Lincoln, 20 to WV, 5 to Loon, 25 to Cannon, 30 to Bwoods
Nov 29 2013 12:08AM
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PeppermillReno
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No they aren't.

OP can still shred other mountains and have a separate pass other than Gunstock if he feels he needs one, Gunstock isn't much worse than the other NH resorts, its a good enough idea for a place to live on the east coast and be 5 minutes door to lifts.  Gunstocks not bad for a small hill it has decent trees and stuff I know the other NH resorts are better but not by miles.  If its ski in ski out definitely tell him yes.
Nov 29 2013 12:13AM
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last_tango
Posts: 2635 - Karma: 2,665
I have to agree with this. North conway is near tucks, cranmore right in town, loon on the other side of the kank, sunday river a hour away, and north conway arguable has the most going on in northern new hampshire besides lincoln. Only other town north of conway is berlin and sure as shit you don't want to live there.
Nov 29 2013 12:14AM
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SteezyMagee
Posts: 382 - Karma: 828
I live like 5 minutes from Gunstock and I like it as a close home mountain but I ski Waterville a lot as well. It's not a bad position to be in
Nov 29 2013 2:24PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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The problem with the Kank is that it can be wiiicked bad in the winter, so if you plan on skiing loon and WV then I would try to get on the other side towards Lincoln.
Nov 29 2013 2:31PM
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AlexMartini
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check out franconia / easton / sugar hill, it's really nice and close enough to all that, especially loon which has the best park and cannon which as the best skiing
Nov 29 2013 3:12PM
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