For release at will Winter 2006/2007
LOON MOUNTAIN TERRAIN PARKS RATED #6 IN NORTH AMERICA AND #1 IN THE EAST
LINCOLN, N.H. - Loon Mountain is pleased to announce Transworld SNOWboarding has rated Loon Mountain Terrain Parks at #6 in the 2007 Top 10 Best Parks Resort Poll in North America. Loon is also the only resort in the East to make the list where votes were logged and tallied on the TWS website.
"Being rated in Transworld's ten best parks in North America and the only East Coast resort is a great reassurance of our dedication for creating the best freestyle training grounds and top-notch terrain parks for riders," said terrain park manager Jay Scambio. "We put so much time in creating parks for all ability levels and offering every caliber of events, and it's a great feeling to know that the readers of Transworld support Loon's efforts."
Loon Mountain features six terrain parks which range in every step of difficulty from the beginner Burton Progression Park to the expert signature Loon Mountain Park. There are also 'Top Secret Parks' located throughout the mountain. Look for them as you ski or ride. Loon has something around every corner and when you get off any of the lifts and can easily ride one of the six parks or just shred some fun terrain. Additionally, the park crew is constantly changing up features from week-to-week to keep things fresh.
Loon Mountain terrain parks include:
Burton Progression Park - Entry level park with small features
The Burton Progression Park was introduced last season as one of the only two of its kind in the world. This freestyle terrain park is a small-feature park designed specifically for entry-level park riders and the snowsports lessons programs. Its purpose is to make on-hill learning easier and more attractive to new skiers and riders looking for a relaxed terrain park environment. This season, three new fangun power source disconnects have been added to the Little Sister Trail, where the Burton Progression Park sits, to ensure the park gets up and running early.
Premier Snowskate Park - Small features
The Premiere Snowskate Park is located in the base area of the Octagon Lodge with small jibs.
Bear Island Park - Small to Medium features
The Bear Island Park features rollers, berms, and small jumps. Just off of a green circle rated trail, Bear Island is a great learning area for beginners or a warm-up for intermediate riders
Picked Rock Park - Small to Medium features
The Picked Rock Park hosts a mix of jibs and jumps for beginners to intermediate riders. Located on the top of Lower Picked Rock Trail, this park is a great place to hit up on your way down to the LMP.
Northstar Park - Medium features
The Northstar Park is a great place to dial in new tricks or polish up on old ones. It features hips, rollers, tabletops, step-downs and a bunch of rails and boxes like in the LMP just on a smaller scale. You can also hit up the minipipe at the bottom of the park and hop back on the Kanc quad for another run.
Loon Mountain Park (LMP) - Large features
The Loon Mountain Park, or LMP, is the signature park at Loon Mountain. Home to the 425' long Superpipe, jibs like the U-box, battleship box, S-rail, A-frame box and huge 32' Wall Ride, this park is designed for upper level riders. At 3,600 feet in length, you can flow through six features in a row and you'll only be through half of the LMP never hitting the same line.
This season the LMP has taken on new projects to ensure the park stays as the best in the East. The towering 32' wallride has literally had a face lift with new lexan on the wall to provide a silky smooth sliding surface. A snowmaking fangun has also been moved and strategically placed above the superpipe to aid in a quicker superpipe build. Two new barrel bonks, a 20 ft. down box, new sliding surfaces on boxes and new paint on all park features will finish off this years improvements.
Loon Mountain also offers terrain park events for all abilities. New this season, Grenade Strikes Back and the revamped Droppin' In Women's Weekend joins other high caliber events such as Forum Youngbloods, Thanksjibbing, Open Season Ski and Snowboard, The Main Event, Fluorescent Nights, Shut Up and Snowskate, Red Bull Schooled Ski, Shop Showdown, Last Call with Eastern Boarder, Hike and Huck and numerous USASA events. A full terrain park events schedule can be viewed at Loon's dedicated terrain park page http://terrainparks.loonmtn.com.
For more information on Loon's terrain parks, please visit http://terrainparks.loonmtn.com or call 800-229-LOON (5666).
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