Loon Mountain's Award-Winning Terrain Parks Stay Fresh and Progressive Throughout the Winter

• Rated #1 for its terrain park, superpipe and overall atmosphere
• Complete information available at Loon Mountain Terrain Park microsite: http://www.loonmtn.com/info/rideloon/

Lincoln, NH: That famous movie line, "If you build it, they will come," rings true for Loon Mountain Park, New England's #1 rated terrain park. Loon Mountain Park rated tops in the East, and North America, for its terrain park, superpipe and overall atmosphere in the 2006 Transworld Snowboard reader's poll.

The vision for the Loon Mountain Park (LMP) comes from Park Manager Jay Scambio and his crew of Park Rangers. Scambio, who has been working at Loon since 1998, has taken the park from barely a blip on the radar to a dominating force in the snowboarding and free-ski world. Over the past 5 years, not only has Loon Mountain Park has won several awards but also it's been the site for premier events such as Eastern Boarder's Last Call, Red Bull Schooled and Grenade Strikes Back with Olympic Silver-medalist Danny Kass.

"We work with resorts all over the country from large scale events to simple one-day promotional set ups," said Barb Hamblett, Managing Director of Mountain Sports International. "Loon's attention to detail and over-the-top efforts to put together a successful event puts them above the rest. They see the big picture and know what it takes to get the job done. We look forward to working with Jay and his crew at Loon each season."

"It is really rewarding to design, build, and ride the Loon Mountain Park," said Scambio. "Our crew is amazing to work with and it's really a team effort on all fronts. Plus, the Loon management team has always supported where we want to take the LMP, the Superpipe and our other four smaller parks."

Loon Mountain gives advanced and expert riders a great place to ride, and the resort has gone a long way to accommodate and promote a successful learning environment. Working with Burton Snowboards, Loon introduced the first-in-the East Burton Progression Park (BPP) in December of 2005. Located on the Little Sister Trail, the Burton Progression Park has scaled-down versions of the same elements found in the LMP.

"One of its main purposes was for the Loon Snowsports School to have a place to teach lessons about proper park etiquette and technique," commented Scambio. "We now see a lot of kids hang out in the BPP because we are continuously maintaining the elements there just as we do in the LMP. It's kind of become the cool place to chill."

And for those who have mastered the Burton Progression Park, but are still not yet comfortable with the LMP, there is the Northstar Intermediate Park or one of Loon's pocket parks. Pocket parks are located on Bear Island Bypass, Summit Loop and the top of Lower Picked Rock. Designated by the freestyle terrain orange oval signs, these smaller parks have an intermediate to advanced ability rating. These parks are smaller in size and scope and usually include two or three rail slides. Riders can look for new set-ups every two weeks throughout the winter.

Younger and less experienced pipe riders can head over to Lower Northstar's mini-pipe.

It's not just all about the parks at Loon. Loon Mountain offers great terrain variety and its 450-ft superpipe has been awarded best Pipe in the East by Transworld Snowboarding. Located at the bottom of the LMP, just above the entrance to the Gondola, the Superpipe keeps riders busy all day long. In February, Loon will host Fluorescent Nights - three nights of pipe riding under the lights.

For more information on Loon's terrain parks visit Loon's terrain park website at http://terrainparks.loonmtn.com, or sign up as a friend on myspace at www.myspace.com/rideloon.

Related Links:
Loon Mountain, New Hampshire
Loon Mountain Park (LMP)
Burton Progression Park (BPP)
Loon Mountain Children's Seasonal Programs
Loon MySpace

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Loon Mountain is New Hampshire's most popular winter resort. Located in Lincoln, NH, Loon Mountain is two hours north of Boston, and only three miles from Exit 32 off Interstate 93.