TL;DR
Loon Mountain in New Hampshire has a busy few years ahead. A new Doppelmayr gondola is proposed to replace the 1988 White Mountain Express, a 300-acre glade expansion off Black Mountain is working through the Forest Service, and South Peak is filling up with real estate. Here's what's in the pipeline.
Loon Mountain has been on a quiet infrastructure run for several years - and it looks like the pace isn't slowing down.
The New Hampshire resort has already ticked off a significant list of upgrades in recent years: the Kanc8 eight-person bubble chairlift, a refurbished high-speed quad replacing the Seven Brothers lift, snowmaking investment at North Peak, and the Timbertown base area expansion. What's coming next spans lift replacements, new terrain, and a growing real estate precinct at South Peak.
A New Gondola to Replace a 37-Year-Old System
The most significant lift project in the pipeline is a proposed replacement of the White Mountain Express gondola, which has been running since 1988. A proposal submitted to the U.S. Forest Service would see it replaced with a Doppelmayr D-Line system running 10-person Omega cabins - lifting capacity from around 1,000 people per hour to somewhere between 1,800 and 2,400.
Beyond the capacity increase, the base terminal would be relocated outside the existing Octagon Lodge footprint. The target opening is late 2027 or late 2028 depending on whether construction spans one or two offseasons.
