Granite Gorge is a small

downhill ski A ski is a narrow strip of semi-rigid material worn underfoot to glide over snow. Substantially longer than wide and characteristically employed in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partial ...

resort in southwest

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, United States. It is located on Pinnacle Mountain in the town of Roxbury, east of downtown Keene on

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. The resort is the reincarnation of the former Pinnacle Peak Ski Area, which operated from 1959 to 1977. It has a vertical drop, one

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(the Pinnacle Express double chairlift), one

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, and one

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. The ski area has snowmaking. The site includes 14 kilometers of

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Terrain park A terrain park or snow park is an outdoor recreation area containing terrain that allows skiers, snowboarders and snowbikers to perform tricks. Terrain parks have their roots in skateparks and many of the features are common to both. From their ...

s at Granite Gorge include the signature VW bus and the Bag Jump. The resort offers Cosmic Tubing with glow lighting and a DJ on Saturday nights.

References

External links

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NELSAP - "Pinnacle Peak"

NewEnglandSkiHistory.com - Granite Gorge
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