Cannon Mountain Update: Seniors To Continue Free Skiing
House Rebels Against Bill That Would Have Ended Free Senior Skiing.
Cannon Mountain is a state-owned area, famous for its aerial tram and free skiing for 65+ seniors.
Credit: Cannon Mountain
Senior resident skiers can breath a sigh of relief after NH legislators agreed to drop a plan that would have ended free skiing for seniors.
House and Senate representatives had agreed to a plan where resident NH seniors would begin to pay $5 a day for lift tickets, increasing by $5 a year until it reached one-third the regular adult rate. But one (unidentified) representative said he (or she) could not support a bill that “would push granny over a cliff.” In a final vote, the idea was defeated.
The effort started as a way to balance the budget for the state’s park system which is supposed to be self-supporting. However, making ends meet has been difficult and funding needed maintenance and upgrades has been proving difficult.
Several representatives said the amount of revenue from the $5 a day plan was minuscule.
So free skiing for resident senior skiers lives on. At least for one more year.
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It’s only free for us on weekdays and we usually buy food and bring grandkids etc. I suspect it attracts a lot of business to Cannon during the week that they would not otherwise have.
Gunnar is spot-on. Food, bevs, tips, retail sales, etc