Gunstock Mountain Historic Preservation Society

The Belknap Mountain Recreation Area's single chair was first used in January 1938 It was the first chairlift east of the Mississippi. Initially, it had no foot rest or safety bar. The view of Lake Winnipesaukee from the top was spectacular. My Grandfather Fritzie Baer was the GM from 1950 - 1959. His state of the art grooming techniques and promotion abilities saved 'The Area' from being sold to developers. It is still owned and operated by the citizens of Belknap County in New Hampshire. It is now called Gunstock Mountain Resort.

We have to get our ski jumps restored soon!

WATCH: World Record Breaking Ski Jump From Norway | 8 Seconds of Airtime/253.5 Meters Distance Austrian ski jumper Stefan Kraft nearly took it to the flats as broke the world record distance in Norway over the weekend with an astounding 253.5 meter ski jump. The record was broken earlier in …

Our high school jump meet on Wednesday January 6, 2016 was very successful.

This 70 meter ski jump is just begging to be used again by potential young jumpers like my grandson, Brady
! You can make a donation on our website, historicgunstock.org

Please check out the great article about our efforts to restore the ski jumps at Gunstock written by Lisa Densmore Ballard.
http://issuu.com/aftermathpublishing/docs/around-concord-winter-2015

Around Concord - Winter 2015 Read about co-working environments, restoring Gunstock's historic ski jumps, popular European river cruises and more in the Winter 2015 edition of Around Concord Magazine.

We are having a Bush Whacking Day on June 6th starting at 9 AM to clear some of the grown in areas around the jumps before we begin our Capital Fund Drive. Would you please pass this information on to others that you know that are passionate about ski jumping and the prospect of getting the 4 ski jumps at Gunstock back to being used by today’s young jumpers?

Here are some pictures as we are getting our 10 meter ski jump ready for the January 24th high school competition.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas. There is still time to help support our efforts to restore the ski jumps. Please go to our website for information.