Ragged Mountain Resort
Overview
Ragged Mountain in Danbury, New Hampshire has had a rougher business history than most ski areas its size. It opened in 1965 with minimal snowmaking infrastructure, which put it in financial trouble almost immediately and led to a bankruptcy in 1974; the state of New Hampshire ended up purchasing and reselling the property. A subsequent closure ran from 1983 into 1984 before new ownership reopened the mountain in 1989. Ironically, a major 2002 investment in a new Summit Six-Pack chairlift triggered yet another bankruptcy, and the resort was sold to RMR-Pacific, LLC in 2007, which put money into renovations and, in 2019, sustainability upgrades including LED lighting conversion. As of the most recent public reporting, the resort has been listed for sale.
None of that turbulence shows up in the terrain itself. Ragged rises 336.0m from a 336.8m base to a 672.8m summit, and its 42 runs cover 18.14km, with the mix weighted toward accessible skiing: 6.49km easy and 0.39km novice against 7.65km intermediate and 2.05km advanced — no expert-rated terrain on record, which fits a mountain aimed more at family days and lesson programs than steep lines. Five lifts move skiers around, including three chairlifts and two magic carpets for the beginner slopes, plus 85% snowmaking coverage and three terrain parks with glade skiing scattered through the trees.
Ragged carries no multi-resort pass affiliations, so lift tickets and season passes run entirely through the resort’s own system rather than Ikon, Epic, or Indy. It sits in central New Hampshire’s lakes region, with Lebanon Municipal Airport the closest airfield at about 40.4km and Manchester-Boston Regional 69.4km out; the larger gateway airport, Portland International Jetport, is roughly 125km away. Manchester, New Hampshire and the Massachusetts cities of Lowell and Worcester are the nearest population centers, all within about a two-hour drive.
That combination of a high-capacity six-pack lift and 85% snowmaking coverage across only 250 acres suggests a resort built to squeeze reliable, well-groomed skiing out of a modest footprint rather than to compete on scale with the bigger White Mountains resorts to the north. The three terrain parks and glade zones scattered through the trees give more advanced skiers something beyond the mapped trail network, even without any run rated above advanced. For a mountain that’s changed hands and survived multiple bankruptcies since 1965, the current 57-trail, five-lift layout represents a fairly mature, settled version of what has historically been an unsettled business.
Dividing the resort’s 18.14km of terrain across its five lifts works out to roughly 3.6km of skiable trail per lift, a generous ratio for a mountain this size and a sign that Ragged’s lift investments have kept pace with, or even outrun, the physical footprint of the mountain itself. That kind of lift-to-terrain ratio tends to translate into shorter waits at the base even on a busy weekend, which matters for a resort that leans on New Hampshire day-trip traffic from Manchester and southern New England rather than a captive destination-resort crowd staying on-site for a week.
Key stats
Official website — Last checked 2026-09-13
Lifts by type
| Type | Count |
|---|---|
| chair lift | 3 |
| magic carpet | 2 |
Runs by difficulty
| Difficulty | Distance |
|---|---|
| easy | 6.49 km |
| other | 1.55 km |
| novice | 0.39 km |
| advanced | 2.05 km |
| intermediate | 7.65 km |
Maps
View official Ragged Mountain Resort trail map (image) →
Run & lift overview
Ragged Mountain Resort: 42 runs, 5 lifts. Generated from community-mapped OpenStreetMap data, not Ragged Mountain Resort's official map artwork. © OpenStreetMap contributors, OpenSkiMap (ODbL).
Typical conditions by month
Monthly conditions data for Ragged Mountain Resort is not yet available.
Lift tickets & passes
Ragged Mountain Resort has no multi-resort pass affiliations on record.
Getting there
Nearest airports
- Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) — 40.4 km straight-line
- Manchester-Boston Regional Airport (MHT) — 69.4 km straight-line
- Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT) — 89.3 km straight-line
Nearest cities
- Manchester, New Hampshire — 62.5 km straight-line
- Lowell, Massachusetts — 103.5 km straight-line
- Worcester, Massachusetts — 135.5 km straight-line
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Where to stay
A dedicated lodging guide for Ragged Mountain Resort is not yet available.
Nearby resorts
- Mount Sunapee — 25 km straight-line, 442.7 m vertical
- Tenney Mountain Resort — 30 km straight-line, 428.1 m vertical
- Pats Peak — 36 km straight-line, 229 m vertical
- Gunstock Recreation Area — 39 km straight-line, 397.1 m vertical
- Dartmouth Skiway — 40 km straight-line, 300.1 m vertical
FAQ
- How big is Ragged Mountain Resort?
- Ragged Mountain has a 336.8m base and a 672.8m summit, a 336.0m vertical drop, across 42 runs totaling 18.14km. Five lifts serve the terrain: three chairlifts and two magic carpets.
- Is Ragged Mountain good for beginners?
- Yes — 6.49km is rated easy plus another 0.39km novice, well over a third of the mountain's 18.14km, and two magic carpets keep the beginner zone separate from the 7.65km of intermediate and 2.05km of advanced terrain higher up.
- Has Ragged Mountain always been open?
- No. It opened in 1965 but struggled financially due to inadequate snowmaking, went through bankruptcy in 1974, and closed entirely between 1983 and 1984 before new owners reopened it in 1989. A 2002 investment in the Summit Six-Pack chairlift preceded yet another bankruptcy, and RMR-Pacific, LLC bought the resort in 2007 and invested in renovations.
- Who owns Ragged Mountain Resort?
- RMR-Pacific, LLC has owned Ragged since 2007, after it acquired the resort out of its second bankruptcy. The company added sustainability measures including LED lighting in 2019.
- Which pass covers Ragged Mountain?
- Ragged Mountain has no multi-resort pass affiliations on record — tickets and season passes are sold directly through the resort rather than via Ikon, Epic, or Indy.
- What's the nearest airport to Ragged Mountain?
- Lebanon Municipal Airport (LEB) is closest at about 40.4km, with Manchester-Boston Regional (MHT) at 69.4km and Rutland-Southern Vermont Regional (RUT) at 89.3km. The resort's listed gateway airport is Portland International Jetport (PWM), roughly 125km away.
- Is Ragged Mountain good for families?
- The terrain mix — over a third easy/novice, three surface-style loading options via two magic carpets, and a smaller overall footprint than New Hampshire's bigger resorts — makes it a manageable size for a day with kids, though it's a smaller operation than nearby Loon or Cannon.
- What's notable about Ragged Mountain's lifts?
- Its six-person chairlift was reportedly the first of its kind installed in New Hampshire, part of a lift fleet that also includes a high-speed detachable quad, a triple, a double, and two surface lifts serving 57 named trails across the mountain's 250 acres.
Data sources
Last verified: 2026-09-15
Base facts from OpenSkiMap (ODbL), OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata (CC0), OurAirports (public domain) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). See /data-sources/.