"Black Mountain, the historic New Hampshire ski area now operated by the Black Mountain Community Corporation, has reached a sweeping settlement with the Town of Jackson after months of escalating tensions over snowmaking, permits, and mountain operations. The agreement clears the way for a stable season ahead and the mountain is celebrating immediately with a powder day opening and free skiing on Tuesday, December 2. The news marks a major turning point in what had become the final unresolved hurdle in Black Mountain's year-long transformation"
"But that rapid modernization created friction with the Town of Jackson, culminating the week before Thanksgiving when police arrived at Black Mountain in the middle of the night and attempted to shut down the snowmaking system over an anonymous noise complaint. Black Mountain has made snow since 195, long before current zoning existed, Erik Mogensen, General Manager of Black Mountain and Indy Pass Managing Director pointed out and refused to shut down snowmaking, setting the stage for a legal dispute."
Black Mountain reached a sweeping settlement with the Town of Jackson after months of escalating tensions over snowmaking, permits, and mountain operations. The agreement clears the way for a stable season and includes a powder-day opening with free skiing for Jackson residents on December 2. Indy Pass and Entabeni Systems purchased the resort with the Black Mountain Community Corporation in October 2024, and the co-op later acquired the three summit-to-base parcels plus a communications-tower agreement to control the upper mountain. Rapid modernization prompted friction, culminating when police attempted to shut down snowmaking over an anonymous noise complaint and leading toward a legal dispute.
Read at snowbrains.com
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