FRANCONIA NOTCH — Gov. Chris Sununu and other state officials anticipate making a major financial and tourism-related decision in the next several months that would affect the state-owned and operated Cannon Mountain Ski Area in Franconia Notch State Park.
Longtime park and ski area general manager John “J.D.” DeVivo laid out the options being considered at the July 14 meeting of the governor and Executive Council hosted by District 1 Executive Councilor Joe Kenney of Wakefield at the ski area’s Peabody Lodge.
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