Cannon Mountain, Script and Tram, New Hampshire — c. 1970s

A vintage Cannon Mountain ski patch, probably 1970s, featuring a yellow and red tram car sliding down the cables toward the ridgeline beside a navy tower. “Cannon Mountain” in red script, NEW HAMPSHIRE in navy across the bottom. Square, pale blue field, yellow merrowed edge.

Cannon belongs to the state. It sits inside Franconia Notch State Park, and every lift on it is public property, which makes it a rare thing in American skiing: a big mountain owned by the people who ski it.

The patch spells out the state like a license plate. Fair enough. It's their tram.

Embroidered on twill, merrowed edge. Photos are the condition report.