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The Sununu family is leading a group of local investors that has completed the purchase of Waterville Valley Ski Area from California-based Booth Creek Resorts.
The Oct. 12 transaction - the sale price was not disclosed but investors indicated it was less than $12 million - included Waterville Valley Ski Area, Waterville Valley Nordic Center, Waterville Valley Conference Center and Town Square.
Chris Sununu, a former environmental engineer who works with two of his brothers in a business consulting firm, is heading up the efforts and will serve as Waterville Valley Ski Resort's new chief executive.
His brother, former U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu, will serve as chairman of the board of the new Waterville Valley Holdings.
Sununu's father, former Gov. John H. Sununu, who also was former President George H.W. Bush's chief of staff, was among the investors.
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