New Hampshire's Waterville Valley Resort is known as "the birthplace of freestyle skiing," It will add to that reputation next season, the first of a two-year agreement with the International Ski and Snowboard Federation to host the best mogul skiers in the world. Waterville, which opened the … [Read more...]
The 2022-23 season was another record-breaker for the ski industry
Last winter was a record-breaking season for the ski industry, which reported 61 million skier visits over the course of 2021-22. Well, that was nothing. The National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) released preliminary numbers this week that reported a whopping 64.7 million skier visits over … [Read more...]
Repairs underway after rain washes out sections of Mount Washington Auto Road
Last summer, for the first time in its 160-year history, the Mount Washington Auto Road opened for the season as a fully-paved -- top-to-bottom -- roadway. It was a project nearly 50 years in the making for a New Hampshire attraction that brings tens of thousands of visitors each year to the … [Read more...]
Here’s where you can still ski this weekend (and into May) in New England
Your options may be dwindling, but there are still a handful of spots in New England where the lifts will be running during this final weekend of April. Sugarloaf, Sugarbush, Jay Peak, and Killington will all offer skiing and riding on the doorstep of May. In Maine, Sugarloaf plans to run … [Read more...]
The art of a skier: Ski posters bring us back to another era of our sport
We don't have enough walls to house my family’s (OK, mine) extensive ski poster collection. While the handful hanging now might convey admiration for the likes of Vermont and New Hampshire, dozens are stowed away, awaiting either a basement renovation or seasonal swap. There are some of Dianne … [Read more...]
Which 2023-24 season ski pass is right for you?
It might seem early, but it is indeed time to start thinking about purchasing a season pass for next season, at least before prices jump, incrementally, over the coming weeks and months. In fact, one of skiing's most popular multi-mountain passes has proven such a hot commodity this spring that a … [Read more...]