Greetings! With nearly three feet of natural snowfall in
December, Mt. Washington Valley's ski resorts are ready for the Christmas Week
to beat all (recent) Christmas Weeks! Add to that extensive snowmaking and
grooming and you have a recipe for happy skiers and riders.
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THIS ISSUE: Conditions / Christmas Week Events / Fast Facts /
Photos
Conditions as of Dec. 19
CURRENTLY SNOWING
Attitash Mountain Resort – Base: 18-45 in. / 7-day total: 16+
in.
Bear Notch Ski Touring – Base: 15 in. (average)
Black Mountain – Base: 24-40 in.
Bretton Woods – Base: 36-48 in. / 7-day total: 18+ in.
Bretton Woods Nordic Center – Base: 5-10 in. / 7-day total:
18+ in.
Cranmore Mountain Resort – Base: 18-30 in.
Great Glen Trails – Base: 11 in. (average)
Jackson XC – Base: 24 in. (average)
King Pine – Base: 18-36 in.
King Pine Nordic Center – Opening date TBA
Mt. Washington Valley Ski Touring – Base: 12+ in.
Shawnee Peak – Base: 22-36
Wildcat – Base: 12-28 in. / 7-day total: 16+in.
CHRISTMAS WEEK EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
Fri., Dec. 21
Cranmore: Platinum Anniversary Rollback - Ski Dec. 21
for the price of a lift ticket in 1930: just $3.30! www.cranmore.com
King Pine: Last day of this week's 2-for-1 lift ticket
offer. www.kingpine.com
Wed., Dec. 26
Cranmore: Cranapalooza - Enjoy night skiing on 11 trails
during this Winter Carnival-themed event. Fireworks, children's entertainment,
and live music are highlights. www.cranmore.com
Thurs., Dec. 27
Shawnee
Peak: Ullr Fest '07 - An evening event welcoming winter complete with "The
Beating of the Drums," fireworks and a torchlight parade (starts at 7 p.m.). www.shawneepeak.com
FAST FACTS
Outside
magazine calls North Conway one of the
nations top "Outdoor Meccas." (2006)
National
Geographic Adventure ranks North Conway among the nation's
"Top 31 Adventure Towns" (2006).
Men's
Journal ranks North Conway one of the
nation's "Top 10 Coolest Mountain Towns." (2005)