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February 29, 2020 Day 24 Skiers: Carla Note: Today is April 20, 2020 and I am just now writing about my visit to Campton Mountain Ski Area. I lost focus to finish this series of articles for my NH Talls & Smalls due to COVID-19 and the rapid transition to social distancing, working from home...

February 29, 2020 Day 23 Skiers: Carla Envision yourself walking on a wooded trail under a canopy of snow blanketed trees, when suddenly the trail emerges into a clearing and you find yourself before a tiny ski slope that minutes before you had no sight of. Imagine this storybook setting piled...

February 26, 2020 Day 22 Skiers: Carla & Tim Black Mountain in Jackson NH is a hidden gem along historic Route 16. Established with a rope tow by Moody’s Inn in 1935, it transitioned over the years to Whitneys’, then to Black Mountain in 1995. It is one of the oldest ski areas in the state, and...

February 23, 2020 Day 21 Skiers: Carla Mount Sunapee is the largest ski resort in southern NH. Boasting a 1,510’ vertical drop and 67 trails over 233 acres. Initially developed in 1948 and operated by the State of NH, Sunapee is now operated by Vail Resorts and is part of the Epic Pass. I used...

February 21, 2020 Day 20 Skiers: Carla Arrowhead is a lovely small ski area in the City of Claremont NH, just across the border from VT. It first operated as the Kings Arrow Ski Area in 1962, then in later years the name changed to Arrowhead with operations provided by the local Kiwanis Club...

February 15, 2020 Day 19 Skiers: Carla & Tim Cannon is by far an iconic, classic, rugged, old school, no-frills mountain with a well-deserved reputation for being notoriously cold, windy, and icy. Cannon fans are hard-core who love steep groomers, tight glades, and secret off-piste stashes. The...

February 9, 2020 Day 18 Skiers: Carla Veterans Memorial was officially the first ski area I visited for my NH Talls & Smalls Adventure. I had a fantastic experience volunteering at this little hill helping with pre-season preparation, and was very excited to return with snow on the ground...

February 8, 2020 Day 17 Skiers: Carla & Tim Proctor Ski Area is a small privately-owned ski hill located at Proctor Academy, a coed preparatory boarding school for grades 9–12 located in Andover, New Hampshire. Impressively, more than 50% of all Proctor students spend their winter afternoons on...

February 4, 2020 Day 16 Skiers: Carla I was greatly anticipating my visit tonight to historic Storrs Hill in Lebanon. I’m a bit delayed in posting this article as there were so many details I wanted to include. I needed time to perform some research, and this article is rather lengthy compared...

February 2, 2020 Day 15 Skiers: Carla I am officially at the half way point for the NH Talls & Smalls ski adventure! Today I visited another small for #15. Abenaki Ski Area is a community owned and operated ski area in Wolfeboro. Abenaki is the oldest small ski area in America, as well as one...

February 1, 2020 Day 14 Skiers: Carla & Tim Today we visited Tenney Mountain in Plymouth NH for our Talls & Smalls Adventure. Tenney is easily accessible by Rt 93, exit 26 to the Tenney Mountain Highway. Weather was overcast and cloudy, mid 30’s and non-windy. We encountered a few light...

January 26, 2020 Day 13 Skiers: Carla & Tim Lucky 13! Today we visited Ragged Mountain in Danbury NH for our Talls & Smalls Adventure. Ragged is located in the central-west part of NH and is easily accessible by either Rt 93 or Rt 89. Ragged first opened in 1965, and boasts a vertical drop of...

January 19, 2020 Day 12 Skiers: Carla & Tim Today we visited another new mountain for our Talls & Smalls adventure to ski every ski area in NH. Crotched Mountain is located in the town of Bennington in the southwest corner of the state. Our drive here took us through the towns of New Boston and...

January 2, 2020 Day 10 Skiers: Carla & Erica Wow I am already at day 10 for my NH Talls & Smalls Adventure! Waterville Valley is an independent ski area located on Mount Tecumseh with a summit of 4.004’. Established in 1966 (same year as Loon) it offers 62 trails, and 12 lifts providing a large...

January 1, 2020 Day 9 Skiers: Carla, Tim, & Erica No better way to kick off the New Year than a visit to Loon for our NH Talls & Smalls Adventure! Loon is located in the town of Lincoln and surrounded by the Pemigewasset Wilderness. The ski area expands across three peaks, and include three...

December 31, 2019 Day 8 Skiers: Carla I had the pleasure of visiting Red Hill Ski Area on their opening day of the 19/20 ski season for my NH Talls & Smalls Adventure. I have been following the Red Hill Ski Club on Facebook and was excited to read they would be open, as most of the smaller...

December 30, 2019 Day 7 Skiers: Carla The Kanc is a tiny local ski hill owned by the Town of Lincoln, and operated by the Lincoln—Woodstock Recreation Department. I feel so fortunate to call Lincoln my second hometown and I visit this area often, at the amazing discounted resident rate of $5...

December 29, 2019 Day 6 Skiers: Carla & Tim Today was a gamble on conditions from the aftermath of varying temps with thaws & refreezes. 12/27-12/28 I absolutely would not have skied anywhere in the state! Conditions where slick, iced, and calling it “dust on crust” would be far too generous...

December 22, 2019 Day 5 Skiers: Carla & Tim Today we visited King Pine Ski Area in Madison for our NH Talls & Smalls Adventure. Neither Tim nor I have skied here before and were excited to check out another new mountain. King Pine is part of Purity Springs, a family owned resort with an inn...