The paved mountain

Crotched Mountain (yes, they named the mountain “Crotched”) is about 900 vertical feet of snow-paved wonder. New England has so much water, they can pretty much blow any hill into a ski resort. We got to the mountain late, because it was open until 9pm so we could take our time. Two lifts and about 3 runs open. The larger […]

Mount Sunapee

Mount Sunapee‘s lift takes you up 1,400v.ft. and they had 3 runs open (maybe 2.5, but who’s counting). Not too shabby – definitely an upgrade from Attitash’s 640v.ft lifts and 2 (really 1.5) runs. I feel like this mountain hit nail on the head with the classic New England vibe. Beautiful view, lots of snowmaking, and a lot of areas […]

Magic carpet

For the next three days we’ll be at Attitash Mountain ski resort in New Hampshire. As you might guess, early December, midweek is not a popular time to ski, so we basically have the entire hotel and ski resort to ourselves. Excited to have a big place with two floors and our own full kitchen! Another thing that is always […]