ski guyNINE DOLLAR NEW HAMPSHIRE SKIING
December 12th 2011 18:11
Hard to believe in this inflationary day and age that one
can still purchase a lift ticket in New Hampshire for a mere
US$9 midweek.
Where? In the heart of New Hampshire's Lakes Region,
historic Abenaki Ski Area in the Town of Wolfeboro.
Don't get too excited. Nine dollars is for a midweek lift
ticket; the price skyrockets to ten dollars on weekends
and holidays.
What do you get for parting with a ten dollar bill? A chance
to ride uphill on one of America's last remaining ropetows;
seven trails, 50 percent snowmaking coverage, a terrain
park and a down-home woodstove heated warming hut.
You sure, the vertical drop is only 200 feet but you know,
for a place to make a few turns and have some fun with friends
and family, either during the day or under the lights, the price
can't be beat.
No. It's not run by Native American tribes. No casinos or
smoke shops at the base, not yet anyway.
The place was founded by the Abenaki Ski Club back in 1936
and due to a recent revival effort has been modernized with a
decent grooming machine and snowmaking equipment.
Here at Skiing Reviews, we like to see funky, community-oriented
ski areas with historic lift systems hanging in there. No glitz,
just good old uphill transportation with a groomed snow base
to carve on.
can still purchase a lift ticket in New Hampshire for a mere
US$9 midweek.
Where? In the heart of New Hampshire's Lakes Region,
historic Abenaki Ski Area in the Town of Wolfeboro.
Don't get too excited. Nine dollars is for a midweek lift
ticket; the price skyrockets to ten dollars on weekends
and holidays.
What do you get for parting with a ten dollar bill? A chance
to ride uphill on one of America's last remaining ropetows;
seven trails, 50 percent snowmaking coverage, a terrain
You sure, the vertical drop is only 200 feet but you know,
for a place to make a few turns and have some fun with friends
and family, either during the day or under the lights, the price
can't be beat.
No. It's not run by Native American tribes. No casinos or
smoke shops at the base, not yet anyway.
The place was founded by the Abenaki Ski Club back in 1936
and due to a recent revival effort has been modernized with a
decent grooming machine and snowmaking equipment.
Here at Skiing Reviews, we like to see funky, community-oriented
ski areas with historic lift systems hanging in there. No glitz,
just good old uphill transportation with a groomed snow base
to carve on.
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