CONWAY — Among many changes this summer, the New England Ski Museum of Franconia and Conway last week announced the launch of a new website design, new membership levels, its next “Spirit of Skiing” award recipients, to be honored in November, the retirement of longtime staffers — and the election of a new president, Ben Wilcox of Cranmore Mountain Resort.
Andrea Masters, executive director of the ski museum, confirmed that Wilcox, 61, general manager and president of Cranmore Mountain Resort, was elected by the NESM board Aug. 29 to succeed former president Bo Adams of York, Maine.
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