CONWAY — Although skiing remains the lure for most winter visitors to the Mount Washington Valley, lately there has been a trend to offer people other lures to come to this tourism-dependent region.
Ski resorts have added seasonal attractions like the canopy tour at Bretton Woods, ziplines at Attitash and Wildcat, the adventure park at Cranmore, and ice-skating at the Tohko Dome at King Pine.
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