CONWAY — The “World’s Largest Ski Pole” is back in its rightful place in front of Olympia Sports Center (formerly home to Carroll Reed Ski Shop) at 2686 Main St. in North Conway Village.
Blown down in April 2018, the local landmark was removed by Eastern Slope Inn Resort/AMSCO (Attitash Mountain Service Co.) employees and taken to Cranmore Mountain Resort, where it was repaired by maintenance and lift crews over the past year.
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