OSSIPEE — John T. Kenney, a co-owner of the former Whittier Ski Area on Nickerson Mountain in West Ossipee, hopes to bring the mountain back to life for the benefit of the community and is looking for ideas on how to do that.
The Whittier Ski Area, across the street from Tramway Artisans in West Ossipee, which is just south of the intersections of Route 16 and Route 25, was the subject of a Fritz Wetherbee segment in October on WMUR-Channel 9’s “New Hampshire Chronicle.”
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