CONWAY — Get ready for a big winter season, with people affected by the pandemic flocking to ski, snowshoe and snowmobile in the White Mountains, much as they did hiking and biking this summer.
That was the message U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-Manchester) heard from local recreation and ski industry leaders during a Zoom roundtable discussion Wednesday.
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