What is a Trail Angel? Trail Angels are those people, now departed, who worked in the background, getting support and funding for trail projects. This year, we lost two trail visionaries — Steve Swenson and Joe Berry. Because of their efforts and abilities to galvanize the Mount Washington V…
I felt my skis gliding over powdery snow, with a whisper-quiet shush. The tips were barely visible in the unbroken snow. I was in skier’s heaven. Everything was fluid motion and soft sounds. The woods were peaceful and beautiful. The sun was setting in the west and turning the sky a vivid pi…
CONWAY — The votes are in, and North Conway tops the list for “Best Ski Town” in USA TODAY 10BEST’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Award. This is the second consecutive year they’ve received the honor, and the fifth time since 2016.
CONWAY — Renowned big-mountain skier and North Face athlete Caite Zeliff is back in her home state of New Hampshire, where her passion for skiing began. The North Conway native plans to keep the Granite State as her home base as she continues to travel to and from ski adventures around the world.
Waiting in line outside Jackson Ski Touring last Saturday, I could sense the winter excitement in the air. There were no conversations about biking, running or swimming. The tide had turned, so to speak, to thoughts of winter pursuits.
By Ellen Chandler, Special to The Conway Daily Sun
The answer to your questions: “Yes, I’m still skiing,” and “No, I haven’t ridden my bike yet.”
The fat lady’s sultry soprano is echoing across the valley’s slopes and trails. Citizen recreational racing and night skiing are over. Next winter’s season passes are on sale at their lowest rates. It’s soon last call for colorful short-sleeved Hawaiian shirts and goggle tans. Soon, Pinkham …
It’s that “ski it now before it goes” season. With spring’s advent and warmer, rainier weather, that snowpack is disappearing fast. Bare ground is popping up everywhere. If your favorite trail is groomed and ready today, don’t hesitate — go.
In the mid-80s, we were living near Keene. For our February break, the second week of Vacation Week, we’d load up the kids and skis and come to Mount Washington Valley. One of the first alpine areas we tried was Jackson’s Black Mountain. It had a reputation for being a family-friendly mounta…
The temps were north of 40 degrees, the sun shining, the wind sleeping and as the day went on, the turns became easier as my skis carved through the softening snow.
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CONWAY — "Bend ze knees!” it’s time again for the Hannes Schneider Meister Cup at Cranmore Mountain Resort! Still going strong in its 28th year, this weekend of skiing fun, food and legacy is happening March 7-9.
Monday was the day, the window of opportunity I’d been looking for to ski the trails at Purity Spring Resort XC and Snowshoe Reserve. The weather was mild, the trails had just been groomed and I had the time.
Hannah Kearney had a storied skiing career. The freestyler who spent her formative years skiing in the White Mountains garnered a 2010 Olympic gold and 2014 Olympic bronze medal, 46 World Cup mogul victories, eight World Championship medals, four World Cup overall titles and six World Cup mo…
Mount Washington’s a fun magnet for an all-around mountain man like Intervale’s Marc Saucier. He’s retired, first skiing Tuckerman Ravine at 16. Now 69, he’s one of several locals racing in Sunday’s Ski, Shoe & Fatbike to the Clouds.