It’s a place of duct tape, work gloves, rope tows, smiles and more than 80 years of stories.
Abenaki Ski Area is a community-inspired and fueled tiny feeder hill outside downtown Wolfeboro.
kAm“%9:D A=246 :D 9:DE@CJ >2<:?8 :ED H2J :?E@ E96 7FEFC6[” D2:5 $E6G6 #6:?7FCE[ 2 D62D@?65 D<: A2EC@=6C H:E9 2 =@?8E:>6 DE:?E :? tFC@A6 :?4=F5:?8 E2<:?8 A2CE :? 96=:4@AE6C C6D4F6D :? E96 p=AD]k^Am
kAm%96 E@H?\@H?65 9:== H:E9 2 92?57F= @7 EC2:=D 2?5 EH@ C@A6 E@HD :D H96C6 :E 2== 368:?D 2?5 6?5D 7@C >2?J =@42=D :?4=F5:?8 D6G6C2= H9@ ?@H H@C< E96C6 2?5 DFAA@CE :E E9C@F89 E96 ?@?\AC@7:E uC:6?5D @7 p36?2<:]k^Am
kAm(:E9 9:DE@CJ 92C<6?:?8 324< E@ :ED 7:CDE EC2:=D 4FE :? `hbe[ E96 a`_ G6CE:42= 7@@E 9:== 92D 925 :ED 7:?2?4:2= C@==6C 4@2DE6C C:56[ C6DFCC64E65 3J uC:6?5D @7 p36?2<: :? a__d H:E9 2 8C@@>6C WE92E 42>6 7C@> rC2?>@C6X 2?5 D?@H>2<:?8 E92E’D ?@H 23@FE 2 5@K6? E@H6CD 2?5 8F?D]k^Am
kAm%96 32C6\3@?6D 277@C523=6 D<: 2C62 D4C62>D 962CE 2?5 D@F= 2D 2EE6DE65 E@ =2DE $F?52J >@C?:?8 2D D@>6 b_ 49:=5C6? H6C6 :?EC@5F465 E@ D<::?8 5FC:?8 2 *@FE9 $<: uC66 !C@8C2> H9:=6 2 DACJ 9@4<6J 82>6 EC2?DA:C65 :?D:56 E96 25;246?E !@A (92=6? x46 pC6?2]k^Am
kAm“%96 4@>>F?:EJ 96=AD 6249 @E96C 96C6[” D2:5 D<: A2EC@=6C p=56? v2C=2?5 H9@ =62C?65 E@ D?@H3@2C5 2E p36?2<:] “tG6CJ@?6 <?@HD 6G6CJ@?6 2?5 6G6CJ@?6 <?@HD J@FC ?2>6]”k^Am
kAmp5565 #6:?7FCE[ “(6 92G6 2 4@C?F4@A:2 @7 492C24E6CD 96C6]”k^Am
kAmv2C=2?5’D A2C6?ED 2=D@ H@C< A2CE\E:>6 2E E96 9:== H:E9 :ED H:56 >2:? EC2:= 2?5 DF>>:E G:6HD @7 E96 ~DD:A66 #2?86]k^Am
kAmv2C=2?5[ =:<6 9:D 4@==628F6 %F?8 w2 2?5 >2?J @E96C A2EC@=6CD 2E E96 9:==[ 92D H@C<65 2E @E96C =2C86C 2C62D] w6 H2D 5C2H? E@ p36?2<: 3642FD6 @7 9:D J@F?8 49:=5C6?]k^Am
kAm“%9:D :D 2? F?36=:6G23=6 A=246 7@C <:5D E@ D<: 2?5 C:56[” 96 D2:5] “%96 A6@A=6 96C6 2C6 ?@C>2= 2?5 E96 AC:46D 2C6 4@>:42==J 8@@5] xE :D F?36=:6G23=J 277@C523=6]”k^Am
kAm{:7E E:4<6ED 2C6 Sa_[ Sg 7@C (@=763@C@[ %F7E@?3@C@ 2?5 qC@@<7:6=5 C6D:56?ED[ Sd 7@C ;FDE E96 z:55:6 %@H] #6?E2=D 2C6 S`a] w2>3FC86CD :? E96 p36?2<: vC:==n Sb] w@E 5@8D 4@DE Sa] %96C6 2C6 H:?E6C\=@?8 AC@8C2>D 2?5 D@>6 42? 86E 2DD:DE2?46 7@C 2 D62D@? A2DD E9C@F89 uC:6?5D @7 p36?2<:]k^Am
kAm%96 9:==’D 9@>6 E@ E96 p36?2<: $<: %62> W2=A:?6 2?5 7C66DEJ=6X 2?5 qC6HDE6C p4256>J C246 E62>] r=@D65 E@ E96 AF3=:4 |@?52J 2?5 %F6D52J 7@C C246 EC2:?:?8[ E96 =:E >@F?E2:? 42E6CD E@ E96 27E6C\D49@@= 4C@H5 @A6?:?8 2E c A]>] (65?6D52J E@ uC:52J 7C@> `` 2]>] E@ f A]>] $2EFC52J 2?5 `` 2]>] E@ e A]>] $F?52J]k^Am
kAm“(6 9@A6 E@ 3C:?8 <:5D 96C6 E@ 8:G6 z6??6EE 2 CF? 7@C E96:C >@?6J[” D2:5 uC:6?5D @7 p36?2<: AC6D:56?E 2?5 =@?8E:>6 (@=763@C@ C6D:56?E q:== $H277:6=5]k^Am
kAmp 92?5D@>6[ 4@>A24E A:?6\2446?E65 32D6 =@586 @A6?65 :? a_`d[ 4@>A=6E6 H:E9 DE@?6 7:C6A=246[ C6?E2= 2C62 WE96 E@H? H@C<D H:E9 $<: (@C<D :? ~DD:A66X[ 8C:==[ 7=2E\D4C66? %' 2?5 D<: A2EC@= 9625BF2CE6CD] p ?6:893@C:?8 C246 3F:=5:?8 :D F?56C8@:?8 H@C<] rC@DD\4@F?ECJ D<:6CD 2446DD 2 EC2:= ?6EH@C< E@@ 2?5 2 A@CE:@? @7 E96 =@586 @A6?D 7@C E96> 2E e 2]>]k^Am
kAm%96 2C62’D D>2== — 23@FE b_ D64@?5D FA 2?5 b_ D64@?5D 5@H? 7@C 2 CF?] qFE E92E `d >A9 C@A6 E@H’D 2? :4@? 2>@?8 E96 p36?2<: 72:E97F=] xE A24<D D@>6 962E 2?5 36DE 36E :D E@ <66A E9@D6 9:89 6?5 8=@G6D J@F 8@E @G6C E96 9@=:52JD 9@>6]k^Am
kAm“(6 8@ E9C@F89 2 =@E @7 5F4E E2A6 96C6[” D2:5 2DD:DE2?E A2C<D 2?5 C64C62E:@? 5:C64E@C yFDE:? r927766] “p =@E @7 8=@G6D 86E E@C? FA] sF4E E2A6 96=AD 86E E96> 86E E9C@F89 2?@E96C 52J]”k^Am
kAm%96? E96C6’D =2AA:?8[ 5@:?8 2D >2?J CF?D 2D J@F 42? @? E96 E@H] $@>6 42? 5@ b_ E@ c_ CF?D :? 2? 9@FC]k^Am
kAmv2C=2?5 @?46 5:5 23@FE `d_ CF?D 5FC:?8 2 6:89E\9@FC D9:7E]k^Am
kAm“|J 92?5D 9FCE 2E E96 6?5 @7 E96 52J 2?5 E96J H6C6 =@4<65 :? E96 9@=5:?8\E96\C@A6\E@H A@D:E:@?[” 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAmz:5D 5@?’E 86E 7:CDE 492:C[ 3FE 7:CDE E@H[ 3C288:?8 C:89ED 7@C E96 7:CDE @?6 :? =:?6]k^Am
kAm“z:5D 86E @FE @7 D49@@= 2?5 4@>6 C:89E 96C6[” D2:5 r927766] “%96J =@G6 7:CDE E@H]”k^Am
kAmp?5 ?:89E D<::?8[ 2 492?46 E@ D<: 2?5 D@4:2=:K6]k^Am
kAm“sC@A @77 E96 <:5D H96? E96J’C6 g 2?5 A:4< E96> FA H96? E96J’C6 `d[” r927766 D2:5[ C6A62E:?8 2 A@AF=2C =:?6]k^Am
kAm%96 2C62’D 9@DE65 >2?J 6G6?ED[ :?4=F5:?8 &]$] $<: 2?5 $?@H3@2C5 C246D] p uC:6?5D @7 p36?2<: D<:\2\E9@? :D E9:D $2EFC52J H:E9 A@CE:@?D @7 AC@4665D 62C>2C<65 7@C C6@A6?:?8 E96 @G6C8C@H? %H:DE6C %C2:=]k^Am
kAm“%9:D C62==J D9@HD H92E =@42= A9:=2?E9C@A:DE 96=A 42? 5@[” D2:5 $H277:6=5[ H9@ 8C6H FA D<::?8 2E p36?2<:[ 2 D>2== D<: 2C62 6?6C8:K65 3J 2 =@E @7 3:8 962CED]k^Am
(0) comments
Welcome to the discussion.
Log In
Keep it Clean. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, racist or sexually-oriented language.
PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK.
Don't Threaten. Threats of harming another person will not be tolerated.
Be Truthful. Don't knowingly lie about anyone or anything.
Be Nice. No racism, sexism or any sort of -ism that is degrading to another person.
Be Proactive. Use the 'Report' link on each comment to let us know of abusive posts.
Share with Us. We'd love to hear eyewitness accounts, the history behind an article.