White Mountains
White Mountains
The Mt. Washington Valley has something worth doing in every season — from powder days at Attitash to peak-foliage drives on the Kancamagus. Here's where to go and where to eat.
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Attitash Mountain Resort
The home mountain — literally on Route 302, less than five minutes from Villa at Bear Creek. Two connected peaks (Attitash and Bear Peak) with 68 trails and 1,750 vertical feet. Classic New England skiing: narrow winding runs, genuine fall lines, and a lively après scene. Part of the Epic Pass.
Check the resort calendar for live music nights and race leagues — a great reason to stay on the mountain after last chair.
Wildcat Mountain
Consistently rated the most scenic ski mountain in the East, sitting directly across from Mt. Washington. Old New England–style trails — narrow, honest, and technical on the upper mountain. No frills, strong skiing. The Polecat Trail runs 2.75 miles top to bottom, the longest in New Hampshire.
Jackson Village is the après destination for Wildcat — Wildcat Tavern and Shannon Door are 10 minutes away.
Bretton Woods
New Hampshire's largest ski area with 464 acres and the grand Omni Mount Washington Hotel as its centerpiece. Wide cruisers, birch glades, and Presidential Range views all day. The attached Nordic center has 100+ km of groomed trails. More refined than party-focused — and the hotel lobby bar is worth a visit regardless.
Ski the Nordic center in the morning, ski the mountain in the afternoon — two very different experiences on one pass.
Black Mountain
New Hampshire's oldest continuously operating ski area (est. 1935), now transitioning to community co-op ownership. 45 trails, sunny southern exposure, zero lift lines, and the kind of soul that corporate resorts can't manufacture. Multi-generational NH families love it. Operates on the Indy Pass.
Come on a weekday and you may have whole trails to yourself. Jackson Village restaurants are a few minutes away.
Jackson Ski Touring Foundation
100+ km of groomed Nordic trails winding through forest and farmland around Jackson Village — one of the finest cross-country networks in the Northeast. Trails weave between historic inns and farmhouses. Dedicated snowshoe trails and a groomed village loop with snowmaking. $25 adult trail pass.
Combine with lunch at the Wildcat Tavern — many trails loop back to the village.
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