February 29, 2020
Day 23
Skiers: Carla
Envision yourself walking on a wooded trail under a canopy of snow blanketed trees, when suddenly the trail emerges into a clearing and you find yourself before a tiny ski slope that minutes before you had no sight of. Imagine this storybook setting piled...
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donation jar
dulce & harper
granite backcountry alliance
lancaster
mount prospect
rope tow
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weeks state park
February 26, 2020
Day 22
Skiers: Carla & Tim
Black Mountain in Jackson NH is a hidden gem along historic Route 16. Established with a rope tow by Moody’s Inn in 1935, it transitioned over the years to Whitneys’, then to Black Mountain in 1995. It is one of the oldest ski areas in the state, and...
black mountain
black mountain in jackson
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doublehead ski trail
historic route 16
independently owned and family operated
lostbo
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view of mount washington
white mountains
February 23, 2020
Day 21
Skiers: Carla
Mount Sunapee is the largest ski resort in southern NH. Boasting a 1,510’ vertical drop and 67 trails over 233 acres. Initially developed in 1948 and operated by the State of NH, Sunapee is now operated by Vail Resorts and is part of the Epic Pass. I used...
February 21, 2020
Day 20
Skiers: Carla
Arrowhead is a lovely small ski area in the City of Claremont NH, just across the border from VT. It first operated as the Kings Arrow Ski Area in 1962, then in later years the name changed to Arrowhead with operations provided by the local Kiwanis Club...
100% volunteer operated
arrowhead
arrowhead recreation club
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city of claremont nh
kings arrow ski area
mt ascutney
owned by the city of claremont
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February 15, 2020
Day 19
Skiers: Carla & Tim
Cannon is by far an iconic, classic, rugged, old school, no-frills mountain with a well-deserved reputation for being notoriously cold, windy, and icy. Cannon fans are hard-core who love steep groomers, tight glades, and secret off-piste stashes. The...
February 9, 2020
Day 18
Skiers: Carla
Veterans Memorial was officially the first ski area I visited for my NH Talls & Smalls Adventure. I had a fantastic experience volunteering at this little hill helping with pre-season preparation, and was very excited to return with snow on the ground...
100% volunteer operated
annual boat bash snow crash
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funded by the franklin outing club
great gains forest in franklin nh
grill on the hill
nh talls & smalls adventure
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veteran's memorial recreation area
February 8, 2020
Day 17
Skiers: Carla & Tim
Proctor Ski Area is a small privately-owned ski hill located at Proctor Academy, a coed preparatory boarding school for grades 9–12 located in Andover, New Hampshire. Impressively, more than 50% of all Proctor students spend their winter afternoons on...
February 4, 2020
Day 16
Skiers: Carla
I was greatly anticipating my visit tonight to historic Storrs Hill in Lebanon. I’m a bit delayed in posting this article as there were so many details I wanted to include. I needed time to perform some research, and this article is rather lengthy compared...
50-meter jump
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goodwin park
mikaela shiffrin
nh talls & smalls adventure
nick alexander
owned by the city of lebanon
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skiallofnew hampshire's skiareasski jump
storrs hill
February 2, 2020
Day 15
Skiers: Carla
I am officially at the half way point for the NH Talls & Smalls ski adventure! Today I visited another small for #15. Abenaki Ski Area is a community owned and operated ski area in Wolfeboro. Abenaki is the oldest small ski area in America, as well as one...
abenaki is the oldest small ski area in america
abenaki outing club
abenaki ski area
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community owned and operated ski area in wolfeboro
friends of abenaki
ned bullock
poor farm hill
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wolfeboro parks & recreation department
February 1, 2020
Day 14
Skiers: Carla & Tim
Today we visited Tenney Mountain in Plymouth NH for our Talls & Smalls Adventure. Tenney is easily accessible by Rt 93, exit 26 to the Tenney Mountain Highway. Weather was overcast and cloudy, mid 30’s and non-windy. We encountered a few light...
January 26, 2020
Day 13
Skiers: Carla & Tim
Lucky 13! Today we visited Ragged Mountain in Danbury NH for our Talls & Smalls Adventure. Ragged is located in the central-west part of NH and is easily accessible by either Rt 93 or Rt 89. Ragged first opened in 1965, and boasts a vertical drop of...
January 19, 2020
Day 12
Skiers: Carla & Tim
Today we visited another new mountain for our Talls & Smalls adventure to ski every ski area in NH. Crotched Mountain is located in the town of Bennington in the southwest corner of the state. Our drive here took us through the towns of New Boston and...
a revived lost ski area
bennington
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crotched mountain
former onset mountain ski area
francestown
peak resorts
renamed bobcat mountain
renamed crotched west
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skinew hampshire
vail resorts
January 2, 2020
Day 10
Skiers: Carla & Erica
Wow I am already at day 10 for my NH Talls & Smalls Adventure! Waterville Valley is an independent ski area located on Mount Tecumseh with a summit of 4.004’. Established in 1966 (same year as Loon) it offers 62 trails, and 12 lifts providing a large...
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green peak expansion area
independent ski area
mount kancamagus
mount osceola
mount tecumseh
new hampshire
nh talls & smalls adventure
schwendi hutte
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snows mountain
waterville valley
white peaks quad
January 1, 2020
Day 9
Skiers: Carla, Tim, & Erica
No better way to kick off the New Year than a visit to Loon for our NH Talls & Smalls Adventure! Loon is located in the town of Lincoln and surrounded by the Pemigewasset Wilderness. The ski area expands across three peaks, and include three...
December 31, 2019
Day 8
Skiers: Carla
I had the pleasure of visiting Red Hill Ski Area on their opening day of the 19/20 ski season for my NH Talls & Smalls Adventure. I have been following the Red Hill Ski Club on Facebook and was excited to read they would be open, as most of the smaller...
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expectation of volunteer service
funded by membership fees and donations
moultonborough
new hampshire
nh talls & smalls adventure
peaked moon farm
red hill ski area
red hill ski club
rope tow
seasonal membership
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December 30, 2019
Day 7
Skiers: Carla
The Kanc is a tiny local ski hill owned by the Town of Lincoln, and operated by the Lincoln—Woodstock Recreation Department. I feel so fortunate to call Lincoln my second hometown and I visit this area often, at the amazing discounted resident rate of $5...
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kanc rec area
lincoln—woodstock recreation department
nestled in the valley at the base of loon mountain
new hampshire
nh talls & smalls adventure
owned by the town of lincoln
rope tow
serves the residents of lincoln & woodstock
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December 29, 2019
Day 6
Skiers: Carla & Tim
Today was a gamble on conditions from the aftermath of varying temps with thaws & refreezes. 12/27-12/28 I absolutely would not have skied anywhere in the state! Conditions where slick, iced, and calling it “dust on crust” would be far too generous...
December 22, 2019
Day 5
Skiers: Carla & Tim
Today we visited King Pine Ski Area in Madison for our NH Talls & Smalls Adventure. Neither Tim nor I have skied here before and were excited to check out another new mountain. King Pine is part of Purity Springs, a family owned resort with an inn...
December 21, 2019
Day 4
Skiers: Carla
Todays forecast was a brisk 3 degrees Fahrenheit, with sunny skies and no wind. Based on overall conditions and a favorable snow report listing 27/46 trails open, I chose Gunstock for mountain #4 for my Talls & Smalls adventure.
I skied solo as Tim & Erica...
December 8, 2019
Day 3
Skiers: Carla & Erica
Today we visited our first small mountain, Granite Gorge in Roxbury. We traveled 101 West to 93 North, 89 North, and west along Route 9 to reach our destination. I am not familiar with Route 9 past Henniker, and really enjoyed the beautiful views of...
bunny buster green trail
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fred baybutt
granite gorge
granite lake
green vw van terrain park
monadnock region
new hampshire
otter brook
pinnacle lift
pinnacle mountain
roxbury
saturday night cosmic tubing event
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