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Winter Preview

Winter Preview

While Easy Acres and the Magic Carpets are undoubtedly the biggest news for winter at Mount Washington Alpine Resort, some other changes are afoot this season.

The Blairs IN PROFILE

The Blairs IN PROFILE

The mountain life suits Lana and Mark Blair, fulltime residents at Mount Washington Alpine Resort. The couple owns Grizzly Alpine Services, which has the transportation contract in the Alpine Village, and Lana is also the representative for Strata 799.

Summer in Review

Summer in Review

Summer was all about the snow at Mount Washington Alpine Resort this year. No, that’s not a typo: there was enough snow left over from a record-setting year that for the first time ever, the Resort was open for summer skiing in July.

Mount Washington Ski Clubs

Mount Washington Ski Clubs

Mount Washington Alpine Resort is home to six snow sport clubs and one summer sport (mountain biking) club whose members spend their seasons practicing and competing on their “home” hill.

Section 8 Snowsport Institute

Section 8 Snowsport Institute

A company at Mount Washington has been teaching ski and snowboard instructors how to teach for the past four years.

Tourism Mount Washington Breaks the Trend

Tourism Mount Washington Breaks the Trend

In a time when many tourism-based entities are stagnating in a soft economy Mount Washington Alpine Resort is bucking the trend, says Sarah Nicholson, Manager of Tourism Mount Washington.