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Winter / Spring 2011/12 Issue
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.
Take a Ride on the Magic Carpet over Easy Acres!
The Resort has invested $3 million into redeveloping its entire learning area, now renamed Easy Acres.
News in Brief
Encompassing people, places and happenings at Mount Washington.
Future Looks Bright for the new Mountain Centre
After months of construction under some of the most challenging conditions a record snowfall can deliver, the Vancouver Island Mountain Centre is open.
Ready for a Magic Carpet Ride?
Magic Carpets originated in Denver, Colo., more than 20 years ago, when Rocky Mountain Conveyor & Equipment (now Magic Carpets Lifts Inc.) saw the shortcomings of rope and handle tow lifts, and decided to do something about it.
Photo Bombing Sasquatch
These bad boys aren’t camera shy! Three European tourists got the shock of their lives when they downloaded their digital cameras last summer following a visit to Mount Washington Alpine Resort.
Podium of Life… A Way of Life
How many skiers have said they would have loved to spend their school days skiing on the slopes instead of being stuck in the classroom in town all winter?
The Return of La Nina
Could this be the year of sequels at Mount Washington Alpine Resort?