PHOTO: Becca paddles past the statue of Hannah Duston where the Contoocook meets the Merrimack Rivers. The memorial was erected in 1874 and is the first publically-funded statue in New Hampshire and the first statue…

PHOTO: Becca leaving Monte Rosa, a sub-peak on the southwest shoulder of Mount Monadnock. From here the summit of Mount Monadnock is high above her and three quarters of a mile away. Mount Monadnock is…

PHOTO: Last weekend on Mount Waumbek Eric Rathbun completed his second Grid–hiking all 48 New Hampshire 4,000 footers in every month. He completed his first grid way back in March of 2011. Spring is here…

PHOTO: Sunny April Fools Day at Waterville Valley, yours truly, Bria, Danielle and Kris, we skied non stop for three and a half hours because the morning’s corn snow was wonderful. After lunch we still…

PHOTO: Bria makes first tracks on Loon Mountain’s South Peak Cruiser Trail. Cannon Cliff, Big Coolidge Mountain and the tip tops of the Franconia Range Mountains are nearly always in sight when skiing Loon’s South…

PHOTO: In the rain Kris skis towards the SuperQuad at Sugarloaf. While we were in Maine, Mother Nature threw all the weather she could think of at us. For a minute she did offer up…

PHOTO: Tenney Mountain in Plymouth, NH has 48 Trails and 1,400 vertical feet of fun! Look at the snow on Tenney’s Shooting Star Trail. Tenney has made major improvements and the skiing and snowboarding is…

PHOTO: A wonderful winter day riding the Holt’s Ledge double chairlift at the Dartmouth Skiway. The natural snow on the Lift Line Trail below and in the trees was pretty to see and fun to…

PHOTO: Kris skis the White Cap Trail at the Waterville Valley Resort on a splendid winter day. The surrounding White Mountains are big eye-fillers. From Waterville’s slopes Mount Washington’s white tiptop to nearby Osceola and…

PHOTO: Uphill skiing has been gaining in popularity for years and New Hampshire resorts offer routes for uphill skinning, splitboarding and snowshoeing. Here at Bretton Woods the uphill route often has a line of uphill…

PHOTO: My ski pal Doreen and I have resolved to ski more together in 2024! We both have no excuse to ski at least one morning a week. We have gone together once already and…

PHOTO: Yours truly skating on Jackson XC’s Quail Trail in a winter wonderland, my first cross country ski of the season. Events coming up December 29th-XC Ski & Snacks Tour, on the 31st the Jackson…

PHOTO: It is Snowtime! More and more New Hampshire resorts have opened for the season. Pats Peak’s opening day was Friday, December 1st. Young and old came out to ski and snowboard on the mostly…

PHOTO: Frannie and Mike on the summit of Mount Osceola, elevation 4,329 feet. Snow covered Mount Washington can be seen in the distance. From Tripoli Road the hike out and back on the Mount Osceola…

PHOTO: A Snowboarder having a fine first day on the slopes at Bretton Woods. The ski season in New Hampshire opened last week at Bretton Woods! It looked and felt like winter. Bretton Woods is…