New Hampshire Ski History - NewEnglandSkiHistory.com

Some of New Hampshire's most legendary ski trails were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps during the Great Depression.	New Hampshire ski area expansions - past, present, future.	A year by year breakdown of ski lift installations, relocations, and removals.
Hundreds of trail maps, past and present.	Side by side comparison photos of how New Hampshire's ski areas have changed over the years.	Weekend day lift ticket prices by year by ski area.

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Active Ski Areas with Chairlifts
Area		Town, Years, Vertical

Attitash

Bartlett
1965 • 1750'

Black

Jackson
1935 • 1100'

Bretton Woods

Bretton Woods
1973 • 1500'

Campton

Campton
1969 • 313'

Cannon

Franconia
1938 • 2180'

Cranmore

Conway
1937 • 1200'

Crotched

Bennington
1964 • 1000'

Dartmouth

Granite Gorge

Gunstock

King Pine

Loon

McIntyre

Manchester
1970 • 180'

Mittersill

Franconia
1942 • 1500'

Pats Peak

Henniker
1963 • 770'

Ragged

Danbury
1965 • 1250'

Sunapee

Newbury
1949 • 1510'

Tenney

Plymouth
1960 • 1400'

Waterville Valley

Waterville Valley
1966 • 2020'

Whaleback

Enfield
1956 • 700'

Wildcat

Pinkham's Grant
1958 • 2112'

Active Ski Areas with Surface Lifts Only
Area		Town, Years, Vertical

Abenaki

Wolfeboro
1940 • 200'

Arrowhead

Claremont
1962 • 120'

Clancy

Canaan
1940s • 60'

Eustis

Littleton
1939 • 240'

Kanc

Lincoln
1946 • 221'

Norm Wight

Dublin
2011 • 100'

Proctor

Andover
1960s • 436'

Red Hill

Moultonborough
1956 • 210'

Rowell

Sutton
2007 • 300'

Storrs Hill

Lebanon
1930s • 300'

Veterans Memorial

Franklin
1960 • 230'

Lost/Non-Operational Ski Areas with Chairlifts
Area		Town, Years, Vertical

Alpine Ridge

Gilford
1965-1980s • 400'

Balsams Wilderness

Dixville Notch
1966-2011 • 1000'

Birchwood

Londonderry
1965-1980s • 250'

Brickyard

Weirs Beach
1960s-1980s • 392'

Brookline

Brookline
1935-1984 • 600'

Cog Railway

Thompson and Meserves Purchase
2004-2006 • 1100'

Copple Crown

Wolfeboro
1965-1970s • 500'

Crotched East

Francestown
1964-1990 • 1000'

Gateway Hills

Nashua
2017-2018 • 40'

Highlands

Northfield
1968-1995 • 700'

Kimball Union

Plainfield
1950s-1970s • 300'

King Ridge

New London
1961-1995 • 775'

Monteau

Haverhill
1973-1990 • 650'

Moose

Brookfield
1961-1980s • 1000'

Prospect

Lancaster
1940s-2021 • 250'

Snow Hill at Eastman

Grantham
1973-1999 • 250'

Snow's Mountain

Waterville Valley
1941-2017 • 600'

Temple

Temple
1937-2001 • 600'

Thorn

Jackson
1948-1957 • 1100'

Tyrol

Jackson
1965-1981 • 1000'

Whittier

Ossipee
1946-1985 • 1300'

Woody Glen

Salisbury
1967-1995 • 250'

Cancelled Ski Areas
Area		Town, Years, Vertical

Mt. Agassiz

Bethlehem
1960s

Bald Hill

Conway
1950s

Bear Mountain

Bartlett
1960s

Bear Peak

Bartlett
1960s • 1,400'

Mt. Blue

Benton
1930s • 2,470'

Boise Cascade

Mt. Bond

Borderline

Gap Mountain

Hale Mountain

Barrington
1950s

Mt. Jefferson

Thompson and Meserve's Purchase
1960s

Mt. Kearsarge

Wilmot
1960s

Kilkenny

Kilkenny
1960s • 2,200'

North Twin Mountain

Twin Mountain
1960s

Mt. Pierce

Bean's Grant
1960s

Rice Mountain

Dixville
1960s

Sawyer River Skiway

Sunday Mountain

Mt. Tom

Mt. Uncanoonuc

Goffstown
1960s • 500'

Waternomee Glen

Benton
1970s

Mt. Willard

Hart's Location
1970s

Willard Basin

Kilkenny
1960s • 2,200'

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