About the Snow: We have tons in Mt Washington Valley & message of thanks to meteorologists

Greetings from Mt Washington Valley, NH!

While much of New England is enjoying a January thaw, it came later to the mountains after good ol’ Ma Nature dropped anywhere from 1-4 inches of the fluffy white stuff earlier in the week on many of the Mt Washington Valley ski resorts and XC Centers. We’re heading into MLK weekend with amazing skiing and riding, plus thanks to you, a fabulous forecast for the perfect sunny, winter skiing weather.

Shown here, groomers move literally tons of snow after new snowfall and snowmaking at Attitash, Jan 11, 2017. Photo by Liz Cancelliere/Attitash Mountain Resort.

Here’s the update on snow conditions from Mt Washington Valley, Thursday, January 12, 2017:

Attitash – 60 trails, 41 groomed runs, Abenaki Terrain Park open, 7 lifts operating, 226 acres of skiable terrain. Base depths: 15”-35”. 2” of new snow in the past 48 hours; 49” of snowfall for the season. Coming up this Saturday, January 14th is the first race in our You Go Girl race series. Proceeds from this series benefit the local organization Jen’s Friends – Find out more about this group and how to participate.

Black Mountain – 34 trails, 3 lifts operating, 120 acres of machine groomed skiing. Base depths approx: 12”-30”. 42” of snowfall for the season. Jan 14: Last Tracks with Moat Mountain, 4-6pm. End a great day of skiing and riding with beer tasting at mid-station. Details here.

Bretton Woods – 55 machine groomed trails, 6 glade runs, 7 lifts, 348 acres of skiable terrain. Base depths: 18”-42”. 1” of new snow in the past 48 hours; 3”of new snowfall in the past 6 days. Snowfall in season to date: 79”. Fri – Mon: 2nd Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Weekend means fun for the whole family. January 16th: MLK Monday Madness ticket special, means ski/ride for just $65. Tickets are available online only and must be purchased by 11:30pm on Sunday January 15th.

Cranmore – 35 machine groomed trails, 4 lifts, 122 acres of skiable terrain. Base depths: 18”-30”. 15”-19” of new snow in the past 6 days. Mountain Adventure Park and Tubing Park open this weekend. Story time with Believe in Books and

Cranapalooza with Fireworks all on Saturday.

King Pine – King Pine is 100% open and skiing and riding on 17 trails (16 groomed), 1 terrain park, 5 lifts, 50 skiable acres skiable terrain. Base depths: 28” – 40. 1” of snowfall in the past 72 hours. 43” snowfall to date this season. Tubing park, skating rink, open this weekend. Guided snowshoe tours, Fri pm and Saturday plus horse drawn sleighrides this weekend.

Shawnee Peak – 34 trails (26 groomed) with powder conditions, 5 lifts operating, 1 terrain park open. Base depths: 17”-31”. 1” of new snow in the past 24 hours. Sat: Movie night for kids. Sat & Sun: Apres ski in Blizzard’s Pub.

Wildcat–Wildcat is 100% open with 48 trails (19 groomed), 3 lifts, 225 skiable acres. Base depth: 25”-55”. 6” of new snowfall in the past 6 days; 94” of snowfall for the season to date. Sat & Sun: Apres ski live entertainment. Sat: Children’s apres ski from 3:30-5pm.

The XC Ski Centers in Mt Washington Valley are all open and jamming with recent snowfall.

Bear Notch Ski Touring – Closed on Thursday, predicting to open for MLK Weekend. Extensive grooming on the 30K trail network. Base depth: 8”-12”.

Bretton Woods Nordic Center – 33 trails, 58km open. 30 trails (53km) track set and 33 (58km) skate groomed, Base depth: 4”-8”. 1” of new snowfall in the past 48 hours, 3” of new snow in the past 6 days. Snowfall to date: 79”. The 44th Geschmossel Classic Ski Race (15 km) will be held on January 16th. To register online, please visit www.skireg.com by Jan 15th, 2017.

Great Glen Trails – 45km open, 19km tracked, 23km skate groomed, 45km snowshoe trails. Average base depth: 12”. 4” of new snow in the past 7 days. 58” of snowfall season to date. SnowCoach is running. Tubing Hill open. Call ahead for fat bike terrain report. Sat: Women’s Winter Escape and a Demo Day with ski and boot reps.

Jackson Ski Touring Foundation – 48 trails open (106 km total), 25 trails tracked and skate groomed (33.78 km groomed). 18 trails open for snowshoeing, 8 back country trails open. Base depth: 8”-16”. 2” of new snowfall in the past 48 hours. 46” of snowfall to date. Thurs: Full Moon Snowshoe Tour. January is Learn to Ski Month at Jackson Ski Touring.

Mt. Washington Valley Ski Touring – 40km open in Whitaker Woods & Intervale Network, 40km skate groomed and single tracked in Whitaker Woods & Intervale Network, 45km open for snowshoeing, 2km open for fat biking. Base depths: 6”-14”. Sat: 7th Annual Whitaker Woods Snowshoe Scramble – 4-mile snowshoe race on groomed trails and twisty singletrack. Register online or day of the race. Weekly Guided Snowshoe Walk -2 hour guided walk for first timers or those looking to explore the winter forest and fields. Snowshoe rentals. Call 356-3042 for reservations.

Purity Spring XC and Snowshoe Reserve – 17 trails open. 20km track set, 20 km skate groomed. Groomed 1/9/17. Guided snowshoe tours offered at Purity Spring Resort.

Photos of the Day:

Wildcat: Here’s what first tracks after 6” of snowfall looks like for one lucky rider on 1/11/17. Photo Credit: Wiseguy Creative/Wildcat Photo Library.

Great Glen Trails: Oh what a day to be out on a XC sled with your kids. Smiles all around on 1/11/17. Photo credit: Wiseguy Creative Photography.

Bretton Woods: Just how much snow do we have? Check out the snow in the woods for the true story at Bretton Woods on 1/10/17.

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