Skiing in New Hampshire

White Mountains skiing two hours from Boston.

Big-mountain skiing in the White Mountains around Lincoln, Franconia and North Conway, plus friendly night-skiing hills closer to Boston. No sales tax, outlet shopping and a long snowmobile trail network.

15resorts
2,190 ftbiggest vertical (Loon Mountain Resort)
200″most snow/yr (Bretton Woods)
31holiday events

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I-93 makes Loon, Cannon, Waterville and Bretton Woods easy day trips from Boston.
Mount Washington Valley (North Conway) is the base for Cranmore, Attitash, Wildcat, Black and King Pine.
Cannon and Wildcat sit in notches that catch wind. Check lift status on cold days.

Fly into Manchester (MHT), Boston (BOS), Portland, ME (PWM). New Hampshire snow report

Which pass works here

EpicWildcat Mountain, Attitash Mountain Resort, Mount Sunapee, Crotched Mountain
IkonLoon Mountain Resort, Cranmore Mountain Resort
IndyCannon Mountain, Waterville Valley Resort, Ragged Mountain Resort, Black Mountain, Pats Peak, Whaleback Mountain, King Pine Ski Area

2026–27 pass partners. Holiday blackouts apply on some tiers.

Christmas and New Year’s

Late Nov – mid-Dec weekends (annual)Santa’s Holiday Express · Attitash Mountain Resort · usually
Weekends late Nov – Dec, daily Christmas weekAlpine Advent holiday market · Waterville Valley Resort · usually
Sat Nov 28, 5–7 pmOmni Lights Up the Holidays · Bretton Woods
Nov 28 – Dec 31’Tis the Season at the Omni · Bretton Woods
Saturday after Thanksgiving (Nov 29 in 2025)Santa Comes to Town Square · Waterville Valley Resort · usually

All 31 holiday events

15 resorts

Bretton Woods

4.7

Northern White Mountains

1,500 ft vertical · 103 trails · 200″ snow/yr

Lift from $107

Loon Mountain Ski Resort Lincoln New Hampshire

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Loon Mountain Resort

4.6

Western White Mountains

2,190 ft vertical · 73 trails · 163″ snow/yr

Lift from $149Ikon

Cannon Mountain

4.6

Western White Mountains

2,180 ft vertical · 98 trails · 160″ snow/yr

Lift from $99Indy

Wildcat Mountain

4.6

Mount Washington Valley

2,112 ft vertical · 48 trails · 200″ snow/yr

Lift from $109Epic

Gunstock Mountain Resort

4.6

Lakes Region

1,340 ft vertical · 49 trails · 120″ snow/yr

Lift from $94

Southward view of Orange Mountain and Ragged Mountain from Cardigan Mountain in New Hampshire.

Ragged Mountain Resort

4.6

Dartmouth–Lake Sunapee

1,250 ft vertical · 57 trails · 88″ snow/yr

Lift from $69Indy

Clouds behind Green Peak at Waterville Valley.

Waterville Valley Resort

4.4

Southern White Mountains

2,020 ft vertical · 62 trails · 148″ snow/yr

Lift from $90Indy

Cranmore Mountain Resort

4.4

Mount Washington Valley

1,200 ft vertical · 60 trails · 80″ snow/yr

Lift from $99Ikon

Attitash Mountain Resort

4.3

Mount Washington Valley

1,750 ft vertical · 76 trails · 120″ snow/yr

Lift from $154Epic

Mount Sunapee

4.1

Dartmouth–Lake Sunapee

1,510 ft vertical · 67 trails · 100″ snow/yr

Lift from $95Epic

Black Mountain

4.6

Mount Washington Valley

1,100 ft vertical · 61 trails · 100″ snow/yr

Lift tickets onlineIndy

Pats Peak

4.6

Merrimack Valley

770 ft vertical · 28 trails · 69″ snow/yr

Lift from $66Indy

Whaleback Mountain

4.5

Dartmouth–Lake Sunapee

700 ft vertical · 30 trails · 110″ snow/yr

Lift from $20Indy

King Pine Ski Area

4.5

Mount Washington Valley

350 ft vertical · 17 trails · 120″ snow/yr

Lift from $52Indy

Crotched Mountain

4.3

Monadnock Region

1,016 ft vertical · 25 trails · 63″ snow/yr

Lift from $88Epic

Snow reports, webcams and trail maps · 15 resorts

Resort	Opens	Snow report	Webcams	Trail map
Bretton Woods	Nov 14	Report	Webcams	Map
Black Mountain	Nov 15	Report	—	Map
Loon Mountain Resort	Nov 20	Report	Webcams	Map
Cannon Mountain	Nov 27	Report	Webcams	Map
Waterville Valley Resort	Nov 28	Report	Webcams	Map
Wildcat Mountain	Dec 2	Report	Webcams	Map
Attitash Mountain Resort	Dec 4	Report	Webcams	Map
Cranmore Mountain Resort	Dec 4	Report	Webcams	Map
Gunstock Mountain Resort	Dec 4	Report	Webcams	Map
Mount Sunapee	Dec 4	Report	Webcams	Map
Ragged Mountain Resort	Dec 4	Report	Webcams	Map
Pats Peak	Dec 5	Report	Webcams	Map
Crotched Mountain	Dec 11	Report	Webcams	Map
King Pine Ski Area	Dec 11	Report	Webcams	Map
Whaleback Mountain	Dec 26	Report	Webcams	Map

Skiing in New Hampshire

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