A destination for skiers and mountaineers for more than a century, the White Mountain National Forest is seeing ever-increasing numbers of winter visitors. Downhill ski resorts, cross-country ski trails, snowmobile trails that connect with the state-wide trail system, ice and mixed climbing opportunities, snowshoeing, and winter camping and mountaineering are all popular pursuits when the snow flies.
More on downhill and cross-country skiing
More on skiing, climbing, and hiking in Tuckerman and Huntington Ravines
More on snowmobile trails
Backcountry Camping Rules
Photos (counter-clockwise from top): A skier pauses at Intervale during the 1930s (WMNF photo archives); ice climber (WMNF photo by John Williams); a groomed trail through the woods can host snowmobilers and cross-country skiers (WMNF photo); winter mountaineering is a test of fitness and preparedness (WMNF photo by Ryan Harvey); snowshoers on the Tuckerman Ravine Trail (WMNF photo by Forrest Seavey); snowboarding at the terrain park, Loon Mountain Ski Area (WMNF photo by Joe Gill). |