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If you're looking for the latest New Hampshire ski conditions, SkiNH offers a terrific online resource for Alpine and Nordic skiing destinations. Updated frequently, SkiNH not only posts on ski conditions, but also features a weather forecast resource and weather blog, as well as resort webcams. Some webcam locations include Bretton Woods,  Cannon Mountain, Cranmore, Dartmouth Skiway, Gunstock Mountain Resort, Mount Sunapee Resort,  Pats Peak and Waterville Valley. We are quite impressed with the comprehensive nature of the site, in general, and recommend it as a prime New Hampshire ski trip planning resource. Related articles, resources: Purchase New England ski lift tickets in advance and save The best New England ski resorts for kids The top winter vacation destinations

Liftopia, a novel platform for ski resorts in North America, is offering discounts on New England lift tickets up to 79% off , at this writing, when purchased in advance. Whether a one-day lift ticket or multi-day package, we are finding some amazing deals at major ski resorts in Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut (yes, contrary to popular belief, those last two states do have ski destinations!).  Because New England is compact, many ski resorts are within driving distance from New England cities like Boston, Providence, Hartford and Portland Some of the major ski destinations found on Liftopia, at this writing, include Mount Snow, Attitash, Killington, Gunstock, Smugglers' Notch, Wildcat Mountain, Cranmore, Jiminy Peak, Wachusett and Bretton Woods. File this one under "Isn't 21st Century online technology amazing?"

What, there's actually a ski museum in New Hampshire? Snow way! Yes, it's true. The New England Ski Museum at Cannon Mountain in Franconia Notch State Park has been going "downhill" since 1982 with permanent and revolving exhibitions pertaining to the history of skiing. Just one look at the equipment, art,  artifacts and videos confirm that skiing has a rich history as deep as the New Hampshire winter snow. That history actually dates back 8,000 years with its prehistoric roots! The New England Ski Museum's permanent exhibition, From the First Tracks to the Fall Line: Eight Thousand Years of Skiing details the beginnings all the way up to 20th and 21st century history, including the advent of the shaped ski in the 1990s, the U.S. Army's 10th Mountain Division (created in 1943 for mountain combat), landmark events at Cannon Mountain (like the aerial tramway which opened in 1938), and the career of local world-class Olympic skier Bode Miller. The New En...