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| Location: | Waterville Valley, New Hampshire, US |
| Nearest city: | Plymouth
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| Runs: | 52 |
| Lift system: | 7 chairs: 2 High Speed Quads, 2 Triples, 3 Doubles, 5 Surface Lifts
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| Snowmaking: | 100% |
| Web site: | Waterville Valley Resort |
Coordinates: 43°57′55″N 71°31′40″W / 43.96528°N 71.52778°W Waterville Valley is a ski resort in the White Mountain National Forest of New Hampshire. The resort's motto is "Altitude without the Attitude". Built on Mount Tecumseh (elev. 4,003), the ski trails offer a vertical drop of 2,020 feet and 12 lifts, including two high-speed quads. The resort, operated by Booth Creek, is located in the town of Waterville Valley, New Hampshire. In addition to downhill skiing, the resort offers 75 km of Nordic skiing, plus golf, nationally-ranked tennis courts, a skateboard park, a year-round ice arena, hiking, biking, water sports, boating, and cultural activities that range from bluegrass festivals to Shakespeare-under-the-stars.
History
Organized skiing first started on Mount Tecumseh in the 1930s with the construction of two Civilian Conservation Corps ski trails. The first of the two trails was abandoned after a decade, while the latter would later become incorporated into the Waterville Valley ski area.
A group led by Tom Corcoran opened Waterville Valley in 1966 with four new Staedeli double chairlifts and a J-Bar surface lift. Of the original chairlifts, the High Country and Lower Meadows still remain.
Over the next few decades, three Staedeli triple chairlifts would be installed, including World Cup Triple in 1985.
In 1988, a Poma high-speed detachable quad chairlift was installed, running parallel to the World Cup Triple and High Country Double chairlifts. Due to wind issues, the upper portion of this lift was later removed. As a result, the top portion of the ski area is only served by the High Country Double chairlift.
Waterville Valley was briefly owned by the American Skiing Company in the mid 1990s. Due to anti-trust issues, Waterville and Cranmore Mountain Resort were sold to Booth Creek Holdings in the fall of 1996.
In 1997, a Doppelmayr high speed detachable quad chairlift was installed, known as "Quadzilla."
Waterville hosts the "Black and Blue Trail Smashers" (also known as BBTS) ski club, one of the oldest in the USA, founded in 1934. The team has expanded its training to include ski racing, freestyle skiing and snowboarding, and boardercross disciplines.
Waterville Valley Academy, a seasonal winter sports boarding school that specializes in training skiers and snowboarders, conducts training at Waterville. [1]
Notes
External links
- Waterville Valley Resort - Official web site
- Waterville Valley Ski Area - SkiLifts.org
- Waterville Valley Resort Association - Official web site
- Mt. Tecumseh - New England's Alpine CCC Ski Trails
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