Sunday brought 8 inches of snow to the already snowy slopes
of Cranmore Mountain. This new snow made for some fantastic skiing and riding
on Sunday as well as Monday. Once the snow settled, ski patrollers went out and
examined the gladed terrain around the mountain. Many ropes were dropped on
trails such as Gibson Chutes and Jughandle. Now we have all but two of our
trails open. But those two trails shouldn’t stay closed for too long as there
is another storm heading our way for Wednesday and early indications are
predicting that the Mount Washington Valley could easily receive 8-12 inches of
new snow. If this prediction stays true there is no doubt that every single one
of our trails will be open with fantastic coverage. February has been quite a
snowy month. Our snow bases are deep which means the spring skiing will be
fantastic. Hopefully these storms systems continue and that March comes in like
a Lion!
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Monday, February 18, 2013
February Vacation is Underway!
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Winter Storm Nemo |
February Vacation is under way and the skiing and riding is
superb. We have received over 20 inches of snow since Winter Storm Nemo visited
us last weekend. All the new snow has added to our already deep base. We have
wall to wall coverage on all of our open terrain. Skiers and riders have been
enjoying the packed powder surface conditions that our groomers have been
laying down.
The jump in the Director's Cut Park |
Cranmore’s terrain park staff has been really hard at work lately. The newly built jump in the Director’s Cut Park has been a hit and The
Reel Park recently had new features added to it as well. You will be able to
lap the park all day long from 8:30am-6pm everyday throughout February vacation
week. Along with the lifts spinning later, the Tubing Park and the Mountain Adventure Park will be open from 9am-9pm. The Indoor Adventure Center located
in the Artist Falls Lodge will be operating from noon-9pm.
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C-More at Cranapalooza |
There will be two Cranapalooza’s this week. With a Sports Themed Cranapalooza on Wednesday the 20th with children musician
Marcus Gale in the KandaBar and Audley Williams performing acoustic music in Zip’s
Pub and Grill from 4-6pm. Then on Saturday the 23rd Rockstar Energy
will be sponsoring a Hollywood themed Cranapalooza. Folks will be dancing to
the rocking music of the Tugg Brothers in Zip’s Pub and Grill. There will be
two magic shows, one from The Magic of the Steelgraves in the KandaBar and
magic from Ryan Mahoney in the Artist Falls Lodge from 4:30pm-5:30pm. Fireworks
will cap off the day at 6:30pm over the South Slope!
On the 23rd as well Ramp Sports will be on hand
for two events. There will be allowing people to demo their skis and snowboards
for free from 8:30am to 3pm. Later in the day along with Arbor Snowboards, The
Retro Fest Rail Jam will be going down in the Double Feature Progression Park. The
registration fee for the event is $10 plus a lift ticket or season pass and
registration will begin at 9am in the Red Sled Burger Area. The event starts at
noon with the top skier and snowboarder will walk away with new skis or a
snowboard.
Retro Fest Rail Jam Feb. 23rd |
There is lot going on this week at Cranmore, and the fun has
just begun. Enjoy your visit to Cranmore this week!
Monday, February 11, 2013
17 Inches of Snow!
Can't see his skis! |
Winter Storm Nemo found its way to Cranmore over the
weekend, leaving 17 inches of fresh powder. Saturday was a classic powder day
here and the snow was incredibly light and fluffy. People came out in droves early
to make sweet effortless turns on runs like Koessler and Ledges. There wasn’t a
soul on the mountain that didn’t have a grin that stretched from ear to ear on
their face.
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Kicking up snow! |
All this snow has certainly
added to the already deep base our Team Snowmageddon has built on the trails. This
added assistance from Mother Nature will definitely ensure deep bases for
spring skiing later this season. Now
that the storm has come and pass, the trails have a perfect packed powder
corduroy surface that will stay like this going into February vacation week and beyond.
The skiing and riding is downright phenomenal. Make sure you make your way to Cranmore soon. You will not regret it!
Fresh Tracks |
Tuesday, February 5, 2013
February Vacation Week
Powder Skiing |
February vacation is nearing and conditions are in fine
shape for everyone to enjoy their vacation here in North Conway and at
Cranmore. Team Snowmageddon has been pumping out snow like crazy. Anytime the
web blub temperature has been right where it needs to be, they have been out on
the slopes gracing the mountain with manmade powder. Although we can make snow
using all of our 365 high efficiency snow guns, it is always nice to have a
little help from Mother Nature. There is a storm brewing for Friday and it
looks like that is could leave us with a measurable amount of snow. This is
simply music to our ears. There is nothing better than a powder day! So to
ensure that this snow heads its way to New Hampshire everyone reading this must
do their part. Wear you pj’s on backwards and inside out, cross your fingers
and toes and pray as much as humanly possible to Ullr the Snow God. With all
our combined efforts there is no way this storm will miss us.
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C-More at Cranapalooza |
And after you’re done skiing and riding all day, we have
plenty of events and activities to keep the good times rolling. There will be
two Cranpalooza’s throughout February vacation week. We are rolling out the red
carpet on Wednesday February 20th, as Cranapalooza will have a
Hollywood Theme. Audley Williams and Marcus Gale will on hand with live music
entertainment. Then on Saturday the 23rd Cranapalooza will be jammed
packed with entertainment. Live music will be performed by The Tugg Brothers,
and there will be a family magic show from Magic of the Steelgraves. There will
also be a bonus magic show in the Artist Falls Lodge from 4:30-5:30pm. If that
isn’t enough for you, there will be fireworks capping off the evening at
6:30pm.
On top of the fun at Cranpalooza, Cranmore’s Tubing Park andMountain Adventure Park will be open until 9pm February 15th-23rd.
This is a perfect way to end a ski day or to entertain a member of the family
who does not ski or snowboard.
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Zooming down the track on the Mountain Coaster |
There will be two other great events taking place on the
23rd. Ramp Sports will be on site providing free demos for anyone interesting
in trying out any of their products. You will be able to demo their skis and
snowboards between 8:30am-3pm.
A skier on a c-box |
Ramp Sports along with Arbor snowboards will be sponsoring
the Retro Fest Rail Jam on the same day. So grab your skis and boards, along
with your best day glow gear and come out to this radical terrain park
event! Registration will start in our summer retail area at 9am and the
event will begin at noon in the Double Feature Park. Registration fee is
$10 plus a lift ticket or seasons pass.
There will be no shortage of fun throughout February
vacation break. Our snow bases are the deepest they have been all season long
and the short range weather forecast looks like we will be setting up for a
banner February.
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