The Balsams - Wilderness - New Hampshire
The Balsams Wilderness is a magnificent 15,000 acre private estate high in New Hampshire's White Mountains.
This classic destination resort provides its guests the ultimate winter vacation, offering 15 alpine trails and three glades with a vertical drop of 1,006 feet, a full-service base lodge, 75 km of tracked and groomed cross-country skiing trails, ice skating, guided natural history tours, three rooms of live entertainment and choice-of-menu dining at breakfast and dinner.
All of this and friendly, considerate guest service are included in The Balsams Wilderness American plan rates.
The Balsams Wilderness recently received the National Ski Area Design Award in recognition of its architectural style and unique historic preservation.
Called "one of the world's 12 poshest ski resorts" by SKI Magazine, The Balsams Wilderness also is considered one of the top cross-country ski resorts in North America.
Brand New Novice Ski Center!!!
| MOUNTAIN STATISTICS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Base Elevation: | 1,754 ft | (535 m) |
| Summit Elevation: | 2,760 ft | (841 m) |
| Vertical Drop: | 1,006 ft | (307 m) |
| Skiable Area: | 88 acres | (36 hectares) |
| Annual Snowfall: | 225 in | (572 cm) |
| Longest Run: | 8,000 ft | (2,438 m) |
| Snowmaking: | 80 % | |
| Number of Lifts: | 6 | |
| Uphill Lift Capacity: | 2,250 per hour | |
| Types of Lifts: | 1 surface lift 2 T-bars 1 Double Chair 2 Triple Chairs |
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| Number of Trails: | 15 | |
| TRAIL RATINGS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Easiest: |  |
25% |
| More Difficult: |  |
50% |
| Most Difficult: |  |
25% |
| Experts Only: |  |
0% | Trail ratings indicate the relative difficulty of the runs within a given ski area and are not meant to be used for comparison between ski areas. |
| AREA DETAILS | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Skiing: | Yes | ||||||
| Snowboarding: | Yes | ||||||
| Required: | Yes | ||||||
| Terrain Park: | Yes | ||||||
| Cross Country: | 85 km | ||||||
| Half Pipe: | Yes | ||||||
