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Crotched Mountain Ski & Ride Area
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Peak Resorts purchased the ski resort in 2002 and has created a 3 to 5 year development plan for the mountain, converting it into a modern ski & ride area. Crotched's mission is to provide skiers and snowboarders of all ages with a new choice of winter recreation in New England! Prior to starting construction, all old buildings were torn down, the old snowmaking pipes were dug up, the lifts were removed and the grounds were totally reshaped. All materials were ecologically disposed of and removed from the site. A new location for the top terminal of the main quad chairlift was blasted and reshaped just below the summit for protection from wind and weather. The slopes were cleared, widened and graded for optimum skier and boarder pleasure.

The owners of Crotched Mountain Ski and Snowboard Resort place their primary focus on the snowmaking system. The completely new three and a half million dollar snowmaking system includes all new pipes looped throughout the property with one hundred and twenty five snowmaking outlets, ninety five SMI FAN snowmaking guns of which seventy five are permanently tower mounted. Twenty movable guns that can be hooked up to another fifty snowmaking outlets are located on the western part of the mountain and in tight access areas. The twenty million gallon snowmaking reservoir was dug this past winter and completed in early spring. The snowmaking installation is in place on the mountain ready to be fired up in late November. The system is capable to pump six thousand gallons of water per minute which translates into complete coverage of the entire mountain within seventy two hours of snowmaking.

 

 

Ski season dates December 2007 - March 2008
Skiable Acreage 75 acres (30 hectares)
Average Annual Snowfall 120 in (305 cm)
Summit Elevation 2,066 ft (630 m)
Base Elevation 1,050 ft (320 m)
Vertical Drop 875 ft (267 m)
Longest Run N/A
Terrain parks Yes
Snowmaking 100%
 

 

Number of Lifts 5 Lift Capacity 11,200 per hour
 
Detachable Quad Chair - Double Chairs 1
Hi-Speed Quads - Surface Lifts -
Triple Chairs 1 "Wonder Carpet" 1
Quad Chairs 2 Platter Pull -
 

 

Easy 28%
Intermediate 50%
Advanced/Expert 22%
 

 

Child Care

No

Restaurants Yes
Adaptive Skier No Snowboard Rentals Yes
Ski Lessons Yes Snowboard Lessons Yes
Ski Rentals Yes Cildren's Programs No
Nearby Lodging Yes Women's Programs No
 

 

Crotched Mountain Ski & Ride Area
615 Francestown Rd., Route 47
Bennington, NH 03442
Phone: (603) 588-3668
Fax: (603) 588-3667
 

 

From I93, north and south, including Boston - From I93 in Manchester, follow onto I293 North /101 West. You'll pass by the Mall of NH. Follow directions below for 101 West.

From 101 West, Seacoast NH, Maine - Stay on 101 West until it connects with route 114 near Bedford. (At the 101/114 intersection, go straight through the intersection and you'll be on route 114.) Follow 114 to Goffstown. At the start of mainstreet in Goffstown, the road will turn sharp right. Directly after the sharp right is a left-hand intersection that cuts through a traffic island. There are signs pointing to New Boston and Crotched Mt. Take this left to New Boston. In New Boston, you'll come to an intersection in the center of the village. Turn right, cross the river, and you'll be at another intersection. Turn right again. Follow the signs along Rt. 136 to Francestown by bearing left at the fork in the road. Once in Francestown, bear right through the village. You're now on Rt. 47 ... Crotched Mountain ski area is only a few miles ahead on the left!

From Worcester, Central MA Follow I190 North to exit 8A. Merge onto Route 2 West and follow until the exit 24 area. Follow exits to Route 140 heading north. Follow 140 to Winchendon. In Winchendon, connect to Route 202. Follow 202 North to Bennington, NH. In Bennington, follow signs to Rt. 47 (toward Francestown). Crotched Mountain is located on Rt. 47 in Bennington.

Approximate distance to the mountain:

From Boston, MA I-495 ~ 60 miles
From Worcester, MA ~ 65 miles
From Fitchburg, MA ~ 35 miles
From Lowell, NH ~ 38 miles
From Nashua, NH ~ 28 miles
From Manchester, NH ~ 23 miles
From Concord, NH ~ approx. 35 miles
From Keene, NH ~ approx. 30-33 miles

 

 



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