Balsams Wilderness

Area Profile

The best way to describe life at the Balsams Wilderness is to say that, once you register, everything you want to do here is included in your tab. This is a full American plan resort. Meals and skiing are all free for registered guests. And, the meals are incredible. The vertical is a respectable 1,000 feet and the skiing and riding are fine. The reason to come here, however, is for the entire experience. And, yes, this is the Dixville Notch, where the first Presidential votes are tallied.

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Lodging Profile

232 room hotel adjacent to the ski area. Shuttle bus available.

Services Profile

Restaurant one mile away, ski shop with rentals at the area. Nursery available.

Area Recreation Profile

Cross country ski and touring, ice skating, movies, sledding, telemarking, 5 gladed areas, groomed snowmobile trails, NASTAR racing, snowboarding, and snowshoeing.

Snowboarding Profile

Snowboarding allowed including one terrain park and a halfpipe. Instruction and rental equipment available.

Important Dates

Projected Days Open: N/A

Days Open Last Year: 105

Years Open: 42

Average Snowfall: 250"

Terrain Type

Beginner Runs: 20%

Intermediate Runs: 60%

Advanced Runs: 12%

Expert Runs: 8%

Lifts

Total Number Of Lifts: 4

Gondolas & Trams: N/A

High Speed Sixes: N/A

High Speed Quads: N/A

Quad Chairs: N/A

Triple Chairs: 2

Double Chairs: 1

Surface Lifts: 1

Elevation

Top: 2700 ft.

Bottom: 1700 ft.

Vertical Drop: 1000 ft.

Longest Run: 0.8 miles

Skiable Terrain: 87 acres

Snow Making: 80 acres