Bretton Woods Mountain Resort
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Bretton Woods Mountain Resort is a ski area located in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Bretton Woods is an area within the town of Carroll, New Hampshire, USA, whose principal points of interest are three leisure and recreation facilities...

, across from the Mount Washington Hotel
Mount Washington Hotel
The Mount Washington Hotel opened in 1902 near Mount Washington, in the town of Carroll, New Hampshire. The area is better known as Bretton Woods, and includes the Bretton Woods ski resort nearby. It is located at the northern end of Crawford Notch, east of the village of Twin Mountain, New...

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Location and terrain

The resort is located on U.S. Route 302
U.S. Route 302
U.S. Route 302 is a spur of U.S. Route 2. It currently runs 171 miles north from Portland, Maine, at U.S. Route 1, to Montpelier, Vermont, at US 2...

 in the White Mountains
White Mountains (New Hampshire)
The White Mountains are a mountain range covering about a quarter of the state of New Hampshire and a small portion of western Maine in the United States. Part of the Appalachian Mountains, they are considered the most rugged mountains in New England...

 of New Hampshire
New Hampshire
New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state was named after the southern English county of Hampshire. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, and the Canadian...

. The terrain occupies 464 acres (1.9 km²) adjacent to the White Mountain National Forest
White Mountain National Forest
The White Mountain National Forest is a federally-managed forest contained within the White Mountains in the northeastern United States. It was established in 1918 as a result of the Weeks Act of 1911; federal acquisition of land had already begun in 1914. It has a total area of...

. 92% of the trails have snowmaking. There are 102 trails currently, and the resort receives an average of over 200 inches (5,080 mm) of snow per year. The resort includes 9 lifts, four of which are high speed quads. They run at a capacity of 14,000 people per hour.

Ski lifts

  • Rosebrook Summit Express Quad
  • Zephyr Express Quad
  • Bethlehem Express Quad
  • West Mountain Express Quad
  • Learning Center Quad
  • Fabyan's Express Triple
  • B-Lift Double
  • Red Carpet
  • Wonder Carpet

On-mountain food

Eateries around the ski area include the Top O' Quad Restaurant, Maple Leaf BBQ, West Mountain BBQ, the Food Court, and the Sugar Shack.

External links

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