Sunday, March 2, 2008

Northern extremes: White Mountains, NH

Believe it or not, there's a ton of snow just four hours north of Rhode Island in the White Mountains of New Hampshire.
(Photo at right is from the top of the Speakeasy trail on Loon Mountain in Lincoln, NH.)
This season, the north country has had more snow than it's had in nearly 40 years, a total so far of nearly 100 inches. Could it be that rumors of global warming have been greatly exaggerated?


So don't let Rhode Island's bare ground fool you: If you like to ski, either cross country or alpine, you should be in New Hampshire to see scenes like this (of the 1785 Inn, at left) and the Mount Washington Valley ski touring center in Intervale, North Conway.
The next few days could be your last chance to ski till next year, because when it comes to New England's climate, the only thing that's certain is that it will CHANGE.