After getting off to a slow start in January, the ski conditions in the White Mountains of New Hampshire are now Very Good to Absolutely Epic. The great thing about skiing in the Mount Washington Valley is that you have so many ski areas to choose from, both cross-country (more on that later) and alpine. With the weather patterns around Mount Washington, at any given time, one place or another is going to have great snow. Right now, that place is Bretton Woods. On that side of Mount Washington, the snowfall has been steady and has built up a base that isn't going away anytime soon, even with the warm temperatures forecast for later this week. Everything is open, and another great thing about Bretton (at least for advanced intermediate skiers like me) is that there is is a LOT of intermediate terrain, even from the tops of Rosebrook and West Mountains. With so much snow, they've even created some lovely glades for novices to try. Yes, I did, and yes, I had a blast.
