THE BALSAMS Wilderness Ski Area offers 16 beautiful tree-lined trails, five gladed areas, a Terrain Park, a slope for beginners and a ski-play area for the children. Snowmaking is available on 80% of the trails and we operate two triple-chairs and a double chair lift. Snowboarders are welcome on all of the trails, the glades and the Terrain Park. PSIA-certified instructors are available to offer coaching and group classes in alpine and telemark skiing as well as snowboarding.
Nordic
Listed as one of the top cross-country ski resorts in North America by Snow Country Magazine, The BALSAMS Wilderness Ski Area offers 95 kilometers of Nordic trails, 85 of which are tracked and groomed. With only a few exceptions, the trails are groomed 14 feet wide with two diagonal lanes and a wide skate lane down the middle.
One third of their trail system is marked green for those just learning, Half are marked blue for intermediate skiers, with the remaining trails devoted to experts. The system traverses the resorts 15,000-acre private estate, and features an abundance of well-situated heated shelters.
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Directions from Boston & Manchester: North on Interstate 93 past Franconia Notch to Exit 35, then Route 3 to Colebrook and East onto Route 26 for 11 miles to Dixville Notch.
From Portland: Maine Turnpike North to Exit 63 (formerly Exit 11) onto Route 26 West to Dixville Notch.
The Androscoggin Trail
Chairlift To The Top
Grand View!
After A Busy Day
Also it's important to note that x-country skiing is allowed on the snowmobile trails and corridors in the North Country... Snowmobilers have the 'right-of-way' (you can hear them but they can't hear you!).
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