Jan's Waterville Valley, NH Blog

Waterville Valley Resort is the host site of the 32nd Annual Special Olympics NH Winter Games from Sunday, March 1 thru Tuesday, March 3. If you have participated in or volunteered at the Winter Games in the past, please note the following important changes: * The arrival of Athletes will be on S...

As millions of baby boomers begin the transition into their golden years, “retirement” is a word that is falling out of favor. Today’s sixty-year-olds, the active generation that brought us the mountain bike, jogging and the snowboard, are redefining retirement (think of it now as Retirement 2.0...

I subscribe to New Hampshire Magazine and especially enjoy their annual "Best Of" issue, which features everything from the state's best sports bar to the best NH celebrity. Waterville Valley, NH has made it to the "Best Of" list a couple of times when the Coyote Grill's Calamari was voted Best E...

My best cross-country correspondent is not so bullish on Gunstock’s on-mountain X-C complex. Rather, he is a huge fan of relatively nearby Waterville Valley’s (NH) X-C area and the North Conway region’s famed Jackson and Bretton Woods touring centers. Here’s his latest report: “We just completed ...

The latest issue of Plymouth Magazine, published by Plymouth State University, included the following article: National Geographic Adventure magazine has named Plymouth one of the 50 next great adventure towns in the United States. "Life in Plymouth is like a master class in recreation," writes N...

Waterville Valley has seen a recent upswing in second home sales at the four-season mountain resort. The superb snow and skiing conditions and attractive lodging packages are drawing big crowds to the resort’s world-class ski area and alpine-style village. Ray O’Hara, president of Waterville Vall...