Cranmore Mountain, North Conway

Cranmore, to put it mildly, is a classic. The resort has been in operation for more than six decades and was where Hannes Schneider, the celebrated Austrian skimeister and father of modern skiing, first opened his ski school and brought skiing to the New York and Boston masses. The original skimobile lift is now a museum piece, but there are plenty of modern replacements. Cranmore offers a good dose of daily skiing and surprising challenges. You'll find the Palmer X Park, modeled on a boardercross park, but geared toward beginner and intermediate sliders, as well as the Darkside Freestyle Terrain Park that will appeal to freestyle sliders of all abilities. ActivitiesSnowboarding: Snowboarding allowed on all trails. The Darkside Freestyle Terrain Park has huge hits: rails, jumps, spines, and more engulfs the entire 14 acre South Slope. Halfpipe is roughly 500 feet long.Cross Country Profile: Whittaker Woods Cross Country trail system accessible from base of the mountain.LodgingTwenty lodges with 400 rooms near the slope, trail side condominiums, and an additional 1,400 rooms nearby.Winter RecreationNASTAR race course, tubing, indoor pool, cross country skiing, ice skating, whirlpool, sauna, and health club adjacent to the slope. Night tubing/skiing/riding, snow play, and snow toys.