SAM Magazine–North Woodstock, N.H., May 14, 2004–New Hampshire recorded its third best winter in the past decade, posting 2,044,422 alpine skier and snowboarder visits. The figure is slightly above the state’s 10-year average and down just 9 percent from last year, the state’s second-best ever. Mid-season estimates were for visits to fall by 10 to 15 percent.
After a slow start, favorable weather fueled very strong February vacation visits, which many areas considered the savior of the season.
New Hampshire’s cross-country areas also reported a better-than-expected year, with an estimated 131,000 nordic skier and snowshoer visits. Similar to the alpine areas, this is slightly above the state’s 10-year average.
Snowtubing facilities, which are operated by 11 alpine and cross-country areas, reported 96,228 visits.
