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Grab A Lift And Hit The Slopes!

Here are the closest ski mountains for you to enjoy this winter.

Meghan Smith

Jan 18, 2016

Roger Williams University

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Now that the winter weather has finally began to settle in, it’s time for us to enjoy the perks of snow - skiing and snowboarding. Hopefully within the coming months we will be ambushed with enough snow to get us a nice base layer to set our skies and board on. For my fellow snow lovers, you’re probably thinking, when can I hit the slopes? I don’t live around here, where do I go? Can I afford it? Unfortunately for us Roger Williams students, we are far from any decent sized mountain, like Killington, Mt. Snow, Loon Mountain or Gore Mountain. However, I am here to point you in the right direction if you want to hit some of the local slopes or take off for a weekend with your friends while at school this winter. (Mountains are in order from closest to farthest.)

Ski Ward

Shrewsbury, MA

Travel Time: 1h 20min

Vertical: 220ft

Number of Lifts: 4

Number of Trails: 9

Nashoba Valley

Westford, MA

Travel Time: 1hr 30min

Vertical: 240ft

Number of Lifts: 4

Number of Trails: 17

Wachusett Mountain

Princeton, MA

Travel Time: 1hr 45min

Vertical: 2,006ft

Number of Lifts: 8

Number of Trails: 23

Ski Bradford

Haverhill, MA

Travel Time: 2hr

Vertical: 272ft

Number of Lifts: 7

Number of Trails: 15

Crotched Mountain

Hillsborough, NH

Travel Time: 2hr 30min

Vertical: 1,000ft

Number of Lifts: 5

Number of Trails: 29

Pats Peak

Henniker, NH

Travel Time: 2hr 30min

Vertical: 770ft

Number of Lifts: 11

Number of Trails: 28

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Whether you want to escape from school for the weekend with your friends, or you want to challenge your skills at bigger and better mountains, you can always travel a few hours more to reach a whole new group of mountains! Either way, these nine mountains below are far and big enough for you to make it a fun and exciting weekend instead of rushing the day the day away. Enjoy every run these bigger mountains have to offer!

Ragged Mountain Ski Resort

Danbury, NH

Travel Time: 2hr 45min

Vertical: 1,250ft

Number of Lifts: 7

Number of Trails: 55

Mount Sunapee

Newbury, NH

Travel Time: 2hr 50min

Vertical: 1,510ft

Number of Lifts: 9

Number of Trails: 66

Gunstock Ski

Gilford, NH

Travel Time: 3hr

Vertical: 1,400ft

Number of Lifts: 8

Number of Trails: 55

Loon Mountain Resort

Lincoln, NH

Travel Time: 3hr 10min

Vertical: 2,100

Number of Lifts: 12

Number of Trails: 61

Mount Snow

Dover, VT

Travel Time: 3hr 15min

Vertical: 3,586

Number of Lifts: 20

Number of Trails: 80

Killington Ski Resort

Killington, VT

Travel Time: 3hr 40min

Vertical: 4,241ft

Number of Lifts: 22

Number of Trails: 155

Hunter Mountain

Hunter, NY

Travel Time: 3hr 40min

Vertical: 4,040ft

Number of Lifts: 10

Number of Trails: 58

Windham Mountain

Windham, NY

Travel Time: 3hr 40min

Vertical: 3,100ft

Number of Lifts: 12

Number of Trails: 54

Gore Mountain

North Creek, NY

Travel Time: 4hr 20min

Vertical: 2,537ft

Number of Lifts: 15

Number of Trails: 103

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Grab A Lift And Hit The Slopes!

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