Great Glen

Nordic Meisters began its thirteenth season yesterday on a balmy day at Great Glen Trails, and the new non-timed category was a success.

On January 19-20, 2008, Great Glen Trails will host Women’s Winter Escape, a special snow country getaway for women.

Nordic Meisters, the largest weekly cross country ski race series in the country, kicks off on Tuesday, January 8. For eight weeks, skiers of all abilities challenge themselves with prizes awarded in age categories and through a raffle. For 2008, an untimed category has been added for those who want to enjoy the series but not the pressure that can come with racing.

On January 12, 2008, Great Glen Trails hosts Eyes on Owls, an entertaining and educational presentation about the owls of New England.

New for the 2007/2008 winter season at Great Glen Trails are evening dogsledding tours. In a partnership with New England Dogsledding, Great Glen Trails will be offering dogsled tours on Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

During Christmas and February vacation weeks, Great Glen Trails will be hosting new cross country ski camps for kids called Penguins and Polar Bears. Penguins are children ages 6-8, and Polar Bears are children ages 9-11. Both camps focus on games and fun, while teaching cross country ski basics.

Olympic cross country skier, Sue Wemyss has been named Ski School Director at Great Glen Trails.

Great Glen Trails hosted the Atomic Sprints on Saturday, December 8 with a record turnout. Skiers from Dartmouth College won both the Men’s and Women’s Divisions.

Great Glen Trails will open the one-of-a-kind SnowCoach on Saturday, December 8, 2007. The SnowCoach brings passengers up to treeline on the Mt. Washington Auto Road to experience winter on Mt. Washington.

On Tuesday, December 4, 2007, Great Glen Trails opened for the 2007/2008 winter season.

For the 2007/2008 winter season, Great Glen Trails is offering residents of Coos County season passes at 50% off, if it is the first time they have purchased a season pass at Great Glen Trails.

Great Glen Trails is excited to announce a new product for the 2007/2008 winter season: the Trails Total Ticket or T3.

Great Glen Trails hosts the seventh annual Great Glen Craft Fair on Saturday, November 24 from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Once again this year, the Great Glen Craft Fair will feature a raffle to benefit the Androscoggin Valley Bill Koch Youth Ski League.

Despite the weather forecast, the third annual Porky Gulch Classic went off without any rain on Saturday and Sunday, November 3 & 4. Peter Ostroski of Intervale, NH captured the title of New England’s Best All Around Cyclist. Cathy Rowell of Bedford, MA was the women’s champion.

Great Glen Outfitters at Great Glen Trails in Pinkham Notch, NH will open for the winter season on Saturday, November 3 for outdoor gear and clothing sales. Great Glen Outfitters will remain open weekends only from 10:00a.m. – 4:00p.m. through November 24 when daily operations begin.

On Saturday and Sunday, November 3 & 4, Great Glen Trails hosts the Porky Gulch Classic Stage Race, a three-stage, two-day cycling races that challenges cyclists in three distinct disciplines.

Winter Season Passes are now on sale at Great Glen Trails in Pinkham Notch, NH. Early season discount available if passes are purchased before November 25, 2007.

Because of the uncertainty of the race course and other factors beyond the control of race organizers, Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center and the Bretton Woods Nordic Center have announced they will no longer hold the Great Glen to Bretton Woods Nordic Adventure.

Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center is pleased to announce that the Carl Johnson Memorial 5KM Freestyle Race held on Saturday, March 10, 2007 raised $460 for ALS research.

A 50 km and 25 km classical ski event, the course rounds the northern half of 6, 288 ft. Mt. Washington, the highest peak in the Northeast.