Wednesday, April 29, 2020
We continue to make normal progress in our annual opening of the Auto Road. It may seem hard to believe depending on where you are reading this from, but we’re still in the grips of late winter. Six inches of snow fell just two days ago and that translated to over a foot on the mid-mountain stretches of the Auto Road where we are currently working. So, regardless of all else happening in the world, we’re a long way from being open. Covid-19 is tops on our minds as we try to plan for what sort of summer we may have. It seems likely that when the State of NH determines that it’s ok for us to open that we will start with drive-your-self only at first. We are still in this planning phase and attempting to co-ordinate with the State Park on their hopes and plans.
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Stay tuned for more updates. Stay safe and healthy and we’ll see you this summer!
Tuesday April 14, 2020
Spring seems to be finally upon us here in the Glen although we had a late season snow and ice storm several days ago. Like everyone, we are still in the midst of dealing with COVID-19 complications. Many of us here at the Auto Road and Great Glen Trails continue to work from home most of the time. Although the base lodge remains closed to the public as usual for this time of the year, we’ve set schedules for the crew who normally would be working in offices here so that very few of us are here at the same time. We’re making effective use of Zoom video conferencing to stay on top of planning for the summer. Since our Road Crew works individually in the spring opening up the Auto Road, they have been going at it for over a week now, always maintaining a safe distance between each other. Regardless of what else is going on, if we’re to have a Road at all after the spring melt off of winter snow and ice, we have to be up there managing that runoff. We’re on schedule as far as that goes!
But, of course, the real unknown is when we can open the Mt Washington Auto Road and Great Glen Trails and what will that look like. There are many decisions to be made in the coming weeks and partners like the Mt Washington State Park folks to coordinate with. Our events department has been working away at alternative scenarios should those be necessary.
We hope you’re healthy and safe.
Friday, March 27, 2020
We are currently in between seasons here at the Auto Road and Great Glen Trails as we always are at this time of the year. We are down to our core crew of full timers for early spring. Last Friday we decided that to help keep our crew safe, we should all start working from home for at least the next two weeks. we hope you'll understand if we're not quite as quick to personally pick up the phone, answer an email or respond on social media. We will continue to make plans for the summer in the hopes of welcoming you all back once again to our beautiful corner of the world.
Until then, stay safe, healthy and be kind.
Sunday, March 15, 2020
Greetings.
In the interest of our guests, employees, and community we will be closing our doors for the remainder of the winter season starting March 15th at 4:30pm.
We’d like to thank everyone for a wonderful season and hope to do it all again next year.
Stay posted to our website / social media for updates about Great Glen Trails and the Mount Washington Auto Road moving forward.
Our intent is to provide a “courtesy groom” when conditions permit through March 22nd. With this, the “ski at your own risk” clause is in effect and conditions will always be variable.
All concessions (rental, café, retail, tickets, restrooms, first aid etc.) including the lodge itself, will be closed.
We hope you enjoy the open air of Great Glen and stay healthy.
-The team at Great Glen Trails
Friday March 13, 2020
Greetings! Thank you for your interest in what we’re doing in light of the Covid-19 outbreak.
This evolving situation concerning the novel coronavirus Corvid-19 requires us all to pay attention and be flexible. Our response will change with the situation.
We have a family of businesses here at the Glen. Currently the Mt Washington Auto Road is closed to automobile traffic as usual for this time of the year. We plan to start our normal springtime clearing of the Auto Road on schedule during the first week of April in preparation for our usual mid-May opening. Our winter SnowCoach operation, in conjunction with Great Glen Trails, is very much a day to day decision based on weather and road (snow) conditions. This is also very normal at this time of the year. Great Glen Trails is open daily with whatever activities the weather and snow surface allows. Check our snow report page for daily updates. Check the Glen House website for any notices about their plans.
Here in the lodge, our base of operations in winter and summer, we are following best practices as informed by the Center for Disease Control. We suggest you take a look as many of these suggested practices will apply to you in your own home situation.
We are now reviewing our reservations cancellation policy to make sure it makes sense both to us, as a business, and to you, our guests. You may see changes to this policy in order for you to feel more comfortable making future reservations with us.
Our strategy at this time is to go forward with all of our summer special events as we have planned. Again, this may change, so check back here as time goes on.
Thank you for being, or considering being, our guests here in the Glen. We wish you good health!
Howie Wemyss, General Manager
