Winter Season at The BALSAMS Wilderness takes place between the Christmas holidays (mid-December opening) and early April. During the winter, individual guest parties and small groups enjoy a winter wonderland here in Dixville Notch. The BALSAMS provides guests with an on-site alpine skiing offering 16 trails on two slopes serviced by two triple chair lifts, a double chair lift and a surface lift, 5 gladed areas, snowboarding Terrain Park, and full-service base lodge; a 95 kilometer cross-country trail system; 33 km of designated snowshoe trails; ice-skating; a natural history program with guided tours; three rooms of live entertainment; plus, a variety of events to include lectures, games and contests, concerts, movies, and nightclub shows.
Alpine Skiing
Vertical Drop
Skiable Terrain
# of Trails
Novice
Intermediate
Expert
Glades
# of Lifts
1000 ft.
87 acres
16
30%
45%
25%
Yes
4
Services: Learn to ski packages, group & private workshops, kids programs, child care, and ski, skiboard, telemark ski, and snowboard rentals.
Snowboard Park
Halfpipe
1/4 Pipe
Terrain Park
Information
No
No
On the mountain
Snowboarders can ride all the trails, glades. Instruction is offered.
Cross Country Skiing
Total Kilometers
Kilometers Tracked
Kilometers Skate Groomed
Kilometers Backcountry
Snowmaking Coverage
95
85
85
10km
No
Snowshoeing
Total Kilometers
Information
30 Kilometers of trails
Use of the snowshoe trails are complementary to registered guests. Fee charged to non-guests. Basic instruction and snowshoes are available at the Cross-country Ski Center, as are daily guided snowshoe hikes.
For conditions, rates and hours please visit thebalsams.com.
