Waterville Valley, New Hampshire — It’s been another busy offseason at Waterville Valley, with a new lift going into place on the skier’s left on the Lower White Caps trail. Waterville also removed two lifts that served less terrain around this area. This has enabled a few interesting changes at the New Hampshire ski resort.
Last week, Waterville Valley Resort revealed the work they’ve done on the Exhibition trail this offseason. With the lift now removed and trees taken out, they have been able to create two sides of the trail. For context, the Exhibition trail started as a race trail in the late 1960s. Beginning in the 90s, it featured a famous terrain park, but eventually transitioned back to a more racing-oriented trail. Now, the skier’s right will feature a racing area, while the skier’s left will have a terrain park. It’s a true win-win situation for both passionate groups of skiers and riders.
Another perk of this new lift is that it now allows Waterville Valley to expand its night skiing acreage. Previously, this was limited to the Exhibition Lift and Lower Pasture Carpet and part of the Exhibition and Lower White Caps trail. Now, night skiing has been expanded to the whole Exhibition nd Lower White Caps pistes, basically doubling the light acreage. While they had lights before, the night skiing terrain now features a bigger vertical drop.
Waterville Valley is technically open right now, as the upper mountain is hosting athletes from various teams, including the U.S. Snowboard Boardercross Teams. Their opening day to the public is November 29th, with top-to-bottom terrain expected.
Image Credits: Waterville Valley Resort
