Destination North Conway

Cranmore Mountain Resort is Hub for Year-Round Fun in New Hampshire

NORTH CONWAY, N.H. - From skiing and snowboarding to shopping at its famous discount retail outlets, recreation and fun centered around Cranmore Mountain Resort abound in scenic North Conway. The resort itself holds a long tradition of ski culture that dates back to the great skimeister Hannes Schneider in 1939.

Shopping
Settlers Green Outlet Village offers guests over 60 name-brand, first-quality factory outlet stores in tax-free North Conway, New Hampshire. Men, women and children can fulfill their every need in stores like LL Bean, Gymboree, Old Navy, GAP, Banana Republic, Children's Place, Stride Rite, KB Toys, and more! North Conway also offers various antique, art galleries, book stores, camera shops, clothing and footwear, department stores, florist and gardening, numerous gift and jewelry shops, ski and snowboard retailers and more.

Dining
North Conway offers a wide variety of dining options suitable for every occasion and any craving. Whether you have a taste for cafés, coffee shops, Indian, Italian, Mexican and southwestern, pizza, steak houses, Thai and Chinese, bar and grille, brew pubs, ice cream, fast food, night clubs, taverns or fresh cut meat at a local deli, you can't go wrong. On site at Cranmore, Zip's Pub is a classic après ski hangout after a day on the slopes. Plus, new for this year, mountain top dinners will be served once per month at Cranmore's Meister Hut summit restaurant.

Lodging
Whether you need a break from the city life or a quiet family vacation, finding lodging in North Conway is the easiest part of the trip. With 15,000 beds available in the Mount Washington Valley, guests can stay in slopeside condos at Cranmore Mountain Resort, bed & breakfasts, cottages, country inns, hostels, hotels, motels and numerous luxurious resorts in and around the area. There are even hotels offering indoor water parks including the Hampton Inn, and the Red Jacket Resort both located minutes from Cranmore.

For greatest convenience, guests can book ski and stay lodging packages online at www.cranmore.com/skiandstay.

For lodging reservations by phone, guests may call Cranmore Condo Rentals at 1-866-668-0848, for beautiful slopeside and mountain-view condos right at the resort. Or for Mount Washington Valley Lodging Reservations at dozens of hotels and motels in and around North Conway, call 1-800-914-2454.

Fitness
The Family Fitness Center at Cranmore Mountain Resort is the one stop solution for fitness and fun. Located at the base of Cranmore Mountain, the fitness center is a 45,000 sq. ft facility that features indoor tennis courts, an indoor pool, Jacuzzi, sauna, cardio room, weight room, climbing wall, massage therapy, personal trainers, gymnastic and swimming programs and a nursery. Admission to the Fitness Center is included in any rental of a Cranmore Condominium.

Daily passes are available for $6 ages 6 - 13; $12 ages 14 & up; free for 5 & under with a paying adult. Hours of operation and general information can be found at www.cranmore.com or by calling 603-356-6301.

Village Trolley
Mount Washington Valley now offers low-cost transportation from Cranmore to many major hotels and shops. The Village Trolley shuttles, which feature exterior ski racks, circulate around town every 30 minutes and run 7 days a week. Cost is only $2 per person.

Cranmore Mountain Resort
Cranmore Mountain Resort has drawn crowds from all round the world for 70 years. In 1938, "The Father of American Skiing," Hannes Schneider, took his first runs on the South Slope of Cranmore. This put Cranmore and North Conway on the map and made Cranmore the place to ski in the East. Schneider soon started a ski school at Cranmore and taught the famous Arlberg technique he acquired in Austria to students from around the globe.

Today Cranmore continues to offer guests the best experience by providing quality rental equipment, highly trained snowsports staff, first class terrain, New Hampshire's #1 tubing facility, two dialed in terrain parks, NASTAR race course, Saturday night Cranapalooza celebrations, online specials, affordable season passes and more.

For more information about Cranmore Mountain Resort, please visit http://www.cranmore.com or call 800-SUN-N-SKI.

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