Democratic Presidential Contender Senator Hillary Clinton Visits Cranmore Mountain

GM Ben Wilcox and Operations Director Jim Mersereau flank Senator Clinton during her visit to Cranmore.

NORTH CONWAY, NH -- Democratic Presidential Contender Senator Hillary Clinton visited Cranmore Mountain in North Conway, NH, today for a roundtable discussion with 10 undecided voters, covering topics ranging from alternative fuels, health care and foreign policy.

"Cranmore and the entire North Conway area can be proud that Senator Clinton chose us as the site to open a dialog with the citizens of Carroll County."

Clinton invited Cranmore GM Ben Wilcox and Operations Director Jim Mersereau to join in the discussion and to share the resort’s experience in converting their grooming fleet to biodiesel in 2003.

Cranmore was selected for the honor of hosting the candidate’s first visit to Carroll County based on its long-standing commitment to the use of biodiesel fuel and other green initiatives.

Clinton arrived at Cranmore the morning of November 8 and was escorted into the Eating House past some of the resort’s energy-efficient snow guns and bio-fuel burning Bombardier grooming vehicles. The round-table meeting took place in the rustic ski lodge surrounded by the 70-year-old ski area’s vintage signs depicting the Skimobile lift and the Hannes Schneider Ski School.

The candidate was treated to Cranmore’s trademark hospitality, being served hot cocoa with whipped cream from hand-crafted mugs provided by the local coffeehouse, The Metropolitan. Clinton received a gift from Cranmore consisting of one of the mugs, a Cranmore fleece, made locally by Chuck Roast of North Conway, a copy of the new Cranmore North Conway magazine and a pair of Cranmore Season Passes; one each for Hillary and Bill Clinton.

Mersereau had this to say about the visit: “It was an honor to have the opportunity to discuss my views on reducing our dependence on foreign oil through Cranmore’s use of biodiesel fuel.” Wilcox agreed stating, “Cranmore and the entire North Conway area can be proud that Senator Clinton chose us as the site to open a dialog with the citizens of Carroll County.”

Cranmore Mountain is located in the heart of North Conway Village and is planning on opening for operations on Sat. Dec. 8, 2007. For more information, visit Cranmore.com or call 1-800-SUN-N-SKI.