In the New Hampshire region that is named for Mount Monadnock, skiing is to be found at the Crotched Mountain Ski and Board Area in Bennington, located only 60 miles from Boston, MA. Temple Mountain in Peterborough is closed.

Crotched Mountain Ski & Ride Area
615 Francestown Road, Route 47
Bennington, NH 03442
Ph: 603-588-3668

Crotched Mountain Ski Area in Bennington, NH is open again, it's been closed since 1989. This Monadnock Region ski area and board area features; Natural hill with 875 foot vertical drop. Top elevation: 2066 feet, Base elevation: 1050 feet. 17 trails. Average grade: 10% - 15% Terrain: 28% beginner, 50% intermediate, 22% advanced. 2 quad chairs, 1 triple chairs, 1 double chair, 1 "Wonder Carpet", 2 surface tows.Uphill capacity: 11,200 people per hour.

Snowmaking: Over 125 snowmaking outlets with 75 stationary tower snowguns. High efficiency equipment pumps 6000 gallons of water per minute, producing 12 inches of machine made snow over the entire ski area in a 24 hour period at temperatures of 20 degrees F.

Operating Hours: Monday - Friday: 9AM - 9:30PM, Saturday & Holidays: 8:30AM - 9:30PM, Sunday: 8:30AM - 4:30PM, Extreme Midnight Madness, Friday & Saturday 8PM - 3AM, starting in January. HOLIDAY HOURS: December 24: 9AM - 5PM, December 25: CLOSED.

Getting there: From Boston, MA I-495 (approx. 60 miles): From I-495 take US-3 North for 27 miles (Everett Turnpike), take exit 8 NH-101 west to NH-101A west past Milford to Wilton; in Wilton take NH-31 north through Geenfield to Bennington. In Bennington take NH-47 east for approx. 3 miles. Crotched Mountain entrance on your right. From Lowell, NH (approx 38 miles): Take MA-3 to Nashua. Follow NH-101/101A west past Milford, in Wilton take NH-31 north through Greenfield to Bennington. In Bennington take NH-47 east for approx. 3 miles. Crotched Mountain entrance on your right.