SAM Magazine—North Conway, N.H., June 7, 2024—Alpine ski areas in the Granite State recorded approximately 2.17 million skier visits during the 2023-24 winter season, according to estimates from Ski New Hampshire. Alpine visits were down 4 percent year-over-year from 2.2 million visits in 2022-23.

“Given the challenging weather conditions this season, and comparing these numbers to last year, which was our ninth best on record, these results were not unexpected,” said Ski NH president Jessyca Keeler. 

The  trade association reported that this season ranked 14th in visitation compared to 40 years of data on record, and 4 percent higher than the 10-year alpine skier visit average. 

While the combined visits for alpine, cross-country, and tubing were down by 6 percent year-over-year, combined visits were up 2 percent compared to the 10-year average. 

“The manic winter we had that witnessed Mother Nature giving us snow (sometimes) and then taking it away resulted in a bigger dip in year-over-year skier visits for Nordic areas,” said Keeler.

Ski NH represents over 30 alpine and cross-country New Hampshire ski areas.