December through March
Winter, nine minutes from the lifts
First chair at Loon and home for lunch. Sleds out the driveway onto Corridor 11. Ice Castles glowing six minutes away in town. Then the good part: the hot tub steaming under the trees, the theater warm downstairs, and eighteen people who do not have to drive anywhere tonight.
“This place truly felt like a winter wonderland. A beautiful blanket of snow over the big open yard made the whole stay feel peaceful and secluded.”
Brandon, four December nights
Loon Mountain
9 min
Cannon Mountain
12 min
Ice Castles
6 min
Corridor 11 snowmobile route
At the driveway
Night tubing at Loon
9 min
The hot tub, after all of it
20 steps
June through August
Slow mornings, cannonballs at noon, embers after dark
Coffee on the dock while the mist lifts off the pond. Paddleboards before lunch, the river all afternoon, and the family championship settled on the putting green before dinner. Echo Lake and Whale’s Tale for day trips, Staple Rock when the locals show you how it’s done.
Late September through October
Foliage at the front door
The Kancamagus starts five minutes away, Artist’s Bluff is the postcard everyone came for, and the estate’s own maples usually peak the second week of October. Fall books earliest. Plan a year out if you want a foliage weekend.
April and May
The quiet season, and the smart one
Snowmelt turns every brook into a waterfall, Fadden’s sugarhouse is boiling in the village, and the trails are empty. The river runs high and loud, the golf hole reopens, and spring rates are the kindest of the year.
Sugarhouse season at Fadden’s
2 min
The Basin, at full roar
9 min
Empty trails at Lincoln Woods
10 min
The golf hole reopens
May