With winter fast approaching, now is the perfect time to start planning your winter adventures. Use this activity guide to help you decide which AMC Destinations are right for you. Whatever your skill level or interest, there's an AMC Destination for you.
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Highland Center at Crawford Notch (White Mountains, NH)
- Try snowshoeing on an introductory snowshoe hike led by AMC staff
- Take your kids on a winter tracking workshop
- Snowshoe from our door to Ammonoosuc Lake or Mount Willard
- Ski to Bretton Woods’ cross-country trail network using a connector trail that starts directly behind the main lodge. Check out our Ski and Stay package with Bretton Woods!
- Downhill ski and snowboard at Bretton Woods and Cannon Mountain
- Experience the winter Presidentials above treeline on a challenging hike along the Crawford Path to Mount Pierce
Joe Dodge Lodge at Pinkham Notch (White Mountains, NH)
- Snowshoe with your family to the Crystal Cascade, Low’s Bald Spot, or Lila’s Ledge
- Ski Wildcat, just a few minutes up the road, for terrific downhill with great views of Mount Washington
- Cross-country ski at Great Glen Trails Outdoor Center, just five minutes away—or take the kids tubing
- Polish your backcountry ski skills on the Old Jackson Run, Square Ledge Loop Ski Trail, Blanchard Ski Loop, or Connie’s Way Ski Trail
- Challenge yourself on the Gulf of Slides or Tuckerman Ravine in season (experienced skiers only)
Cardigan Lodge (Lakes Region, NH)
- Ski downhill slopes at nearby Tenney Mountain or Ragged Mountain
- Snowshoe above treeline and summit Mount Cardigan and Firescrew
- Explore miles of Cardigan’s backcountry on Duke’s Ski Trail, the Alexandria Ski Trail, and the Kimball Ski Trail
- Ski through the open glades and meadows of Cardigan’s lower-elevation cross-country routes
- Sign up for a backcountry snowboarding or telemark skiing workshop with AMC experts
- Trek to Cardigan’s summit for a rustic winter retreat at self-service High Cabin
Little Lyford Pond Camps (Greenville, ME)
- Warm up on the invigorating, 6.5-mile ski or snowshoe into camp
- Explore Pleasant River Valley on a network of ski trails stretching to Little and Big Lyford Ponds
- Enjoy 20 miles of backcountry ski trails starting just outside your cabin door
- Snowshoe to the summit of Indian Mountain for views of Mount Katahdin
- Trek 9 miles to Long Pond for a remote winter getaway at self-service Moose Point Cabin
- Enlist a professional dogsledding guide and experience the thrill of mushing
- Challenge yourself by climbing the 70-foot ice walls of Gulf Hagas, the “Grand Canyon of Maine”
White Mountain Huts (White Mountains, NH)
- Cross-country ski or snowshoe to family-friendly Zealand Falls Hut
- Snowshoe to Lonesome Lake Hut, a great destination for novice winter explorers—and kids, too!
- Enjoy a picturesque 3.8-mile snowshoe trek into Carter Notch Hut for breathtaking wintery views of the Carter-Moriah Range
- Make AMC Huts your base camp for winter hiking the Wildcat Range, Kinsmans, and Mount Hale
Mohican Outdoor Center (Delaware Water Gap, NH)
- Cross-country ski at Blue Mountain Lakes
- Downhill ski at Shawnee Mountain Ski Area
- Ice climb the Delaware Water Gap
- Hike or snowshoe the Appalachian Trail, just 1/4-mile from the lodge
