This Historic New Hampshire Ski Hill Is Offering Free Lift Access All Winter-and It's Just 2 Hours From Boston

"For the second consecutive year, Storrs Hill Ski Area in Lebanon, New Hampshire-a more than 100-year-old, largely volunteer-run hill roughly two hours from Boston -will offer free skiing and riding for the 2025-26 season. The Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation supports the sophomore initiative, reflecting Storrs Hill's broader mission: to keep skiing accessible for the local community. And here, that extends to visitors willing to trade high-tech frills for a taste of pure, old-school winter fun."

"With a 300-foot vertical drop, 20 skiable acres, and seven trails (one green, four blue, a black-diamond glade, and one double-black), the terrain is modest but respectably varied. The hill's lone lift, a platter-style Poma lift, pulls riders uphill the same way many New England ski areas have done for decades. That nostalgic charm extends to Heistad Hill, the 50-meter ski jump Storrs Hill is best known for, and to the flood-lit slopes that began hosting night skiing in 1939."

Storrs Hill Ski Area in Lebanon, New Hampshire, will offer free skiing and riding for the 2025–26 season, funded by the Jack & Dorothy Byrne Foundation. The hill has operated since 1923 and remains largely volunteer-run; about 60 volunteers now handle lift operations, grooming, and promotion. Last season welcomed around 2,500 skiers and snowboarders, a fourfold increase from the prior year when adult passes cost $10–$15. The hill features a 300-foot vertical drop, 20 skiable acres, and seven trails served by a single platter-style Poma lift. Heistad Hill's 50-meter ski jump and flood-lit night skiing since 1939 add nostalgic character.

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