Where can I go skiing in Boston at a cheap price?

Skiing around Boston?

• I'm arranging a day ski trip for students at a university in Boston. However, I'm not from the area. I don't want to go to one of the smaller ones like Blue Hills in Milton (even though it is close) because some of the students are pretty serious about skiing and riding and want to go to an actual mountain. Right now I've narrowed it down to Mt. Sunapee, Loon Mountain, and Waterville Valley, all in New Hampshire. Will these mountains be challenging and fun enough for college students? Any others people can suggest (not more than 2.5 hours from Boston)? Are there any in Vermont worth looking at? Thank you!

• Answer:

  In New Hampshire - you might try: You might look into Cranmore as well http://www.cranmore.com/winter/ or Gunstock http://www.gunstock.com/ In vermont you might try : OKEMO http://www.okemo.com/okemowinter/ You might try in Southern Vermont Magic Mountain in Londonderry VT http://www.magicmtn.com/ Stratton Mountain has the longest half-pipe for snowboards in the east 500 feet http://www.stratton.com/index.htm BROMLEY MOUNTAIN http://www.bromley.com/ In The Berkshires of Mass you might try Bousquet: In Pittsfield http://www.bousquets.com http://www.bousquets.com/page.php?PageID=1489&PageName=Welcome Jiminy Peak in Hancock MA http://www.jiminypeak.com/accounts/69/homepage/ Butternut - Great Barrington MA http://www.skibutternut.com/ Wachusett and Nashoba are close to Boston and have good ski runs and also good lessons for younger kids and novices http://www.wachusett.com/ Wachusett is in Princeton MA Nashoba is near Westford MA http://www.skinashoba.com/ Nashoba has an excellent ski lesson program