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Northeast’s Largest Cross Country Ski Center Just Got Larger
Jackson XCNovember 17, 2016
When it comes to cross country skiing, too much groomed terrain is never enough. The northeast’s largest cross country ski center, the Jackson Ski Touring Center in Jackson, N.H., eight miles from North Conway, will celebrate the most extensive expansion in its 44-year history. The nonprofit facility will host a ribbon cutting on Monday, Nov. 14, at the Rocky Branch trailhead parking area, Route 16, Pinkham Notch.
Now is the best time to purchase your season pass to one of the top 10 cross-country ski areas according to a USA Today readers’ poll. Jackson Ski Touring Center 2016/17 season passes are on sale now at their lowest rates.
USA Today, Yankee Magazine Recognize Jackson as Cross-Country Winter Destination
Jackson XCFebruary 22, 2016
The Jackson Ski Touring Center, located in picturesque Jackson, NH, has added two more reasons why it is a must visit location. Jackson XC has been named one of the Top 10 Best Cross-Country Ski Resorts in a USA Today 10Best Readers Choice poll. The town of Jackson was also named one of the 10 Best Winter Towns in New England by Yankee Magazine.
This year, on Saturday, January 23, the White Mountain Classic 30K returns to Jackson, NH and the Jackson Ski Touring Center for its 12th year. The Classic is part of the New England Marathon Series and the NENSA 1-Day Club Championships. This classic technique marathon offers several abilities levels the opportunity to compete on some of the countries best maintained and groomed trails. The course utilizes the unique trail system in and around Jackson Village, which...
Jackson XC Preps for 2015-16 Season with New Website, Trail Access Point
Jackson XCNovember 24, 2015
The Jackson Ski Touring Foundation (Jackson XC) is preparing for the upcoming season with an updated website, new trail access point and their annual season pass promotion, which runs through November 30.
Jackson Ski Touring Celebrates Spring with 2015-16 Season Passes on Sale Now
Jackson XCMarch 23, 2015
Jackson Ski Touring is celebrating the arrival of spring with their early bird season pass rates.
Every Day is a Reason to Visit Jackson XC
Jackson XCFebruary 13, 2015
Since the 1930s the Jackson Ski and Outing Club has made recreational events and skiing competition part of its many traditions. Today, the Jackson Ski Touring Center maintains those traditions by offering a number of fun weekly events, all of which are open to the public.
Can You Beat the Jackson XC Groomers
Jackson XCJanuary 30, 2015
The Jackson Ski Touring Center staff can groom up to nearly 100 km of sprawling trails through the White Mountains. Generally, its an accomplishment for most to ski them all in the course of season, a month or maybe a week. But on Saturday, Feb. 14, Jackson XC wants to know how much you can ski in a day. The Jackson Groomed Trail Challenge is open to any skier looking to see just how many...
In its 11th year, the White Mountain Classic 30K returns to Jackson, NH and the Jackson Ski Touring Center on Saturday, January 24. This event is part of the New England Marathon Series, the NENSA Zak Cup and Club Series and the NENSA 1-Day Club Championships.
Jackson Ski Touring & Upper Saco Valley Land Trust Announce Significant Land Preservation Easement
Jackson XCDecember 30, 2014
JACKSON, NH – The Jackson Ski Touring Foundation and the Upper Saco Valley Land Trust, together with two local donors, have formed a unique partnership to permanently preserve 62 acres of open space in Jackson for use as ski touring and snowshoe trails and for other forms of passive recreation. Sited at the junction of Valley Cross and Black Mountain Roads, the land consists of woodland and open fields with more than 500 feet of...
Jackson Ski Touring Announces New Leadership
Jackson XCOctober 29, 2014
JACKSON, NH – For the first time in nearly four decades, Jackson Ski Touring Foundation has a new leader. Breanne Torrey, who has been with the organization for six years and has held the positions of Head of Ski Patrol and Director of Operations, has been named the Foundation’s new Executive Director. She is the first woman in this role and follows former Executive Director Thom Perkins, who retired in the spring of 2014 after...
Jackson Ski Touring Announces New Leadership, Programs & National Ski Patrol Affiliation
Jackson XCOctober 15, 2014
For the first time in nearly four decades, Jackson Ski Touring Foundation has a new leader. Breanne Torrey, who has been with the organization for six years and has held the positions of Head of Ski Patrol and Director of Operations, has been named the Foundation’s new Executive Director. She is the first woman in this role and follows former Executive Director Thom Perkins, who retired in the spring of 2014 after 38 years with the organization.
(Press release) Jackson, NH: After leading the Jackson Ski Touring Foundation (JSTF) for 38 years, Thom Perkins has announced his retirement from the organization. As its Executive Director since 1976, Perkins has been instrumental in transforming the small village of Jackson, NH into one of the nation’s premier cross country skiing and snowshoeing venues. Passionate about the sport of cross country skiing, Perkins developed the existing trail system from a modest number of trails to the...
Jackson XC Holds Season Pass Prices for 2014-15 Season Passes
Jackson XCFebruary 28, 2014
JacksonXC.org, by calling 1-800-XC-Snows or by visiting the ticket office during operating hours. The Jackson Ski Touring Foundation is a community based nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization, chartered to maintain trails in and around the village of Jackson, New Hampshire and to provide winter recreational and educational opportunities for all. The “Foundation” maintains more than 150 km of cross-country ski trails, with state-of-the-art grooming. The JSTF uses the land of 68 private landowners and operates under a...
Looking to do something fun and active with the kids during the February school vacation week? Jackson Ski Touring offers affordable family fun with a variety of activities for children, terrain fit for beginners and hot chocolate at the Ellis River Cocoa Cabin as a way to top off a great day of skiing.
The Jackson Ski Touring Center can groom over 90 km of sprawling trails through the White Mountains. Generally, it’s an accomplishment for most to ski them all in the course of season, a month or maybe a week. But on Saturday, Feb. 15 Jackson XC wants to know how much you can ski in a day.
Is the ground looking a bit bare where you are? Not here at the Jackson Ski Touring Center in Jackson, NH! Winter is in full swing and we have PLENTY of fresh snow and more on the way, with 98 km of trails open today. The conditions are fabulous. It snowed 1-2" overnight, giving us the most skiing in New England - right now.
JACKSON, NH – Jackson Ski Touring Center received three feet of snow in December and consistently had the most trails open in New England. And, during the winter break between Christmas and New Year’s Day, the number of skiers increased by 15 percent over last year’s numbers. Overall, skier visits were up and the conditions made for excellent skiing and snowshoeing. With the 2014 Winter Olympics a few weeks away, Jackson Ski Touring Center is...
Jackson Ski Touring Continues a Longstanding Tradition with January Events
Jackson XCJanuary 7, 2014
The Jackson Ski Touring Center’s event calendar is full of events this month for both skiers and spectators, from Ski NH’s Learn to Ski Week and the Collegiate Invitational Criterium and UNH Winter Carnival Races to the White Mountain Classic 30K citizen marathon.