If, like me, you’re a long-time Cranmore skier who hasn’t been there in a minute, the new arrival experience can be somewhat of a shock and – at first – a concern.

After all, the base area has changed in just about every way. Where smaller, older buildings once stood and the mountain scene stretched out before you in an old-school kind of way, you now arrive at beautiful, tall and spiffy new buildings with housing, some retail and a big new base lodge, but with less view of the hill itself.

You wonder: Has my lovely little mountain taken on a new persona?

After a late season weekend visit last spring, I’m here to assure you all: The heart, soul, spirit and personality that has always been Cranmore is alive and kicking. In other words, the mountain has found a way to meld comfort and mod

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