It’s also the largest ski resort on the East Coast, with six mountain peaks, 21 lifts, 155 trails, a half-pipe, and the highest vertical drop in New England at 3,050 feet.

Cannon Mountain is about as fearsome a ski hill as there is in New Hampshire. It’s not just the slew of steep descents — Cannon's 2,300 vertical feet makes it the steepest in the state, while ...