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Border War! Vermont vs. New Hampshire Skiing, Part 11 – Pats Peak

Border War! Vermont vs. New Hampshire Skiing, Part 11 – Pats Peak

PATS PEAK IN HENNIKER, N.H. – EVERYTHING A MOM AND POP SKI AREA SHOULD OR COULD WISH TO BE

DATELINE: THE ONLY HENNIKER ON PLANET EARTH, N.H. — It’s astounding the people you meet that learned to ski at New Hampshire’s tiny, but plucky Pats Peak:  real estate magnates who play Monopoly with real buildings, skiing celebrities from chichi mountain towns all across the Northern Hemisphere, well-connected ski coaches from every corner of the country, the list is endless. What’s also undying is the devotion and fervor for a mom-and-pop operation that is now 60 years young and getting stronger every winter. No matter who you were or where you came from, or whatever corner of the world you ended up moving to, you always fondly remembered your youthful days at Pats Peak.

THE VIEW FROM ATOP THE SUMMIT OF PATS PEAK

ALL IN THE FAMILY

Let’s get one thing straight first:  the correct spelling of the mountain is P-A-T-S Peak; there is no apostrophe because there are many Pats described, not just one. It’s an adjective, not a possessive noun.

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