Snake River Brewing has quietly earned its place as one of the town's original après-ski gathering spots, a place where cold fingers warmed up around pint glasses and powder days were replayed one story at a time.
Home to the White Mountains, New Hampshire has a vibrant ski culture that few places can match. "The best things about skiing in New Hampshire are the authentic skiing vibes and its variety of great resorts within a stone's throw of each other, allowing adventurous people to explore multiple resorts while on one trip-an experience very similar to what you would find in Lake Tahoe,"
The hotel is made entirely out of ice and snow, and drinks are served out of ice lasses. The ice blocks are gathered from the nearby Torne River each year and molded by artists and sculptors to construct the temporary residence. Rick and Joy enjoyed local delicacies from the hotel restaurant's ice menu and slept on an ice mattress. They went snowmobiling, dog sledding, Icelandic horseback riding and reindeer sledding, then soaked in the views of the northern lights.