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Whether visiting Hypnosis Glade in New Hampshire or heading out to the Thunderbolt Ski Trail in western Massachusetts, here's a guide to backcountry skiing.

Hikers are wearing down parts of New England’s oldest intrastate hiking trail, the Wapack, especially since the start of the pandemic. “The trail has been very, very busy – a lot more hiking through the pandemic,” said Rick Blanchette, president...

Where to Go Backcountry Skiing in New England © Provided by Travel + Leisure Robert Niedring/Getty Images The latest trend in New England ski resorts is — skipping them altogether? Indeed, it seems like more New Englanders than ever are grabbing their skis and heading to the backcountry.  "It's a perfect storm of things coming together that have raised interest in backcountry skiing this year," said Kurt Niiler, author of "Presidential Skiing: A Guide To Backcountry Skiing In New Hampshire's Presidential Range ." Niiler thinks skiers are foregoing chairlifts this season thanks to the av...

Jack Richardson for the boston globe Vacation, at least to my wife and me, used to mean sleeping in after a night of live music in a new city, and lingering over late lunches while people-watching at a coffee shop. Even after we had a child, we spent as much leisure time in pubs and museums as we did in the woods or on the water. But now? Vacation means waking with the sun, cooking over a fire, and falling asleep to the sultry set list of a bullfrog band. Forced to reimagine our 2020 vacations to fit pandemic parameters, our family fell in love with camping. Where we used to be energized by t...