Waterville Valley has enough diversity and runs to keep any rider happy for a least a day. Waterville’s trails are not New England’s typical steep and narrow pistes. Most are wide swaths through the trees, and there’s elbow room and a chance to check out the slope before committing to the fall line again.

Two former tough mogul runs, Ciao and Gema, now are groomed daily. Such trails as White Caps, Old Tecumseh and Tippecanoe are intermediate and advanced playthings. Upper Bobby’s Run is a great intermediate trail, but if you don’t want to find yourself on a black diamond or double-diamond mogul trail (Lower Bobby’s), make sure you take a strong left to Terry’s Trail or Old Tecumseh.

Oblivion, a winding trail with banked sides, is the trail of choice for many riders. Carvers head to World Cup. Also popular are Sel’s Choice and the glades off True Grit.

If you'd like to get a taste of riding in the trees, Old T Trees is 4.5 acres of mixed hardwoods and evergreens for intermediates between the Old Tecumseh trail, Terry’s trail, Tyler and Siegel Street.

Parks and pipes
Waterville Valley has three terrain parks, including one for younger aficionados, a Boarder Cross that’s open to the public, and a 400-foot-long superpipe. Based on the resort's dedication to the freestyle snowboarding scene, Burton Snowboards has selected Waterville Valley as an Eastern site for the latest creative idea in snowboard progression.

The Exhibition Terrain Park & Halfpipe, located right above the base area, has a 16-foot superpipe, rails, tabletops, hips, trannies and kickers. The signature rail is a shaped C that’s 22 feet long. The Hubba Street Course includes elements such as stairs and is at the base of Exhibition. While Exhibition has its own surface lift, if you access the top of the park from Psyched, you’ll gain extra hits. There’s a yurt at the park’s summit where you can get warm. Younger kids can train for the big stuff in their own terrain park, Little Slammer, with minipipe, smaller tables, rails and boxes. Waterville also has a dedicated snowskate park next to the Quadzilla lift and an indoor skate ramp at the base lodge, tucked under the heated deck, with five-foot miniramp and lighted night sessions.