The Omni Mount Washington Resort: ‘An Enchanted Cottage at the Edge of the Wilderness’
In the late afternoon light, the woods of the White Mountain National Forest appear quiet at first, muted by a blanket of soft, fresh snow. All I hear is my own breath and the swish of my cross-country skis as I push my way through the tracks.
My husband is ahead of me, trudging up the hill on his skis, where the cross-country path divides into two separate trails. I catch up to him, panting. It’s only 6 degrees out, but I am uncomfortably warm, and wishing I hadn’t worn such a thick coat.
New expansion checks in to iconic Omni Mount Washington Moira McCarthy
The Omni Mount Washington Resort’s bright red roof, grand hotel ambiance and iconic setting in Bretton Woods, N.H., make it a New England classic.
For more than 100 years, its main hotel (long known as the Mount Washington Hotel) has welcomed guests who love the juxtaposition of rugged mountain life and elegant living. For 21 years, they’ve done that year-round, giving guests easy access to their Nordic skiing, winter hiking and, of course, Bretton Woods Ski Area.
This year, they debut a new expansion. Like an inn within the inn, the Omni Mount Washington’s new 69-room Presidential Wing offers a modern twist on the elegance that has long been a resort staple.
New ski lodge to increase Bethlehem tax base
January 06, 2021BETHLEHEM The new Bretton Woods Rosebrook Lodge and gondolas will significantly increase Bethlehem s tax base this year. A portion of the ski resort located within town lines had previously been valued at $1.4 million.
Commercial tax assessor George Sansoucy of Lancaster estimated that the new facilities increased the ski resort s property value to $13.7 million. The Bethlehem Select Board hired Sansoucy in July to assess commercial properties in the town.
Construction was completed on the new Rosebrook Lodge last April, but not before the annual deadline for taxing properties. Sansoucy valued the 16,500 square foot mountaintop facility at $3.8 million.
Way, way, way up, just below the Mount Rosebrook summit opposite New Hampshire’s mighty Presidential Mountains, a new building is now visible, glinting in the fall sunlight.
This, the Rosebrook Lodge, is the venerable Omni Mount Washington Resort’s brand-new 16,000-square-foot on-mountain, up-mountain dining and event space. It opened at the beginning of fall, tentatively, though, with limited service due to the pandemic restrictions.
Still, Rosebrook Lodge had at least a couple of weddings under its belt by Columbus Day Weekend, a very popular time for leaf peepers and pre-ski season travelers in this remote northeastern New Hampshire region.