Cranmore Ski Trail Map - Layered Wood Wall Art
by Mountaincut
Where the father of American skiing made his home, now on your wall. Mountaincut's Cranmore Ski Trail Map is a layered wooden wall art piece featuring hand-traced ski trails expertly laser cut from premium birch and/or walnut plywood, a handcrafted tribute to the sunny, family-loving North Conway mountain that has been at the heart of New Hampshire skiing for nearly 90 years.
North Conway's Historic Home Mountain, Captured in Wood
Set on Mount Cranmore in the White Mountains, just one mile from downtown North Conway Village and roughly 2.5 hours from Boston, Cranmore Mountain Resort carries one of the most remarkable stories in American ski history. Local businessman Harvey Dow Gibson cleared the first trails in the summer of 1937, determined to make North Conway the ski capital of the world. Two years later he pulled off something extraordinary: when the Nazis annexed Austria and stripped legendary ski pioneer Hannes Schneider of his title, Gibson arranged for Schneider's release and brought him to New Hampshire. Schneider arrived to a hero's welcome, walking beneath an archway of ski poles held by 150 local schoolchildren, and went on to build his ski school here. Today Cranmore offers 56 trails and glades across a 1,200-foot vertical drop, served by seven lifts with 100% snowmaking coverage. This handcrafted map captures every trail and glade in beautiful layered wood relief.
Every Trail, Every Glade, Every Memory
Cranmore's terrain breaks down to roughly 28% beginner, 46% intermediate, and 26% expert, delivering everything from a dedicated beginners-only ski area to classic New England trails and genuine steeps. Skimeister is the mountain's signature run, a winding blue that steepens toward the bottom and gives you the choice of easing onto Bandit and Lower Arlberg or pressing on toward Lower Hurricane. Tougher lines like Ledges deliver real pitch, six glades add tree skiing for those who want it, and two terrain parks serve freestyle riders. The longest run stretches a full mile. Cranmore's south-facing slopes mean sunshine on your face all day, and the mountain's sheltered position gives it a well-earned reputation for staying open when brutal White Mountain weather forces other areas to close. The memory of the founders lives on across the map, with trails named for both Gibson and Schneider and the Meister Hut crowning the summit. Add New Hampshire's top-rated snow tubing park with ten lanes, night skiing, and a festive base area built for skiers and non-skiers alike, and Cranmore delivers a complete family winter.
Exceptional Craftsmanship, Made in the USA
All Mountaincut wooden trail maps are precision laser cut and etched, hand-stained, and finished in the United States using birch and/or walnut plywood. The two-layer construction creates a rich, dimensional look where the mountain's ridgeline, glades, and trail network stand out in beautiful relief. Hanging hardware comes preinstalled, so your new trail map will be on display in minutes.
Because each piece is crafted from real wood, no two maps are exactly alike, with natural variations in the grain and stain giving every piece its own character, just like a sunny bluebird morning above North Conway.
The Perfect Gift for Cranmore Devotees
Whether you learned to ski here as a kid, cruised Skimeister on a sunny afternoon, took the family tubing under the lights, warmed up at the Meister Hut, or have been coming to North Conway every winter for as long as you can remember, this map is a lasting reminder of the mountain where American ski culture put down roots. Cranmore deserves a place on your wall. Mountaincut products are made to order and most items ship within 2 to 3 days. Larger sizes (30" and above) may take 5 to 8 days before shipping.
Available in multiple sizes. Nearly 90 years of New Hampshire skiing, on your wall every day of the year.
