i dunno if you guys are interested but i lived in laconia new hampshire last year... its a really quite town.. but theres a ski resort there its called gunstock.. its pretty nice for the appalacian mtns.. it has tubing too.. theres a good amount of scoobys up there too.. its definetly a great place to go for a ski trip you should at least check it out see what you think... and the drive is pretty easy i did it in 24 hours...