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LES OTTEN ON THE HISTORY AND REVIVAL OF AN ICONIC NEW HAMPSHIRE RESORT
January 24, 2024
Hear Les Otten visit with Dan Egan about the rich history at The Balsams, skiing stories from past days, and the expansive potential for this iconic and legendary resort nestled at the top of the White mountains.
Listen to the full episode from 603 Podcast with Dan Egan here.
Where and when are the first votes cast in the NH primary?
January 22, 2024
“A tiny community near the Canadian border will kick off New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation Republican primary voting on Jan. 23 as the clock strikes midnight.
Dixville Notch has been in the spotlight since 1960, when the owner of the Balsams resort, Neil Tillotson, arranged for residents to vote at midnight, with the polls closing and results announced within minutes. The resort closed in 2011, but voting has continued in various locations. This year, voting will take place in Tillotson’s former home, in a living room decorated with photos and memorabilia from previous primary voters….”
Midnight votes to be cast in just 1 New Hampshire community this primary
January 5, 2024
“Just one New Hampshire town will cast midnight votes this year for the first-in-the-nation primary.
Two of the three towns that normally vote at midnight will not continue that tradition this cycle, with just Dixville Notch casting the first votes of the primary…”
MORE BALSAMS FROM LES OTTEN
October 13, 2023
Les Otten and other industry professionals recently visited with Ski Area Management Magazine, sharing thoughts on The Balsams present and future.
“I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t think it would come to pass,” says Otten of the Balsams plans. “I’m guardedly optimistic that we’ll have everything in place in the near future to start. A lot of the financing is in place. There are check marks on most of the boxes…”
Balsams Resort restoration plans move forward after county approvals
April 6, 2023
WMUR Channel 9 visited us in Dixville Notch yesterday for an update; you can watch the full segment here.
BALSAMS DEVELOPERS COMMENT ON NEXT MOVES, WITH MAJOR MILESTONES REACHED
April 5, 2023
By Jake Mardin
The News & Sentinel
“After the county planning board approved the site plan application for the ski area and the commissioners and delegation approved the creation of the Balsams Resort Redevelopment District in recent weeks, developers say the project has taken ‘a good step forward’ but that there is still work to be done.
‘We are very pleased with the last several months of work with the county,’ said spokesman Scott Tranchemontagne. ‘Both the ski area site plan approval and the creation of the tax assessment district required a lot of work by the planning board, county administrator, commissioners, delegation and The Balsams team. Everyone has worked diligently and collaboratively to address questions, provide information and ultimately get these key pieces across the finish line’…”
LES OTTEN AND THE BALSAMS SKI DREAM
March 31, 2023
“Here, all of a sudden, we’ve got this incredible asset that is begging to come back to life…if we do our job well, you’ll find incredible snowmobiling, you’ll find incredible cross-country Nordic skiing, you’ll find a great hot springs spa to hang out in during the winter, you’ll find great hiking and showshoeing, you’ll find a lot of really really great food sort of highlighted by the Balsams buffet…”
Listen to the full episode from New England Ski Journal’s Basecamp Podcast here.
BALSAMS SKI PLAN GIVEN CONDITIONAL APPROVAL BY BOARD
March 24, 2023
By Donna Jordan
Appearing in the Colebrook Chronicle
“The latest approval has been received for the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel re-development project in Dixville Notch.
At a Coos County Planning Board meeting held on March 15, the planning board voted to approve the site plan for the ski area expansion, with conditions. This expansion is part of the phase one portion of the major re-development project. It was explained at the planning board meeting that this approval was the last ‘big’ approval needed; there are still a few more approvals that will need to go before the planning board…”
BALSAMS RESORT PROJECT TAKES GIANT STEP FORWARD
March 23, 2023
By Lisa D. Connell
Appearing in the Berlin Sun
“WEST STEWARTSTOWN — Conditional approval of the Balsams resort development and a financing plan was granted at a special meeting of the Coos County commissioners on Wednesday.
The approval calls for ‘the creation of the Balsams Resort Redevelopment District’ and also, approval of the issuance of bonds for the district…”