Crawford's Pass

Crawford's Pass is a short, easy cross-country ski route in the Pemigewasset Ranger District of White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire. The pass sits about half a mile from the town of Bretton Woods, and the route is an out-and-back that covers roughly a mile with a total climb of about 97 feet. The pass is a low-effort outing. The route rises from about 1,620 feet to about 1,659 feet, with the steepest stretch at around 4% grade near the middle of the route. It's a quick addition to a day on the ski trails in the area. Winter is the natural season for this route. Typical averages from the nearby Pinkham Notch weather station show January highs around 26°F with lows near 6°F, while July highs reach about 75°F. That station sits a few hundred feet lower than the pass, so temperatures up here run a little cooler. Perimeter and Dark Forest, two other cross-country ski routes, both lie about 0.1 mile away. Omni Mount Washington Resort, Bretton Woods, offers lake fishing about 2 miles off, and Nauman Tentsite is a campground about 3.4 miles away.