62nd annual White Mountains Attractions 2-day FAM Tour
Dates: June 22 – 23, 2021 (sign-ups are open) – FULL
Uniform: GSA uniforms are required
Masks: required
NOTE: This is the White Mountains Attractions FAM tour and is different from the White Mountain National Forest Tour.
Difficulty: THIS IS A FAST PACED 2-DAY TOUR WITH A LOT OF WALKING AND GETTING ON AND OFF A BUS. To be fair to attendees and attractions, you must be able to keep up with the group.
Eligibility: You haven’t been on this tour in past 5 years. You must be an active GSA and have 500 volunteer service hours to sign up at and have recently volunteered or be scheduled to volunteer between now and July 1. Hours requirements for any open seats will drop incrementally.
We are excited to bring back the White Mountains Attractions Educational Familiarization (FAM) Tour this June. The 2021 FAM Tour will be a 2-day adventure where we will visit and learn about the 17 White Mountains Attractions. As in past years, this tour is designed for tourism representatives to experience the attractions and then share their knowledge with visitors (or neighbors) of New Hampshire.
This year’s fast-paced FAM Tour will be Tuesday, June 22 and Wednesday, June 23, and will be led by Colleen Eliason, Communications and PR Coordinator at White Mountains Attractions Association. For 2021, the number of tour participants has been reduced by 50% to be mindful of Covid-19 guidelines and protocols. Granite State Ambassadors has been allotted 5 seats on the tour. For this year, if one of the 5 participants has a GSA spouse, your spouse may join you.
Tour participants will meet Colleen both mornings at the White Mountains Visitor Center. Participants will then climb aboard and be transported by charter bus (50 passengers) to the Attractions. Please note, all proper Covid precautions aboard the bus, including seat spacing and the wearing of face coverings will be required.
To minimize travel time, participants may choose to stay overnight in the Lincoln-Woodstock area. We have two lodging properties that have offered our participants a $50 courtesy rate for the night of June 22. Accommodations, meals and drinks will be the responsibility of the participant.
ITINERARY
Day 1-June 22, 2021
7:45 am Meet at White Mountains Visitor Center to use bathrooms, meet and greet, etc.
8:15 am Depart for the Cog Railway
9:00 am Talk and Tour of the Cog Railway
9:30 am Depart for the Cannon Aerial Tramway
10:15 am Talk with a staff member and tour the tram building
10:45 am Depart for Flume Gorge
11:00 am Talk with staff member and tour the Flume Gorge Visitor Center
11:30 Drive to Whale’s Tale Waterpark
11:45 am Tour and talk at Whale’s Tale Waterpark
12:15 pm Depart for Clarks Bears
12:20 pm Arrive at Clarks and board the White Mountain Central Railroad for a train ride. Enjoy lunch and a bear show at 1:00pm.
1:30 pm Depart for Lost River Gorge
1:45 pm Meet staff and walk to the Treehouse and Suspension Bridge
2:15 pm Depart for Loon Mountain Resort
2:30 pm Loon Mountain Gondola Ride
3:15 pm Depart for Hobo Railroad
3:30 pm Talk and Tour of Hobo Railroad
4:00 pm Depart for Alpine Adventures
4:15 pm Tour of Thrillsville and talk about additional offerings
5:00 pm Return to White Mountains Visitor Center
Day 2-June 23, 2021
7:30 am Meet at the White Mountains Visitor Center
7:45 am Depart for Attitash Mountain Resort
8:45 am Tour and talk at Attitash (include talk about Wildcat Mountain)
9:15 am Take the Conway Scenic Railroad train one way back to the train station, get a talk on the train and a breakfast sampler.
10:15 am Arrive at CSRR, see station, and use bathrooms
10:30 am Depart for Cranmore Mountain Resort
10:45 am Tour of Cranmore
11:15 am Depart for Story Land
11:30 am Talk and tour of Story Land
12:15 pm Depart for Mt. Washington Auto Road
12:45 pm Tour of the facilities and Auto Museum, get a boxed lunch provided by the Glen House
1:45 pm Depart the Auto Road for Santa’s Village (drive-by of Wildcat)
2:30 pm Arrive at Santa’s Village
2:45 pm Walking Tour of Santa’s Village, with a chance to ride one of the rides. Gingerbread to go.
3:45 pm Depart for Visitor Center for bus drop-off and to pick up vehicles
4:30 pm Depart for Polar Caves Park
5:00 pm Talk and tour of Polar Caves Park
5:30 pm Depart for home. Thank you for a fun-filled, whirlwind tour!
