Battery Point XC Ski Loop
Battery Point is located on Lake Massabesic in Auburn New Hampshire. Today, I decided to take a ski to this location. There are a series of fire roads and nature trails that lead to Battery point so there are lots of points of entry to choose from.
I decided to park on Route 28 near Deer Neck Bridge. It looked like the plows had cleared some of the pull off and other cars were parked there. In the winter the parking lot is gated shut so all parking is in the road. The fire road I wanted to start from was there so I got my skis on and headed out.
| Date: | 01-30-2022 |
| Location: | Auburn, NH |
| Distance: | 3 mi |
| Fee/Pass | $0 |
| Elevation Gain: | 196′ |
| Total Time: | 2 hr 38 min |
| Parking: | 10+ cars |
| Difficultly Rating: | moderate |
There were a few people on this road already. A few of them were skiers so I tried to follow their tracks as best I could. I knew these trails would be packed out but my Fisher S-Bound’s work great in these situations.
There was enough snow on most of the trails for the skis but at times the snow was thin. Especially out toward the point where the wind was whipping off the water. It was cold but once I got moving I stayed warm most of the trip.
I chose to do counter clockwise loop and head over toward the Auburn Audubon Center first. The Audubon Center is a very popular place for snowshoers and an easy way to access the trails.
After I reached the center the trail was really packed down from all the foot traffic. The snow was squeaking with every glide from being so cold.
Once at Battery Point the wind was was very strong. The ground was all wind blown with just a layer of ice on the ground so I just snapped.a few pics and started heading back.
The glide back to the car was pretty smooth. The terrain was pretty flat throughout the whole trip. When I started to get near the parking lot there were some nice views of the lake and the sun starting to set in the sky.
Once I made it to parking lot I headed toward the road. I thought I was going to have to take my skies off here but noticed people had packed down a small trail in the snow bank. I followed that trail almost to my car.
The best park of this little trip was it was local. I didn’t have to drive 2 hours to find good snow. The trails around Massabesic are fun all year round. I look forward to do doing some more skiing around the lake in the near future.
