Snow guns on Wildcat Mountain blowing snow as the mountain prepares for the season. ~ Photo courtesy of Wildcat Resort’s Facebook page.

GORHAM, NH – As snow fell in the valley getting residents in to mood for winter Wildcat Mountain was creating some of their own. Jack Fagone Director of Marketing for Attitash Mountain Resort and Wildcat Mountain said that the resort fired up their snow guns Wednesday night.

Jack said crews charged the system and were making snow at 6pm with a focus on Upper and Middle Lynx. He added that they picked up about 2 inches of natural snow and will be making snow as long as temperatures allow.

Wildcat doesn’t have a set opening date just yet, but they are often the first ski resorts in the state to open for the season. For the most up to date information about what you can expect at Wildcat this season log onto Skiwildcat.com.

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TWIN MOUNTAIN, NH – An multi-vehicle accident in Franconia Notch proves that no good deed goes unpunished. State Police Troop F reported that at around 2:15pm Wednesday 42-year- old Paul Haynes of Montpelier, VT, had lost control of his 2015 Ford Transit Van as he was heading northbound on Interstate 93 near exit 35. Police said that Haynes had failed to negotiate a curve on a roadway that was covered with a film of slush after some light snow. The van drove off the right side of the roadway, went several hundred feet striking multiple rocks, ending up in the embankment. Authorities said that Haynes was not injured as a result of this accident.

Just after Haynes crashed 54-year-old Tammy Simoneau of Newport, VT, stopped her 2016 Mercedes Sprinter van to help.

Moments later 34-year-old Eric Brant of Chelsea, MA ended up losing control of his 2009 Nissan Murano while heading northbound and sideswiped Simoneau’s van, which was parked in the breakdown lane. As a result the Nissan continued into the median and onto the southbound lane.

Within seconds of that collision, 44-year-old Olagoke Owojori of Portland, OR lost control of his 2018 Ford F150 slamming into the rear of Simoneau’s van, that was still parked in the breakdown lane.

Five people were transported to the Littleton Regional Hospital for evaluation and treatment of some minor to moderate injuries.

Police said that the roadway was closed for 2 hours to allow emergency personnel to remove the injured and tow all 4 vehicles from the scene.  Vehicles were diverted off exit 35 and re-routed back at exit 36 causing minimal effects on traffic flow.

State Police were assisted by the Franconia Police Department, Sugar Hill Police Department, NH DOT, Franconia Fire and EMS.  B&B and Arnolds Towing services assisted with vehicle removal.

The State Police wanted to remind drivers that as the state transitions from Autumn to Winter weather, the roads appearing to be wet can potentially be covered with ice or slush.

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A tree takes down transmission lines on West Side Road in Conway early Tuesday morning. Photo Courtesy of Conway Police.

NORTH CONWAY, NH – High winds wreaked havoc in the Mount Washington Valley over the past few days. High winds Monday night and throughout Tuesday resulted Delays, Cancellations, Power outages and multiple road closures all over Maine and New Hampshire.

The Saco Valley Fire Association said authorities closed down multiple roads in Fryeburg and Stowe after winds took down trees and power lines. Union Hill road, South Chatham Road, and parts of Route 113 in Stowe were closed down for most of the day yesterday as crews worked to repair lines and remove debris.

A large tree came down across a transmission line between Bridgton and Denmark. Photo Courtesy of Central Maine Power

Central Maine Power Officials said a large tree took out transmission lines between Bridgton and Denmark causing a large swath of outages.

Conway Police Lt. Christopher Mattei said that Police closed West Side Rd in the area of Hussey Road due to a large tree that came down with wires at around 4am. The road was reopened by 7 am after Eversource made a temporary fix, they are expected to make a permanent fix Wednesday.

Lt. Mattie also said there were lines down on Washington Street at around 3pm yesterday as well causing authorities to close the southbound lane temporarily.

The Conway Daily Sun reported that Sun a large tree fell onto a home on Seavey street.

MSAD 72 had a 2 hour delay for all schools except for the New Sun Cook School which had to cancel school due to debris filled roads.

Eversource, New Hampshire Electric Co-Op, and CMP Officials said that thousands of Valley customers were powerless for hours throughout the day. Power has been restored.

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