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10 Reasons Attitash Mountain Resort is a Must-Visit Family Adventure

By Erika in Erika's Life

New Hampshire

Attitash Mountain Resort in Bartlett, New Hampshire is one of those amazing places where you will come home with unforgettable family memories. From the Alpine Slide to the zipline tour, the Buddy Bear Play Pool and water slides, there’s a full day of fun and adventure waiting for you.

We first visited Attitash two years ago when some friends let us stay at their time share condo for a couple nights. Even then, with young children (Luke was 3 and Joshua was 5 at the time), we had a great time.

This year, when Attitash Mountain Resort offered us family passes in exchange for sharing with you, it was a no-brainer. Of course we wanted to visit Attitash again!

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Here are just a few reasons why Attitash Mountain Resort is a fantastic place for a family adventure:

1. Attitash Mountain Resort is gorgeous.

Set in the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire, the views are incredible. It’s a perfect place to take a break from the hustle and bustle of normal life and simply breathe.

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...2. The Alpine Slide

This awesome slide was our favorite part of Attitash and that’s saying a lot because we loved everything!

The Alpine Slide isn’t something you find just anywhere. It’s truly unique and it’s considered the longest slide of its kind in North America. Yes, it’s nearly a mile long!

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

A chair life carries you up the beautiful mountain to the start of the slide.

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

The ride up is a great chance to relax and cool down when you’re hot and tired from having so much fun. It’s also pretty cool to see the slide wind around below you!

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

Fun fact: The Alpine Slide at Attitash first opened in 1976; it’s been a family favorite for 40 years!

At the top, you’ll get off the lift and grab your sled. (That’s what you’ll use to ride down the Alpine Slide.)

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

You’ll carry this over to the start of the slide, hop in, and wait for the attendant to give you the okay. 

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

Once you get the okay, press forward to go and get ready for an incredible ride down! There’s two alpine slides that are side-by-side so you can even head down at the same time as a family member.

Some people (usually first-timers) go slowly down the slide and that can hold everyone up. Even though we went on a day without many crowds, most of our trips on the slide required everyone to stop and start for half the mountain. It would be great if Attitash designated one slide as a “beginners” slide and the other, a more “experienced” slide to keep the line moving a little faster.

Beyond that little detail, the Alpine Slide is truly an incredible, one-of-a-kind experience! We loved the Alpine Slide so much, we went down 5 or 6 times on our visit to Attitash. 

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

One note: Children need to be able to walk unassisted to ride down the slide, so no babies or toddlers. For kids under 48″, they can ride with a parent down the slide. Luke rode with Dad and loved it!

Joshua, who is 7, was old enough to operate his own sled down the Alpine Slide and he did a fantastic job! I was so proud of him!

3. The Mountain Coaster

Another unique experience at Attitash, the Mountain Coaster isn’t any ol’ roller coaster.

There are two person carts you are buckled into at the bottom of the mountain. Then you’re pulled about 1/3 of the way up the mountain (about 1,420 feet up) and then the ride really begins.

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

You actually control the speed on your cart as you head downhill on the 2,880 foot track. Let go and reach speeds of up to 25 miles per hour or go at a slower pace as you weave through the beautiful mountain forest on the track.

Like the Alpine Slide, we each rode the Mountain Coaster several times and loved it! 

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

For this ride, children also need to be at least 3 years old to ride. Kids 9 and over can go by themselves.

4. The Airbag Jump

The Airbag is yet another unique attraction. 

You climb up the stairs and jump off the platform in a free-style jump to land on a soft 60×60′ giant air bag!

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

I did not personally try the Airbag Jump, but my husband and older two kids did and they loved it. Nathan, who is 13, did the Airbag Jump about ten times!

5. The Eurobungy Trampoline

My two boys, Joshua and Luke, never miss a chance to jump on a Eurobungy Trampoline if they can help it. They had a blast jumping super high at Attitash.

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

6. The Aquaboggan and Sidewinder Water Slides

When the day gets hot, you can change into swimsuits and enjoy the water park section of Attitash. While it’s not a huge area, you can spend plenty of time here.

There’s two separate water slide attractions.

The Aquaboggan is for single riders with three different slides to choose from.

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

Though none of the pools at the bottom are very deep (about 3 feet), young children can wear a life jacket to be safe. Luke loved these slides, though Joshua said they were a little “too crazy” for him. The third smaller slide wasn’t open when we were there, but if it were, I think it would have been right about Joshua’s speed. 

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

Nathan and Emily went over and over and over again on the other two slides. They loved it!

The Sidewinder Slide uses a tube and you’ll careen through twists and turns to splash down at the bottom. You can ride alone or with two or three people on this slide!

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...This was my favorite water slide, though I have to say the steep hike to the top is a challenge when you’re hot and tired from having so much fun. Still, it’s worth it for the awesome slide down!

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

7. Buddy Bear’s Pool

This water section is for children 48″ or smaller. It’s simple and perfect for small children to play while adults can relax and watch from the side in lounge chairs. We enjoyed this as a nice break mid-afternoon.

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

8. More Adventure with a Zipline, Mountain Biking, and Horse Back Riding

There’s a climbing wall (included in the “Attitash Attractions Parks admission or available as a separate single fee) and lots more to do at Attitash for additional fees.

The Ziptour at Attitash is almost a mile-long and currently the longest single zipline span in New Hampshire and the entire east!

Attitash also offers mountain biking (we saw quite a few mountain bikers when we were there) and horse back riding too!

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...9. Awesome staff

We were impressed with everyone at Attitash. Everyone was very kind, friendly, and patient. They were quick to help and answer questions. I came away with the feeling that the staff were happy and proud to work at Attitash. That’s a pretty big accomplishment these days!

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...A few other notes:

The food at Attitash, like most places, wasn’t cheap but it was pretty good. We ordered tacos and were pleasantly surprised that they were a decent size. The woman who worked at the Mexican food location was very friendly and helpful when we asked about gluten-free options. She even went downstairs to check ingredients for us!

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

One thing we weren’t a big fan of was the single-use lockers. You can’t bring bags, purses, cameras, or phones, etc. on the rides including the 20-minute+ Alpine slide so we had to lock up our items several times. It would be much easier if Attitash offered all-day lockers for a one-time fee.

10. Convenient family-friendly lodging at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel

We were offered a two-night stay at Attitash Grand Summit Hotel, just 1/4 mile away and the area’s only slope side hotel.

We all loved this place!

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

The hotel was very nice without being so fancy I was afraid my kids would break everything; it was clearly a family-friendly place.

Our rooms were large and pleasant. Our kids were in one room and next door, Nate and I had a suite with a kitchen. The kitchen made it simpler and more affordable for our family to eat on vacation, especially since we have food sensitivities. 

Everything was clean and the beds were very comfortable. The hotel was well-maintained and the staff was very friendly and responsive.

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

The only downside we experienced was a lot of hallway noise; the doors are thin and you can hear everything out there. But isn’t this common with all hotels?

One of my favorite things about the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel were the balconies outside our rooms, looking out onto the quiet, peaceful mountain. I loved waking up each morning and enjoying a cup of tea outside there.

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

The hotel also has a year-round outdoor pool. This was definitely my kids’ favorite part and Nate and I enjoyed it too. I loved that there were two hot pools right there so parents could relax while still watching the kids. And the pool is 4.5 feet at the deepest area, so that made it simpler with kids too.

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

On our first night at the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel, I decided to take advantage of the spa and get a massage while Nate and the kids went down to the pool. Joyce did an amazing job of working out the knots in my shoulders and helping me relax. It was a wonderful way to start my vacation!

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...I highly recommend the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel as a great family-friendly place to stay during your Attitash adventure! It’s also close to Story Land, Wild Cat Mountain, and North Conway, New Hampshire with much more to do!

Looking for scenery and family adventure? Attitash Mountain in Bartlett, New Hampshire has both! With the longest alpine slide in North America, a mountain coaster, water slides and more, you’ll have a full day of fun with your family! Plus a review of the Attitash Grand Summit Hotel...

Attitash Mountain Resort is a wonderful place for families. We had an adventurous day we’ll remember for a long time!

You can buy individual tickets for most of the attractions at Attitash or buy full-day Park Admission for $49 (over 48″) / $25 (under 48″).
Afternoon admission (3-6pm) is $35 / $20. For more ticket information, click here: Attitash Summer Tickets

Find out more about Attitash here. 

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    Filed Under: Erika's Life, For Moms, Travel Tagged With: New HampshirePublished on June 30, 2016

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    Comments

    1. susan says

      June 30, 2016 at 6:26 pm

      Oh the alpine slide and the alpine jump seem like such fun! I am sure my family would just love to visit this mountain resort one day.

      Reply
    2. Jenna Wood says

      June 30, 2016 at 7:07 pm

      I have always wanted to visit a resort like Attitash- I’m not much for tropical or sandy beaches-so mountains are where my heart is at. I would love to take a family trip there someday!

      Reply
    3. Jeanette says

      June 30, 2016 at 7:07 pm

      This whole place looks awesome! I need to check this place out! Our family loves doing stuff like this! It is little far for us to go right now but this would be fun to check out when we come out that way.

      Reply
    4. Dawn says

      June 30, 2016 at 7:26 pm

      this looksss so fun..the scenery look amazing.

      Reply
    5. Alicia says

      June 30, 2016 at 8:53 pm

      I need to visit there. That all looks so fun- especially that slide!

      Reply
    6. Jody says

      June 30, 2016 at 9:07 pm

      This place looks beautiful and fun! I would love to bring my family here!

      Reply
    7. Lisa Favre says

      June 30, 2016 at 9:57 pm

      The Alpine Slide seems like so much fun! What a beautiful place to visit!

      Reply
    8. Chantal says

      June 30, 2016 at 11:33 pm

      Wow Attitash Mountain looks like so much fun! I love the air bag jump it looks like a blast!

      Reply
    9. janis says

      June 30, 2016 at 11:59 pm

      These pictures are great! I must admit Ive never heard of this place before, but it looks amazing.

      Reply
    10. Danielle Harper says

      July 1, 2016 at 12:11 am

      It looks like you guys had a blast! I would love to try the mountain coaster.

      Reply
    11. Janeane Davis says

      July 1, 2016 at 12:19 am

      I had never heard of this place before reading your review. It seems like a wonderful place to take the family for fun and excitement.

      Reply
    12. Amy says

      July 1, 2016 at 10:32 am

      Ok, you have me sold! This place looks perfect for our family to visit this summer from Mass!

      Reply
    13. Kim Beals says

      July 1, 2016 at 11:59 am

      While visiting the North Conway area or if you are planning a trip, be sure to check out NorthConwayCoupons.com There are coupons at this site for all of the White Mountains, Lakes Region and the Great North Woods. There are dozens of Kid’s Eat or Stay FREE coupons. Free Kid’s Meals, Free desserts or apps and awesome discounts on attractions, golf, lodging, shopping, ATV’ing, and more. Safe Travels to all!

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      • Erika says

        July 2, 2016 at 11:08 am

        Thanks, Kim!

        Reply
    14. Amanda says

      July 3, 2016 at 12:31 am

      What a beautiful place! I haven’t heard of attitash mountain before. Love all of the fun photos of your family

      Reply
    15. Melisa says

      July 3, 2016 at 4:21 pm

      I’ve been looking for a vacation spot in this area of the country. We go to a different region every year, so the kids have a chance to experience the diversity the country has to offer. This is why I love blogs. I had not heard of this place at all in my research. I’m going to look into it more.

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      • Erika says

        July 5, 2016 at 9:22 am

        I love that you do that with your kids, Melisa! What a wonderful way to grow up!

        Reply
    16. Sally Matheny says

      May 21, 2022 at 3:01 pm

      I’ve never been to New Hampshire. This sounds like a fun place to take the family. Thank you for sharing about it.

      Reply
    17. Sandy says

      July 27, 2023 at 9:48 am

      This information was so helpful! Thank you! I have 2 adventurous teenagers so I think this might do the trick. Do you know if this is dog friendly? We really don’t want to leave our fur babies behind. Looking forward to seeing other adventures you will share!

      Reply
    18. sandy says

      July 27, 2023 at 9:59 am

      I just clicked on for the tickets and it says they are closed for the summer 2023 due to renovations. Ugh! I literally just had it all planned out (with your help of course 😉 ). Oh well saving this for next year! Any other ideas?

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      • Erika says

        August 24, 2023 at 2:15 pm

        This is the second year they’ve been closed! We’ve wanted to go back again too.
        A lot of the ski resorts are closed for the summer now as they are focusing more on winter skiing. You can try Cranmore mountain – we had hoped to try this summer, but I don’t think it will happen. They have a mountain coaster and mini zipline that looks fun!

        Hopefully Attitash will be open next summer. Fingers crossed!

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