James Sununu on Gondolas, Growing Pains, and the Long Game at Waterville Valley
James Sununu has a knack for understatement. Asked how he ended up running the show at Waterville Valley Resort, he shrugs it off: “I …
Waterville Unwrapped
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Frank McGrane: Leaving Your Problems at Exit 28
Frank McGrane has been coming to Waterville Valley since he was 15 years old, and buying property here since he was 24. Episode ten of …
Schwendi Steve: How Schwendi Bevco Became Waterville Valley’s Beer
Steve Larkin never expected to become a beer guy. He’ll tell you that himself. Before moving to Waterville Valley seven years ago, he …
From Dodging Bullets to Delivering Peace: Toni Stewart’s Unconventional Path to Waterville Valley
Toni Stewart is a familiar face to anyone who frequents the Waterville Valley Post Office. As the Postal Manager — a title she strongly …
Candice and Kyle Ward: How a Wedding Venue Dream Became Waterville Valley’s Late-Night Heartbeat at the Chop House
Candice Ward never planned to run a restaurant. Her background was in accounting, and then weddings — 160 of them a year at a 13-acre estate …
Tim Smith on Gondola, Green Peak, and Growing Waterville Valley Year-Round
Tim Smith has been thinking about ski resorts his whole life — and not just as a skier. At 13, he was running toboggans for his father, a …
All In on the Valley: How Craig Turned a Golf Course Joke into a Life’s Work
In April 2014, Craig’s phone rang with an offer he hadn’t expected — at least not for another eight years. Back when he was 50, …
Chip Roper: Eleven Jobs, Six Years in Vail, and Always Coming Back to Waterville
Chip Roper has held eleven jobs in Waterville Valley. He’ll be the first to tell you that — and the first to admit he’s probably …
One Way In, One Way Out: Fernando and Alex on Building a Home — and a Restaurant — in Waterville Valley
When Fernando first drove into Waterville Valley in 2016, someone had told him about a small community — one way in, one way out — where a …
What Is This Podcast? Charlie Pike and Ken Ackley Launch Waterville Unwrapped
Every community has stories that deserve to be told — and in Waterville Valley, two residents have decided to start telling them. Charlie …