Northfield Mountain Power Station and Environmental Center

"Fun with the Family"

Inside Northfield Mountain is Northfield Mountain Power Station and Environmental Center, an enormous power-generating facility that’s owned by First Light Power Resources. Atop the mountain is a water reservoir that’s used to generate power when consumer demand exceeds supply from other power sources. The property is open to the public for cross-country skiing, hiking, picnicking, mountain biking, snoshoeing, and wildlife viewing. The altitude makes for fairly consistent snow on the 25 miles of cross-country skiing trails (which are groomed regularly) and 6 miles of dedcated snowshoeing trails, which in warm weather are used for hiking. Call (800) 859-2960 for current snow conditions. The lodge offers ski and snowshoe rentals and lessons, a heated lounge, and outdoor picnic tables with a fire pit. Northfield Mountain also maintains a Web camera focusing on the nesting habits of bald eagles; images are updated four to twelve times an hour.