Rail trails make excellent cross country skiing trails, and New England has five picturesque pathways well worth exploring this season, according to Your AAA Today. “Gliding along an old ...

Following the path of an old railway line, the Boreas Pass ski tour begins at 10,350 feet, 750 feet above town, and ascends 1,200 feet over six miles to an 11,500-foot pass on the Continental Divide.