For Immediate Release

Thomas R. Gross, Jr., President
Rene Schwartz, Gen. Mgr.
Phone: (603) 236-8303
Fax: (603) 236-4104

Waterville Valley Tennis Center Earns #13 Ranking in the World

Award Received from Vacationer Reviews on tennisresortsonline.com

May 1, 2010, (Waterville Valley, NH) – The Waterville Valley Tennis Center is pleased to announce its’ inclusion as a Gold Medal Resort in the annual tennisresortsonline.com rankings of tennis resorts across the globe. Waterville Valley Resort ranked 13th in the world, moving up more places than any other resort in the Top 25, going from #21 to #13

Owner and USPTA Head Pro Tom Gross, Jr. states, "We are extremely happy to receive this award from Roger Cox and the people at tennisresortsonline.com. The ranking continues our long tradition of providing a first rate tennis center and resort for vacationers looking to have an exciting and memorable vacation experience here in Waterville Valley."

Vacationers rating the tennis center by going online to tennisresortsonline.com and describing their experience in Waterville Valley achieved the ranking.

"With 18 clay courts and two indoor novagrass courts, we can accommodate a wide variety of abilities and provide our vacationers and members with a quality product.,” adds Gross, “This year, New England Tennis Holidays joins us on select weekends and we are very happy to have them associated with our resort.”

General Manager Rene Schwartz commented, “In addition to the resort ranking, we placed in the Top 5 for Best Setting and Best Overall Value. The award and rankings are important in maintaining Waterville Valley Resort’s prominence in a crowded vacation market, and for those who wish to come to Waterville Valley in the Spring, Summer and Fall, there are numerous other activities including golf, mountain biking, indoor ice skating, boat rentals on Corcoran’s Pond, hiking, a great selection of kid’s programs at the town recreation department and Sports For a Lifetime Camp.”

The Waterville Valley Tennis Center opens in mid-May and continues through Columbus Day Weekend. A variety of clinics, lessons, round-robins, kid's programs, racquet stringing and pro shop sales are all available.

Dear Charter Members, 2010!

Greetings from all of us here at the White Mountain Athletic Club and the Waterville Valley Tennis Center. The winter didn't prove to have too much snow, but the skiing was great! Isn't it amazing how well the mountain operators groom and maintain our trails? The snowmaking is just fantastic!

I'd like to thank all of you who continue to support the club and use it as a part of your experience here in Waterville Valley. Anyone remember the rainy days when there was no Town Square or Athletic Club?

We've added some new cardio equipment and replaced or upgraded some items in the weight room, as well as installed a new pool liner in recent months.

We are also pleased to announce our partnership with New England Tennis Holidays, formerly of No. Conway, NH as Curt and Clare Grabher will be making their way over to our courts and providing 3 and 5-day instructional camps. Many of you know they are consistently the highest rated adult tennis camps on tennisresortsonline.com so you can imagine how thrilled we are to have them in our Top 25 resort! A win-win for sure,...

Chef/Owner Sean Stout and the crew of the Coyote Grill Restaurant are also enjoying a good season. We've expanded the restaurant with new dining spaces and bar top seating. There is more viewing into the indoor tennis pavilion and big screen TV's which will add interest to our league play and weekend tennis soirees.

The outdoor tennis center was once again a very busy place in summer 2009, and we look forward to 2010! Led by record-breaking attendance in our clinics and the outstanding adult round robins, we look to once again be rated as one of the finest tennis centers in the world!

If you would like to rate your experience at the outdoor tennis center go to tennisresortsonline.com and click on the Waterville Valley Resort.

Finally, a word on my terrific staff, led by our Guest Services Coordinator, Diane Vermeersch, who is the best of the best. The entire staff deserves credit for maintaining a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. Their terrific attitudes and attention to your needs makes for a great visit to the club and outdoor tennis center time and time again.

Stop in next time you're in the Valley!

Best regards,

Rene Schwartz,
General Manager

For Immediate Release

Thomas R. Gross, Jr., President
Rene Schwartz, Gen. Mgr.
Phone: (603) 236-8303
Fax: (603) 236-4104

White Mountain Athletic Club Announces Major Accessibility Project

New elevator highlights a full spectrum of changes.

February 21, 2005, (Waterville Valley, NH) - White Mountain Athletic Club, Inc. (WMAC, Inc.) announced today it will move forward this spring with a major renovation project designed to provide handicap access to all major areas of the club.

"In the ten years since we've owned and operated this facility we've always felt a need to improve and redesign many areas of the club on an annual basis. We have provided new indoor tennis surfacing, new pools, new cardio and weight room equipment, restaurant redesign, new roofing along with many other improvements. From day one the accessibility issue has always been a very important component to our master plan, but we felt the necessity to first repair many of the problems which already existed. Now that those have been addressed we are thrilled this project will become a reality," states Tom Gross, Jr., President of WMAC, Inc.

The project, designed by architect Mark Wheeler of EH Danson Associates of St. Johnsbury, VT will consist of a new walkway and entrance, an elevator located just off the front stairwell which will stop on all four levels, a new front desk, lobby and pro shop featuring designed logo wear.

"And that's just the main level - as a result of the project, we're also redesigning the weight and aerobic room areas, in addition to relocating the office and storage capacity in the Coyote Grill restaurant area," states General Manager Rene Schwartz. "Access to the indoor and outdoor pool areas will no longer be an issue."

Schwartz continued, "Waterville Valley has a terrific adaptive ski program and we're happy to have the opportunity to serve adaptive ski program participants, wheelchair bound patrons and let's not forget those who have difficulty walking up and down stairs along with families with strollers."

Kathy Chandler, Director of the Adaptive Snow Sports Program in Waterville Valley commented, "We are thrilled the Athletic Club and the Coyote Grill restaurant will now be accessible for our participants, many of which are athletes and are eager to use the facility."

Aside from an elevator and increased access, there are plans to replace many doors and all public door handles will be levered. Wheelchair accessible water fountains, ramps and corridors will round out the scope of the project.

New flooring and space implementation on the third floor will accommodate more bar and restaurant area seating. Sean Stout, owner of the Coyote Grill restaurant that is located on the upper level of the club observes, "it is always nice to increase space in your restaurant and with additional seating along the tennis windows and a new area over the lobby we will continue to provide our guests with a very comfortable setting for dining."

"We have always felt it was very important for our members and guests to see change and/or expansion on a yearly basis at both the Mountain Athletic Club and the Waterville Valley Tennis Center. We are very excited about this particular project, which is targeted to begin in April of this year," added Tom Gross, Jr.

During the course of construction there is expected to be little to no disruption of services for the members and guests of the resort.

The project, expected to cost in the vicinity of $600,000, will be carried out by Glen Builders, Inc. of North Conway, NH and is expected to take seven months to complete.

WMAC, Inc.'s mission is to provide modern, four-season recreational opportunities, currently in the form of the WMAC and the WVTC, to property owners, vacationers, and local townspeople in Waterville Valley and the greater Waterville Valley area.

White Mountain Athletic Club, Inc. (WMAC), located in Waterville Valley, NH, owns and operates the White Mountain Athletic Club - a full service athletic club featuring indoor and outdoor 25m swimming pools, cardio and weight rooms, indoor tennis, The Coyote Grill and Coyote Cabana restaurants, saunas, steam rooms, whirlpool spas, massage service, tanning and game room. The company also houses Video Valley, a full-service video rental operation with over 2,500 titles in VHS and DVD formats.

WMAC also owns and operates the Waterville Valley Tennis Center (WVTC)- an award-winning 18-clay court outdoor tennis facility recently named by Tennis Magazine as one of the 50 greatest tennis resorts in the U.S. and also chosen as one of the top five family resorts in the United States. Tennisresortsonline.com ranked the Waterville Valley Tennis Center #29 in THE WORLD'S TOP 100 RESORTS & CAMPS FOR 2004. The same poll also awarded us the #5 ranking for "Best Setting" and #2 ranking for "Best Value for Dollar."