Skiing
Plan your next ski day with this guide.
New England offers some of the best skiing in the nation, with world-class resorts, beginner-friendly ski areas, diverse terrain, and amenities designed for families.
Wondering where to ski and ride this season? Let this guide help plan your next slopeside adventure.
Massachusetts
Name: Wachusett Mountain in Princeton
Date opened for the season: Nov. 22
Distance from Boston: About 90 minutes by car
Size of mountain: 110 acres of skiable terrain
Ticket cost: A full-day adult ticket is $99
Number of trails: 27
Number of lifts: 8
Largest vertical drop: 1,000 feet
Night skiing: yes
What’s new this season: The new summit chairlift Polar Express, which opened in December.
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Blue Hills Ski Area in Canton
Date opened: Dec. 14
Distance from Boston: About 20-30 minutes by car
Size of mountain: 60 acres
Ticket cost: $45 for the beginner area and $75 for the whole mountain
Number of trails: 16
Number of lifts: 4
Largest vertical drop: 309 feet
Night skiing: yes
What’s new this season: Two new surface lifts, one for beginner terrain and one for intermediate/advanced terrain.
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Nashoba Valley Ski Area in Westford
Date opened: Dec. 6
Distance from Boston: About 45 minutes by car
Size of mountain: 59 skiable acres
Ticket cost: $55 for a 2-hour ticket, $75 for a 4-hour ticket
Number of trails: 17
Number of lifts: 10
Largest vertical drop: 240 feet
Night skiing: yes
What’s new this season: The terrain park has new features weekly.
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Jiminy Peak in Hancock
Date opened: Nov. 22
Distance from Boston: About 3 hours by car
Size of mountain: 167.4 acres
Ticket cost: Adult weekend and holiday rate is $124
Number of trails: 45
Number of lifts: 9
Largest vertical drop: 1,150 feet
Night skiing: yes
What’s new this season: Launched a new Alpine Racing Development Program for ages 6-12.
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Bousquet Mountain in Pittsfield
Date opened: Dec. 12
Distance from Boston: About 2 hours 15 minutes by car
Size of mountain: 200 acres
Ticket cost: An adult 8-hour ticket is $45
Number of trails: 23
Number of lifts: 4
Largest vertical drop: 750 feet
Night skiing: yes
What’s new this season: The mountain opened its 94th season with a new food vendor, McNinch Restaurant Group.
Here’s a trail map.
New Hampshire
Name: Bretton Woods
Date opened: Nov. 15
Distance from Boston: About 2 1/2 hours by car
Size of mountain: 464 acres of skiing
Ticket cost: Adult tickets start at $99
Number of trails: 63 trails, 36 glades
Number of lifts: 9
Largest vertical drop: 1,500 feet
Night skiing: yes
What’s new this season: A new high-speed, four-person Leitner-Poma detachable quad named BEQ II, which opened in December, and a new black diamond glade named “Mom Said No.”
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Gunstock in Gilford
Date opened: Dec. 5
Distance from Boston: 90 minutes from Boston by car
Size of mountain: 227 skiable acres
Ticket cost: $75 midweek lift tickets for adults under 30 and $94 for adults over age 30
Number of trails: 49
Number of lifts: 8
Largest vertical drop: 1,340 feet
Night skiing: yes
What’s new this season: Joined Uphill New England and extended its uphill hours, new snowmaking equipment, and updated its lifts.
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Black Mountain in Jackson
Date opened: Nov.15
Distance from Boston: About 3 1/2 hours by car
Size of mountain: 140 acres
Ticket cost: Adult lift tickets start at $62
Number of trails: 45
Number of lifts: 5
Largest vertical drop: 1,100 feet
Night skiing: no
What’s new this season: Snowmaking on the Roller Coaster trail for the first time in 30 years and construction of the Black Mountain Glacier.
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Loon Mountain Resort in Lincoln
Date opened: Nov. 21
Distance from Boston: 2 to 2 1/2 hours by car
Size of mountain: 403 skiable acres
Ticket cost: Online adult tickets start at $70
Number of trails: 73
Number of lifts: 14
Largest vertical drop: 2,190 feet (the longest in NH)
Night skiing: no
What’s new this season: The resort is celebrating its 60th season, went cashless, increased snowmaking, and added the “Little Sass” magic carpet. It is also continuing development on its future Pulse Gondola.
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Cranmore Mountain Resort in North Conway
Date opened: Dec. 5
Distance from Boston: About 2 1/2 hours by car
Size of mountain: 200 skiable acres and four terrain parks
Ticket cost: A midweek, adult ticket starts at $99
Number of trails: 60
Number of lifts: 7
Largest vertical drop: 1,200 feet
Night skiing: yes
What’s new this season: Updated grooming equipment and Arctic Lights Night Tubing debuted this season.
Here’s a trail map.
Maine
Name: Sunday River in Newry
Date opened: Nov. 12
Distance from Boston: About three hours by car
Size of mountain: Eight peaks, 884 skiable acres.
Ticket cost: Adult tickets begin at $59
Number of trails: 139
Number of lifts: 19
Largest vertical drop: 2,340 feet
Night skiing: Twilight skiing until 6 p.m.
What’s new this season: Snowmaking upgrades.
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley
Date opened: Nov. 21
Distance from Boston: About five hours by car
Size of mountain: 1,360 skiable acres.
Ticket cost: Adult tickets start at $68
Number of trails: 176 trails and glades
Number of lifts: 15
Largest vertical drop: 2,820 feet
Night skiing: no
What’s new this season: Enhanced snowmaking, lift upgrades, and celebrating its 75th anniversary
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Saddleback in Rangeley
Date opened: Dec. 5
Distance from Boston: Nearly 4 hours by car
Size of mountain: More than 600 skiable acres and four terrain parks
Ticket cost: Tickets are dynamically priced and adult tickets start at $60
Number of trails: 66
Number of lifts: 6
Largest vertical drop: 2,000 feet
Night skiing: no
What’s new this season: The ski area is celebrating its 65th anniversary with themed events and special offers
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Camden Snow Bowl in Camden
Date opened: Dec. 20
Distance from Boston: About 3 hours by car
Size of mountain: About 100 skiable acres
Ticket cost: Starting at $51 for adults
Number of trails: 15 trails, 10 glades
Number of lifts: 3
Largest vertical drop: 1,000 feet
Night skiing: yes
What’s new this season: A new ticket/rental equipment building and revamped parking plan.
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Pleasant Mountain in Bridgton
Date opened: Dec. 6
Distance from Boston: About 2 1/2 hours by car
Size of mountain: 246 acres
Ticket cost: Adult tickets are $97
Number of trails: 44 trails and glades
Number of lifts: 6
Largest vertical drop: 1,300 feet
Night skiing: yes
What’s new this season: A new terrain park
Here’s a trail map.
Vermont
Name: Killington in Killington
Date opened: Nov. 12
Distance from Boston: About three hours by car
Size of mountain: Six peaks and 1,509 skiable acres
Ticket cost: Tickets are dynamically priced and adult tickets start at $147
Number of trails: 155
Number of lifts: 22
Largest vertical drop: 3,050 feet
Night skiing: no
What’s new this season: A new high-speed, six-person chairlift called the Superstar Six.
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Stowe in Stowe
Date opened: Nov. 21
Distance from Boston: About three hours by car
Size of mountain: The highest peak in Vermont with 485 skiable acres.
Ticket cost: Lift tickets are dynamically priced and adult tickets start at $125
Number of trails: 116
Number of lifts: 12
Largest vertical drop: 2,360 feet
Night skiing: no
What’s new this season: A new food truck called Base Camp Bites and a new year-round event series called Seasons at Stowe.
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Mad River Glen in Fayston
Date opened: Dec. 13
Distance from Boston: About 3 1/2 hours by car
Size of mountain: 115 acres of trails, plus 800 acres of tree skiing/riding access
Ticket cost: Adult tickets are $125
Number of trails: 60
Number of lifts: 5, including the oldest operating single chairlift in the U.S.
Largest vertical drop: 2,037 feet
Night skiing: no
What’s new this season: The cooperative is raising money with the goal of purchasing about 1,100 acres of adjacent land for a ski expansion.
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Smugglers’ Notch in Jeffersonville
Date opened: Nov. 28
Distance from Boston: Nearly 4 hours by car
Size of mountain: 1,000 acres of skiable terrain across three peaks
Ticket cost: Adult tickets are $65 for early/late season, $85 midweek, and $125 on weekends and holidays
Number of trails: 78
Number of lifts: 8
Largest vertical drop: 2,610 foot
Night skiing: no
What’s new this season: Infrastructure upgrades
Here’s a trail map.
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Name: Jay Peak in Jay
Date opened: Nov. 28
Distance from Boston: About 3 1/2 hours by car
Size of mountain: 385 acres, more than 100 acres of glades, and two terrain parks
Ticket cost: $119 midweek and $135 weekends at the window, and discounted when purchased online in advance
Number of trails: 81
Number of lifts: 9
Largest vertical drop: 2,122 feet
Night skiing: no
What’s new this season: Snowmaking and grooming improvements
Here’s a trail map.
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Name |
State | Location | Surface | New Snow | Base | Trails | Lifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berkshire East | Massachusetts | Charlemont | variable conditions-machine groomed | — | 20-20 | 19 / 34 | 3 / 5 |
| Blue Hills | Massachusetts | Canton | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 12-12 | 5 / 15 | 4 / 4 |
| Bousquet | Massachusetts | Pittsfield | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 25-25 | 12 / 23 | 4 / 5 |
| Catamount | Massachusetts | Egremont | machine groomed-loose granular | — | 18-24 | 23 / 44 | 6 / 8 |
| Jiminy Peak | Massachusetts | Hancock | machine groomed-loose granular | — | 40-72 | 26 / 45 | 5 / 9 |
| Nashoba Valley | Massachusetts | Westford | machine groomed-packed powder | — | 14-34 | 14 / 17 | 9 / 11 |
| Otis Ridge | Massachusetts | Otis | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 24-48 | 13 / 15 | 4 / 5 |
| Ski Bradford | Massachusetts | Haverhill | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 15-24 | 11 / 15 | 7 / 10 |
| Ski Butternut | Massachusetts | Great Barrington | machine groomed-packed powder | — | 14-20 | 21 / 22 | 9 / 10 |
| Ski Ward | Massachusetts | Shrewsbury | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 24-60 | 9 / 9 | 4 / 5 |
| Wachusett | Massachusetts | Westminster | machine groomed-wet packed | — | 40-44 | 25 / 27 | 6 / 8 |
| Mohawk | Connecticut | Cornwall, Conn. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 20-20 | 20 / 27 | 5 / 8 |
| Mount Southington | Connecticut | Plantsville, Conn. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 18-24 | 14 / 14 | 5 / 8 |
| Powder Ridge | Connecticut | Middlefield, Conn. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 30-40 | 15 / 15 | 4 / 5 |
| Ski Sundown | Connecticut | New Hartford, Conn. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 30-40 | 17 / 17 | 5 / 5 |
| Yawgoo Valley | Rhode Island | Exeter, R.I. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 12-24 | 7 / 12 | 3 / 4 |
| Bolton Valley | Vermont | Richmond, Vt. | packed powder-machine groomed | 0-0 | 25-45 | 60 / 71 | 6 / 6 |
| Bromley | Vermont | Peru, Vt. | machine groomed-packed powder | 1-2 | 20-30 | 31 / 47 | 4 / 9 |
| Burke | Vermont | East Burke, Vt. | machine groomed-variable conditions | 1- | 22-31 | 52 / 55 | 4 / 4 |
| Jay Peak | Vermont | Jay, Vt. | packed powder-machine groomed | 2-3 | 18-40 | 81 / 81 | 9 / 9 |
| Killington | Vermont | Killington, Vt. | machine groomed-wet packed | 4- | 15-16 | 140 / 155 | 17 / 20 |
| Mad River Glen | Vermont | Waitsfield, Vt. | variable conditions-machine groomed | 4-6 | 18-36 | 54 / 60 | 3 / 5 |
| Magic | Vermont | Londonderry, Vt. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 8-24 | 22 / 50 | 3 / 5 |
| Middlebury Snowbowl | Vermont | Hancock, Vt. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 12-24 | 20 / 29 | 3 / 4 |
| Mount Snow | Vermont | West Dover, Vt. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 5-24 | 46 / 86 | 12 / 19 |
| Okemo | Vermont | Ludlow, Vt. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 10-20 | 78 / 122 | 13 / 20 |
| Pico | Vermont | Rutland, Vt. | machine groomed-wet packed | 4- | 12-16 | 38 / 57 | 5 / 6 |
| Saskadena Six | Vermont | South Pomfret, Vt. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 10-36 | 10 / 28 | 2 / 3 |
| Ski Quechee | Vermont | Quechee, Vt. | machine groomed-frozen granular | — | 14-24 | 11 / 13 | 0 / 3 |
| Smugglers’ Notch | Vermont | Jeffersonville, Vt. | packed powder-variable conditions | 2- | 14-44 | 75 / 78 | 8 / 8 |
| Stowe | Vermont | Stowe, Vt. | variable conditions-powder | 1- | 24-48 | 120 / 128 | 11 / 12 |
| Stratton | Vermont | Stratton Mountain, Vt. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 22-24 | 65 / 99 | 10 / 15 |
| Sugarbush | Vermont | Warren, Vt. | machine groomed-packed powder | 3- | 12-36 | 106 / 111 | 12 / 16 |
| Arrowhead | New Hampshire | Claremont, N.H. | — | — | — | 0 / 1 | 0 / 2 |
| Attitash | New Hampshire | Bartlett, N.H. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 15-30 | 40 / 76 | 7 / 9 |
| Black | New Hampshire | Jackson, N.H. | machine groomed-variable conditions | 2- | 35-35 | 24 / 68 | 3 / 5 |
| Bretton Woods | New Hampshire | Bretton Woods, N.H. | machine groomed-packed powder | 3-4 | 18-48 | 70 / 98 | 6 / 9 |
| Cannon | New Hampshire | Franconia, N.H. | machine groomed-powder | 5-8 | 18-48 | 75 / 98 | 8 / 9 |
| Cranmore | New Hampshire | North Conway, N.H. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 11-23 | 37 / 60 | 4 / 7 |
| Crotched | New Hampshire | Bennington, N.H. | machine groomed-corn snow | — | 10-16 | 14 / 25 | 3 / 5 |
| Dartmouth Skiway | New Hampshire | Lyme Center, N.H. | machine groomed-frozen granular | — | 6-17 | 5 / 28 | 3 / 4 |
| Granite Gorge Park | New Hampshire | Roxbury, N.H. | machine groomed-loose granular | — | 21-24 | 7 / 17 | 3 / 3 |
| Gunstock | New Hampshire | Gilford, N.H. | machine groomed-hard pack | — | 18-48 | 43 / 49 | 7 / 8 |
| King Pine | New Hampshire | Madison, N.H. | machine groomed-frozen granular | — | 30-38 | 17 / 17 | 5 / 6 |
| Loon | New Hampshire | Lincoln, N.H. | machine groomed-frozen granular | 2- | 24-48 | 64 / 73 | 10 / 14 |
| McIntyre | New Hampshire | Manchester, N.H. | machine groomed-packed powder | — | 12-42 | 11 / 11 | 4 / 4 |
| Mount Sunapee | New Hampshire | Newbury, N.H. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 12-12 | 37 / 67 | 8 / 9 |
| Mt. Eustis Ski Hill | New Hampshire | Littleton, N.H. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 15-15 | 0 / 1 | 0 / 1 |
| Pats Peak | New Hampshire | Henniker, N.H. | machine groomed-loose granular | — | 6-18 | 28 / 28 | 9 / 11 |
| Ragged | New Hampshire | Danbury, N.H. | machine groomed-frozen granular | — | 10-38 | 24 / 57 | 4 / 5 |
| Tenney | New Hampshire | Plymouth, N.H. | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 18-26 | 17 / 50 | 4 / 4 |
| Waterville Valley | New Hampshire | Waterville Valley, N.H. | machine groomed-hard pack | 1- | 18-24 | 55 / 62 | 7 / 11 |
| Whaleback | New Hampshire | Enfield, N.H. | variable conditions-machine groomed | — | 3-12 | 3 / 30 | 2 / 4 |
| Wildcat | New Hampshire | Gorham, N.H. | machine groomed-variable conditions | 0-0 | 12-12 | 14 / 48 | 3 / 5 |
| Baker | Maine | Moscow, Maine | — | — | — | 0 / 5 | 0 / 1 |
| Big Moose | Maine | Greenville Junction, Maine | machine groomed-hard pack | 1- | 10-12 | 15 / 36 | 2 / 2 |
| Bigrock | Maine | Mars Hill, Maine | machine groomed-packed powder | — | 27-27 | 10 / 35 | 2 / 3 |
| Black of Maine | Maine | Rumford, Maine | machine groomed-loose granular | — | 14-14 | 17 / 38 | 2 / 2 |
| Camden | Maine | Camden, Maine | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 32-48 | 6 / 31 | 3 / 3 |
| Hermon | Maine | Hermon, Maine | machine groomed-loose granular | — | 27-31 | 8 / 20 | 1 / 3 |
| Lost Valley | Maine | Auburn, Maine | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 10-10 | 19 / 31 | 4 / 4 |
| Mt Abram | Maine | Greenwood, Maine | machine groomed-variable conditions | 2- | 20-20 | 23 / 44 | 3 / 5 |
| Pleasant | Maine | Bridgton, Maine | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 12-20 | 28 / 42 | 4 / 6 |
| Saddleback | Maine | Rangeley, Maine | variable conditions-packed powder | 2- | 17-38 | 65 / 68 | 3 / 6 |
| Sugarloaf | Maine | Carrabassett Valley, Maine | packed powder-hard pack | — | 18-28 | 93 / 176 | 7 / 15 |
| Sunday River | Maine | Newry, Maine | machine groomed-variable conditions | 0-0 | 24-36 | 116 / 138 | 14 / 19 |
| Titcomb | Maine | Farmington, Maine | machine groomed-variable conditions | — | 10-18 | 13 / 17 | 3 / 3 |
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