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Week 4 Top 30
With over thirty mountains open within the region we now have enough to fill the Top 30 with all operating resorts! 1. Jay Peak (=) 2. Sugarbush (+5) 3. Stowe (-1) 4. Sunday River (+5) 5. Sugarloaf (-1) Jay Peak is on the way to being 100% open and has a great shot to do it if the snow keeps falling. Sugarbush jumped from just 19 trails to over 60 this week while Stowe offers nearly all of the terrain off the Forerunner side. Sunday River has con

New England Ski Update
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Week 3 Top 30
Week three was certainly a wild one which saw rain close some terrain but ended with some snow across the northern part of the region. 1. Jay Peak (+3) 2. Stowe (-1) 3. Smugglers Notch (+15) 4. Sugarloaf (+2) 5. Killington (-2) Jay Peak is by far the best option this week with over 100 inches of snowfall on the season and nearly 40 trails. Stowe and Smugglers Notch offer similar snow conditions but Stowe has more than double the terrain open righ

New England Ski Update
Dec 12 min read


Week 2 Top 30
Week two is in the books and we saw eleven more mountains open including two in Massachusetts! 1. Stowe (+7) 2. Sugarbush (+9) 3. Killington (-1) 4. Jay Peak (+2) 5. Sunday River (-2) It was an opening weekend to remember at Stowe as Friday and Saturday saw over 50 trails open across the Forerunner side of the mountain. Sugarbush comes in second in the early season with 100% of Lincoln Peak being open for opening day and multiple ways down Gadd.

New England Ski Update
Nov 252 min read


Week 1 Top 30
Ski season has started and we are back with our weekly Top 30! As in years past the Top 30 is similar to NCAA Football’s Top 25 and ranks mountains based off of snowfall, open terrain, lift status, events, and anything else that may come up. Anyways, with four mountains open we have a new top four! 1. Killington (+4) 2. Bretton Woods (+13) 3. Sunday River (+3) 4. Black Mountain NH (+13) 5. Mad River Glen (-4) Killington takes the top spot as one

New England Ski Update
Nov 182 min read


Opening Day Tracker 2025/2026
Bookmark this page to keep up to date on announced opening days! December 19th Quechee Club Mount Abram Saskadena 6 Dartmouth Skiway December 20th Granite Gorge Ski Bradford December 26th Black Mountain of Maine Powder Ridge Whaleback Storrs Hill Not Declared Big Moose

New England Ski Update
Nov 101 min read


25/26 Preseason Top 30
Last year the ski season began in October which means we are just one month out from the start of a new season! Each year we release a...

New England Ski Update
Sep 53 min read


10 Summer Hikes to do at Ski Areas in New England
As the summer winds down and we turn to winter, its time for us to take a look back at one of our favorite activities to do at ski areas...

New England Ski Update
Aug 274 min read


24/25 Season Top 30
It was an extremely good winter in New England this season with no shortage of powder days including multiple weekend ones at the end of...

New England Ski Update
Jun 34 min read


Week 16 Top 30
It’s March which means this is our last Top 30 before the annual tournament to decide which ski area was the best this season! The...

New England Ski Update
Mar 32 min read


Week 15 Top 30
February Break saw ski areas operate like it was the weekend the entire week and there was very little snowfall across the region....

New England Ski Update
Feb 242 min read


Week 14 Top 30
Another weekend, another snowstorm. This week saw northern New England get hit by a massive snowstorm while the rain/snow line allowed...

New England Ski Update
Feb 172 min read


Week 13 Top 30
After another great week across the region which saw powder days from Rhode Island to Vermont and a shakeup at the top of the rankings....

New England Ski Update
Feb 102 min read


Week 12 Top 30
With powder days in the White Mountains with variable results in Southern New England the rankings saw a big of a shakeup this week....

New England Ski Update
Feb 32 min read


Week 11 Top 30
Happy Earthquake Monday, here’s the newest Top 30! 1. Killington (+1) 2. Saddleback (+3) 3. Jay Peak (-2) 4. ...

New England Ski Update
Jan 272 min read


Week 10 Top 30
A southern New England storm to close out MLK Jr Weekend caused a small shakeup in the rankings this week. 1. Jay Peak (+2)...

New England Ski Update
Jan 212 min read


Week 9 Top 30
With almost every mountain getting over our projected snow total this week, it was a great week to get out skiing! The Top 30 was hard to...

New England Ski Update
Jan 132 min read


Week 8 Top 30
With Monday’s rain, the region has rebounded nicely to the point where its like it almost didn’t happen. 1. Sunday River (+7) At...

New England Ski Update
Jan 73 min read


Week 6 Top 30
Pow days hitting Vermont the hardest skewed the rankings this week but there are still very good options if you can’t make it to the...

New England Ski Update
Dec 23, 20244 min read


Week 5 Top 30
Rain, rain, and more rain is what week five saw and a lot of mountains lost trails but some were able to retain snow better than others...

New England Ski Update
Dec 16, 20243 min read


Week 4 Top 30
Week 4 saw a ton of mountains open which really changed the rankings, check it all out! 1. Saddleback (+12) What an opening week...

New England Ski Update
Dec 9, 20243 min read
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