After the week of powder, we didn’t see temps get above freezing in most places which is great for snow retention. Most mountains continued to open terrain while others remained completely open. For those who are new or forgot how these rankings work, think of it like the NCAA Top 25. Mountains move up the list based on snowfall, opening terrain, how well they hold onto terrain after major weather events and overall reputation among other factors. They can move down after clo

It was a powder week in New England as most mountains received roughly 16-22 inches of snow! Some mountains even reached 100% open and for this week’s Top 30 we are going with the best mountains to ski powder at. For those who are new or forgot how these rankings work, think of it like the NCAA Top 25. Mountains move up the list based on snowfall, opening terrain, how well they hold onto terrain after major weather events and overall reputation among other factors. They can m

Maine is the place to ski this week as we saw some major jumps in the rankings along with a handful of mountains reaching 100% open! For those who are new or forgot how these rankings work, think of it like the NCAA Top 25. Mountains move up the list based on snowfall, opening terrain, how well they hold onto terrain after major weather events and overall reputation among other factors. They can move down after closing terrain, other mountains getting more snow, and major lif

Jay Peak is back on top this week as we saw another ice storm pass through the region followed by some snow. For those who are new or forgot how these rankings work, think of it like the NCAA Top 25. Mountains move up the list based on snowfall, opening terrain, how well they hold onto terrain after major weather events and overall reputation among other factors. They can move down after closing terrain, other mountains getting more snow, and major lift malfunctions among oth

Can a week really get more New England than this past week? Snow, ice, and recovery from the rain event made it a very interesting week in the region as the weather was very different from the start of the season. 1.       Killington (+3) 2.       Stowe (=) 3.       Jay Peak (+2) 4.       Sugarbush (-1) 5.       Bretton Woods (+2) Killington currently has over 100 trails open with terrain all the way from Ramshed to Bear Mountain while also recently opening Outer Limits. Stow

We have a new number one in this week’s Top 30! Since we won’t know how much damage today’s weather system did to the mountains as most were closed or had limited operations we’re taking writing this as if it was Sunday night. 1.       Mad River Glen (+3) 2.       Stowe (+3) 3.       Sugarbush (-1) 4.       Killington (-1) 5.       Jay Peak (-4) Ski it if you can, Mad River Glen reached 100% open this week so you could ski it all this week! Stowe opened more trails up on Spru

After an up and down kind of weekend due to the r**n, we have a new Top 30! For those who are new or forgot how these rankings work, think of it like the NCAA Top 25. Mountains move up the list based on snowfall, opening terrain, how well they hold onto terrain after major weather events and overall reputation among other factors. They can move down after closing terrain, other mountains getting more snow, and major lift malfunctions among other factors. 1.       Jay Peak (=)

Jay Peak reaches 100% open, Pico opens with a bang, and a Rhode Island pow day shake up the rankings! 1.       Jay Peak (=) 2.       Killington (+4) 3.       Bretton Woods (+7) 4.       Sunday River (=) 5.       Pico (NR) Jay Peak has the most snow and is the only mountain to reach 100% open so it looks like the only thing that could dethrone them from first is a week of wind hold. Killington has opened up terrain on Skye Peak and Bear Mountain this week and almost has 100 tr

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

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

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.

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

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