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 of the first mountains open this season and having 20+ trails open in their second week. Bretton Woods was the only mountain to open with top to bottom skiing in New England on Range View so they get the second spot. The only mountain open in Maine, Sunday River takes third this week after it recently opened Sunday Punch to get top to bottom skiing off Locke. Black Mountain had its earliest opening day in 91 years with summit skiing off Upper Maple Slalom. Mad River Glen will open on December 13^th.

6.       Jay Peak (-4)

7.       Sugarloaf (-4)

8.       Stowe (-4)

9.       Saddleback (-2)

10.  Smugglers Notch (-2)

Jay Peak Opening Day: 11/22

Sugarloaf Opening Day: 11/21

Stowe Opening Day: 11/21

Saddleback Opening Day: 12/5

Smugglers Notch Opening Day: 11/28

11.   Sugarbush (-2)

12.  Cannon (-2)

13.  Bolton Valley (-2)

14.  Waterville Valley (-2)

15.  Loon (-2)

Sugarbush Opening Day: 11/21

Cannon Opening Day: 11/28

Bolton Valley Opening Day: 11/28

Waterville Valley Opening Day: 11/28

Loon Opening Day: 11/21

16.   Okemo (-2)

17.  Magic Mountain (-1)

18.   Stratton

19.   Wildcat

20.   Mount Snow

Okemo Opening Day: 11/22

Magic Mountain Opening Day: 11/28

Stratton Opening Day: 11/26

Mount Snow Opening Day: 11/22

21.   Gunstock

22.   Attitash

23.   Pleasant Mountain

24.   Pico

25.   Berkshire East

Gunstock Opening Day: 12/5

Pleasant Mountain Opening Day: 12/6

Pico Opening Day: 12/12

26.   Sunapee

27.   Ragged

28.   Bromley

29.   Mount Abram

30.   Burke

Ragged Opening Day: 12/5

Bromley Opening Day: 11/28

Biggest Jump: Bretton Woods (15 to 2) and Black Mountain (NH) (17 to 4)

Biggest Drop: Mad River Glen, Jay Peak, Sugarloaf, Stowe (-4)

New To Rankings: N/A

Dropped From Rankings: N/A

Ownership Breakdown:

Independent Mountains: 14

Vail Resorts: 6

Boyne Resorts: 4

Alterra Resorts: 2

Pacific Group Resorts: 2

Fairbanks Group: 1

Omni Resorts: 1

State By State Breakdown:

Vermont: 14

New Hampshire: 10

Maine: 5

Massachusetts: 1