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
1. Mad River Glen (+9)
Most mountains lost trails but Mad River Glen kept it going with 40 trails open this weekend and continues to have a strong start to their season.
2. Jay Peak (+5)
Jay Peak escaped most of the rain and instead got more and more terrain open off the Bonaventure Quad.
3. Loon (+5)
The top mountain in New Hampshire right now, Loon has their main trails locked down for the season and will look to expand terrain.
4. Stowe (+10)
With almost all the terrain around the Sunrise Six open, Stowe is a great option in northern Vermont.
5. Killington (-2)
Killington continues to expand with Bear Mountain opening.
6. Sunday River (+5)
Maine did not fair too well with the rain but Sunday River weathered it the best.
7. Stratton (-5)
After losing a lot of trails in the rain, Stratton still retained 48 trails in good condition.
8. Okemo (+1)
Jackson Gore is open which is one of the most underrated parts of Okemo.
9. Smuggler’s Notch (+6)
With a majority of Sterling Mountain open and the addition of some of the learning center trails open takes some traffic off the main groomed trails.
10. Waterville Valley (+3)
Waterville Valley has been holding steady with 23 trails and continues to hold onto their snow.
11. Sugarloaf (-7)
Sugarloaf dropped from 78 to 28 trails after the rain but remains one of the top options in Maine.
12. Bolton Valley (+14)
With Wilderness Peak open this early in the season providing a majority of the harder terrain on the mountain instead of the usual Vista Peak trails.
13. Sunapee (+11)
Sunapee gets a bump as they open more trails and have some of the best views in New Hampshire.
14. Mount Snow (+2)
Mount Snow dropped down to seven trails but worked their trail count up to 28 throughout the week.
15. Cannon (-10)
Cannon drops after a stagnant week other than opening some of the learning center trails.
16. Bretton Woods (-4)
Bretton Woods added Sawyer’s Swoop and Upper Swoop to the already open trails.
17. Bromley (+2)
Getting the run arounds open was good and Bromley continues to have a good selection of early season trails.
18. Berkshire East (+2)
Berkshire East remains the best option for skiing in southern New England by a wide margin.
19. Crotched (+3)
Early season at Crotched is one of the best with four ways down the mountain which is great for the region.
20. Saddleback (-19)
Saddleback drops heavily in the rankings as they dropped their trail count from roughly 60 trails to 15.
21. Pico (NR)
Pico has opened for the season with a majority of summit runs but the only downside is they all funnel to the same trail.
22. Sugarbush (+6)
Getting more terrain open was important for Sugarbush and they did that, now just wait for the new Heavens Gate Quad to open.
23. Pats Peak (+4)
A majority of the trails on the left side are open while Twister provides some challenge to the mountain.
24. Catamount (+6)
Catamount jumps up as a good option in Southern New England with a majority of terrain off the Meadows Triple.
25. Gunstock (-8)
Gunstock drops because they only dropped Birch Glades this week while other mountains opened trails.
26. Black Mountain NH (NR)
Kicking off a new season under Indy Pass ownership, Black Mountain had their best opening weekend in quite some time with top to bottom skiing off the double chair.
27. Wildcat (-9)
Wildcat continues to offer top to bottom skiing off Catapult.
28. Jiminy Peak (-5)
Jiminy Peak added to their trail count by five and that should provide some relief to the right side of the mountain.
29. Southington (NR)
Southington is nearly 100% open which is almost unheard of this time of year in southern New England.
30. Ragged (-9)
Ragged has eleven trails but offers no real challenge to skiers.
Biggest Jump: Bolton Valley (26 to 12)
Biggest Drop: Magic Mountain (6 to unranked)
New To Rankings: Pico, Black Mountain NH, Southington
Dropped From Rankings: Magic Mountain, Wachusett, Burke
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