List Of New England Ski Areas By Vertical Drop

The following is a list of ski areas in

New England New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the Can ...

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Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

, , 3,050 , , 1,509 , , 155, , 21 , , Largest drop in New England, 26th largest drop in the United States , - , 2 , ,

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Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

, , 2,840, , 1,240 , , 162, , 13 , , Largest drop in Maine , - , 3 , , Smugglers' Notch , , Vermont , , 2,564, , 1,000 , , 78, , 8 , , Second largest drop in Vermont , - , 4 , , Sugarbush , , Vermont , , 2,552, , 581 , , 111, , 16 , , , - , 5 , ,

Stowe Stowe may refer to: Places United Kingdom *Stowe, Buckinghamshire, a civil parish and former village **Stowe House **Stowe School * Stowe, Cornwall, in Kilkhampton parish * Stowe, Herefordshire, in the List of places in Herefordshire * Stowe, Linc ...

, , Vermont , , 2,341, , 485 , , 116, , 12 , , , - , 6 , , Sunday River , , Maine , , 2,340, , 870 , , 135, , 15 , , Second largest drop in Maine , - , 7 , , Cannon Mountain , ,

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

, , 2,202, , 285 , , 97, , 11 , , Largest drop in New Hampshire , - , 8, , Jay Peak , , Vermont , , 2,153, , 385 , , 81, , 9 , , , - , 9, ,

Okemo Mountain Okemo Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in the town of Ludlow, Vermont, United States. The resort experienced 600,000 skier visits in 2009. Parents Magazine rated it the Top US Family Snow Resort. History Okemo was founded in 1955 b ...

, , Vermont , , 2,100, , 632 , , 119, , 19 , , , - , 10, , Loon Mountain , , New Hampshire , , 2,060, , 370 , , 61, , 12 , , Second largest drop in New Hampshire , - , 11, , Wildcat Mountain , , New Hampshire , , 2,027, , 225 , , 48, , 5 , , , - , 12, , Waterville Valley , , New Hampshire , , 2,003, , 265 , , 62, , 12 , , , - , 13, , Stratton Mountain, , Vermont , , 2,003, , 670 , , 99, , 11 , , , - , 14, , Burke Mountain, , Vermont , , 2,000, , 267 , , 50, , 4, , Home to Burke Mountain Academy , - , 15, , Saddleback , , Maine , , 2,000, , 600 , , 66, , 5 , , , - , 16, , Mad River Glen, , Vermont , , 1,992, , 120 , , 45, , 4 , , , - , 17, ,

Pico Mountain Pico Mountain Ski Area is a ski area located in Killington, Vermont, United States. Established in 1937, it was one of the first commercial ski resorts in the state. The base of the resort is located on the northwest side of Pico Peak on U.S ...

, , Vermont , , 1,967, , 468 , , 57, , 7, , One of the first commercial ski resorts in Vermont. , - , 18, , Attitash , , New Hampshire , , 1,750, , 310 , , 75, , 13 , , , - , 19, ,

Mount Snow Mount Snow (previously known as Mount Pisgah) is a mountain and ski resort in southern Vermont located in the Green Mountains. It is Vermont's southernmost big mountain, and therefore, closest to many Northeast metropolitan areas. In Septemb ...

, , Vermont , , 1,700, , 600 , , 86, , 20 , , , - , 20, , Magic Mountain , , Vermont , , 1,700 , , 195 , , 40 , , 4 , , , - , 21, , Bolton Valley , , Vermont , , 1,625 , , 300 , , 71 , , 6 , , , - , 22, ,

Mount Sunapee Mount Sunapee (or Sunapee Mountain on federal maps) is a mountain ridge in the towns of Newbury and Goshen in western New Hampshire, United States. Its highest peak, at the north end of the mountain, is above sea level. The mountain has three ...

, , New Hampshire , , 1,510, , 233 , , 65, , 10 , , , - , 23, ,

Bretton Woods Bretton Woods can refer to: *Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, a village in the United States **Bretton Woods Mountain Resort, a ski resort located in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire *The 1944 Bretton Woods Conference, also known as the "United Nations Mo ...

, , New Hampshire , , 1,500, , 464 , , 101, , 9 , , , - , 24, ,

Tenney Mountain Tenney Mountain is a mountain near Plymouth, New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine ...

, , New Hampshire , , 1,440 , , 110 , , 48 , , 5 , , Vertical data from liftopia.com/tenney-mountain , - , 25, , Gunstock Mountain , , New Hampshire , , 1,400, , 227 , , 50, , 6 , , Vertical data from Gunstock.com , - , 26, , Black Mountain , , Maine , , 1,380, , 300 , , 35, , 2 , , Vertical data from skiblackmountain.org , - , 27, ,

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, c ...

, , Vermont , , 1,334, , 178 , , 45, , 10 , , , - , 28, , Shawnee Peak , , Maine , , 1,300, , 249 , , 40, , 5 , , , - , 29, , Ragged Mountain , , New Hampshire , , 1,250, , 220 , , 47, , 5, , Vertical data from Wikipedia , - , 30, , Cranmore Mountain , , New Hampshire , , 1,200, , 200 , , 54, , 10 , , , - , 31, , Berkshire East , ,

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, , 1,180, , 180 , , 45, , 6, , Tallest vertical in Massachusetts , - , 32, , Mount Abram , , Maine , , 1,150, , 450 , , 44, , 5 , , , - , 33, , Jiminy Peak , , Massachusetts , , 1,140, , 170 , , 45, , 8 , , Second tallest in Massachusetts , - , 34, ,

Ski Butternut Ski Butternut, also known as Butternut Basin, is a ski resort in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, located on Warner Mountain in The Berkshires. Channing and Jane Murdock took control of the area in 1963, naming the area Butternut Basin after the ...

, , Massachusetts , , 1,000, , 110 , , 22, , 10, , , - , 35, , Black Mountain , , New Hampshire , , 1,110, , 143 , , 40, , 4 , , , - , 36, ,

Middlebury College Snow Bowl The Middlebury College Snowbowl is a ski area in Hancock, Vermont, east of Middlebury in the Green Mountains. The site has been owned and operated by Middlebury College since its first trails were cut in 1934. The Snowbowl has 17 trails and 3 ...

, , Vermont , , 1,040, , 110 , , 17, , 3 , , , - , 37, ,

Crotched Mountain Crotched Mountain is a small mountain in western Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, in the United States. The summit of the mountain is in the town of Francestown, while the western slopes of the mountain rise in the town of Bennington, and ...

, , New Hampshire , , 1,016, , 100 , , 23, , 5 , , , - , 38, ,

Wachusett Mountain Wachusett Mountain may refer to: * Mount Wachusett, the highest point in Worcester County, Massachusetts * Wachusett Mountain (ski area) Wachusett Mountain is an alpine ski area in the northeastern United States, located on Mount Wachusett, ...

, , Massachusetts , , 1,000, , 110 , , 22, , 7 , , , - , 39, ,

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, , Massachusetts , , 1,000, , 100, , 43, , 4 , , Ski area crosses the MA/NY state border , - , 40, , Bigrock , , Maine , , 980, , 60 , , 28, , 5 , , , - , 41, ,

Dartmouth Skiway The Dartmouth Skiway is a ski area in the northeastern United States, in Lyme, New Hampshire. Located about twenty minutes northeast of Dartmouth College, it has thirty trails from easiest (green circle) to most difficult (black diamond) on over ...

, , New Hampshire , , 968, , 107 , , 31, , 5 , , , - , 42, ,

Camden Snow Bowl The Camden Snow Bowl is a small, town-owned ski area in Camden, Maine. Located about from Penobscot Bay on the eastern slope of Ragged Mountain. It also features a toboggan run on which the U.S. National Toboggan Championships are hosted annua ...

, , Maine , , 943, , 60 , , 11, , 5 , , , - , 43, , Bousquet , , Massachusetts , , 750, , 200 , , 23, , 5 , , , - , 44, ,

Pats Peak Pats Peak is an independent alpine skiing, alpine ski resort located in Henniker, New Hampshire, in the United States. The ski area opened in 1963 and has a vertical drop of . It is roughly a 90-minute drive from Boston, Massachusetts. The four ...

, , New Hampshire , , 710, , 90 , , 23, , 10 , , , - , 45, ,

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, , New Hampshire , , 700, , 85 , , 30, , 4 , , , - , 46, , Mohawk Mountain Ski Area, Mohawk Mountain , ,

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

, , 650, , 107 , , 25, , 7 , , Largest drop in Connecticut. , - , 47, ,

Saskadena Six Saskadena Six (formerly Suicide Six) is a ski resort in South Pomfret, Vermont. Its claim to historical fame as the earliest ski resort derives from the installation, in January 1934, of an improvised rope tow, the first in the United States, o ...

, , Vermont , , 650, , 100 , , 23, , 3 , , , - , 48, , Ski Sundown , , Connecticut , , 625, , 65 , , 15, , 5 , , , - , 49, , Powder Ridge , , Connecticut , , 550, , 80 , , 20, , 3 , , , - , 50, , Granite Gorge , , New Hampshire , , 525, , 25 , , 17, , 2 , , , - , 51, , Cochran's Ski Area , , Vermont , , 500, , 30 , , 6, , 5 , , , - , 52, ,

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, , New Hampshire , , 500, , ??? , , 9, , 2 , , , - , 53, ,

Blandford Blandford Forum ( ), commonly Blandford, is a market town in Dorset, England, sited by the River Stour about northwest of Poole. It was the administrative headquarters of North Dorset District until April 2019, when this was abolished and ...

, , Massachusetts , , 465, , 158 , , 22, , 5 , , , - , 54, ,

Mount Southington Mount Southington Ski Area is located in Plantsville, Connecticut, United States, on Mount Vernon Road. Mountain information The mountain has a skiing season from December to mid- March. However, in some years winter rainfall ends the season ...

, , Connecticut , , 425, , 51 , , 14, , 7 , , , - , 55, , Otis Ridge , , Massachusetts , , 400, , 60 , , 11, , 5 , , , - , 56, , Hermon Mountain , , Maine , , 350, , 75 , , 18, , 3 , , , - , 57, , Titcomb Mountain , , Maine , , 350, , 45 , , 16, , 2 , , , - , 58, , King Pine , , New Hampshire , , 350, , 45 , , 17, , 6 , , , - , 59, , Blue Hills , , Massachusetts , , 309, , 60 , , 12, , 4 , , , - , 60, , Woodbury , , Connecticut , , 300, , 100 , , 15, , 6 , , , - , 61, , Ski Bradford , , Massachusetts , , 248, , 48 , , 15, , 10 , , , - , 62, , Yawgoo Valley , ,

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

, , 245, , 36 , , 12, , 4 , , Tallest/only drop in Rhode Island , - , 63, , Lost Valley , , Maine , , 240, , 45 , , 17, , 2 , , , - , 64, , Nashoba Valley , , Massachusetts , , 240, , 59 , , 17, , 9 , , , - , 65, , Ski Ward , , Massachusetts , , 220, , 45 , , 9, , 6 , , , - , 66, ,

Abenaki Ski Area The Abenaki (Abenaki: ''Wαpánahki'') are an Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands of Canada and the United States. They are an Algonquian-speaking people and part of the Wabanaki Confederacy. The Eastern Abenaki language was predom ...

, , New Hampshire , , 200, , 18 , , 7, , 2 , , , - , 67, , McIntyre , , New Hampshire , , 147, , 100 , , 9, , 2 , , Ski areas and resorts in the United States Sports in New England New England vertical drop

Ski A ski is a narrow strip of semi-rigid material worn underfoot to glide over snow. Substantially longer than wide and characteristically employed in pairs, skis are attached to ski boots with ski bindings, with either a free, lockable, or partia ...

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