List of New England ski areas by vertical drop

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The following is a list of ski areas in New England by vertical drop. Unless otherwise noted, vertical drop figures are from Verticalfeet.com, vertical for Bolton Valley and Magic Mountain directly from their websites.

RankResort name State Vertical (ft)Skiable acresTrailsLiftsNotes
1 Killington Vermont 3,0501,50915521Largest drop in New England, 26th largest drop in the United States
2 Sugarloaf Maine 2,8201,36017615Largest drop in Maine
3 Smugglers' Notch Vermont2,5641,000788Second largest drop in Vermont
4 Sugarbush Vermont2,55258111116
5 Stowe Vermont2,34148511612
6 Sunday River Maine2,34087013520Second largest drop in Maine
7 Cannon Mountain New Hampshire 2,2302859711Largest drop in New Hampshire [1]
8 Loon Mountain New Hampshire2,1904037313Second largest drop in New Hampshire [2]
9 Jay Peak Vermont2,153385819
10 Okemo Mountain Vermont2,10063211919
11 Wildcat Mountain New Hampshire2,027225485
12 Burke Mountain Vermont2,011267504Home to Burke Mountain Academy
13 Waterville Valley New Hampshire2,0032656212
14 Stratton Mountain Vermont2,0036709911
15 Saddleback Maine2,000600665
16 Mad River Glen Vermont1,992120454
17 Pico Mountain Vermont1,967468577One of the first commercial ski resorts in Vermont.
18 Attitash New Hampshire1,7503107513
19 Bolton Valley Vermont1,703300716
20 Mount Snow Vermont1,7006008620
21 Mount Sunapee New Hampshire1,5102336510
22 Bretton Woods New Hampshire1,5004641019
23 Magic Mountain Vermont1,500195404
24 Tenney Mountain New Hampshire1,440110485Vertical data from liftopia.com/tenney-mountain
25 Gunstock Mountain New Hampshire1,400227506Vertical data from Gunstock.com
26 Black Mountain Maine1,380300352Vertical data from skiblackmountain.org
27 Bromley Vermont1,3341784510
28 Pleasant Mountain Maine1,300249405
29 Ragged Mountain New Hampshire1,250220475Vertical data from Wikipedia
30 Cranmore Mountain New Hampshire1,2002005410
31 Berkshire East Massachusetts 1,180180456Tallest vertical in Massachusetts
32 Mount Abram Maine1,150450445
33 Jiminy Peak Massachusetts1,140170458Second tallest in Massachusetts
34 Ski Butternut Massachusetts1,0001102210
35 Black Mountain New Hampshire1,110143404
36 Middlebury College Snow Bowl Vermont1,040110173
37 Crotched Mountain New Hampshire1,016100235
38 Wachusett Mountain Massachusetts1,000110227
39 Catamount Massachusetts1,000100437Ski area crosses the MA/NY state border
40 Bigrock Maine98060285
41 Dartmouth Skiway New Hampshire968107314
42 Camden Snow Bowl Maine94360115
43 Bousquet Massachusetts750200235
44 Pats Peak New Hampshire710902310
45 Whaleback New Hampshire70085304
46 Mohawk Mountain Connecticut 650107257Largest drop in Connecticut.
47 Saskadena Six Vermont650100233
48 Ski Sundown Connecticut62565155
49 Powder Ridge Connecticut55080203
50 Granite Gorge New Hampshire52525172
51 Cochran's Ski Area Vermont5003065
52 Arrowhead New Hampshire5005 to 2092
53 Blandford Massachusetts465158225
54 Mount Southington Connecticut42551147
55 Thunder Ridge New York40390307
56Otis RidgeMassachusetts40060115
57Hermon MountainMaine35075183
58 Titcomb Mountain Maine35045162
59 King Pine New Hampshire35045176
60Mount Greylock Ski ClubMassachusetts35045202Vertical data from NewEnglandSkiHistory.com
61 Blue Hills Massachusetts30960124
62 Woodbury Connecticut300100156
63 Ski Bradford Massachusetts208481510
64 Yawgoo Valley Rhode Island 24536124Tallest/only drop in Rhode Island
65 Lost Valley Maine24045172
66 Nashoba Valley Massachusetts240591711
67 Ski Ward Massachusetts2204596
68Abenaki Ski AreaNew Hampshire2001872
69 McIntyre New Hampshire14710092

References

  1. "NH State Parks - Cannon Mountain". September 11, 2023.
  2. "Loon Unveils Map of Timbertown Expansion". August 24, 2023.