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Mountain Areas:
Main Mountain, North Face, Sunbrook, Carinthia
Trails: 80
Total
Acreage: 588
Total Miles
of Trails: 37
Summit Elevation:
3,600’
Vertical Drop: 1,700’
Total Lifts: 19
Tree
Terrain Acreage: 98
Ability
Level: 14% green circle, 73% blue square,
13% black diamond
Hours of Operation:
9am – 4pm midweek; 8am – 4pm weekends/holidays
Snowmaking Coverage: 80%
Terrain Parks: 12; 1 superpipe; 1
mini-pipe
Average Annual Snowfall
(since 1977): 156”
2008-09 Snowfall:
173”
LIFTS:
Lift capacity: 30,370 people per
hour
Total Lifts: 20
High-speed Quads: 3
Fixed Quad:
1
Triples: 7
Doubles: 4
Rope Tow: 1
Magic Carpets: 4
LOCATION:
Located only 29 miles from Interstate 91, Mount Snow
is Vermont’s closest big mountain to Northeast
metropolitan areas. Mount Snow is in the Green
Mountain National Forest and operates under a
special use permit from the U.S. Forest Service.
DRIVING TIMES:
Albany 1.5 hours,
68 miles
Hartford 2.25 hours, 117 miles
Boston 2.5 hours, 127 miles
Providence 3 hours,
139 miles
New York 4 hours, 213 miles
Philadelphia 6 hours, 291 miles
Washington D.C.
8.5 hours, 425 miles
AIR TRANSPORTATION:
Airports close to Mount Snow include Albany
International Airport; Bradley International Airport
in Hartford; Logan International Airport in Boston;
and the regional airport in Keene, New Hampshire.
Additionally, the Mount Snow Airport is available
for small planes, call 802-464-2090 for
information.
TUBING PARK:
All ages! Located at Mixing Bowl, just below the
Grand Summit Hotel. Serviced by a covered “magic
carpet” lift, open under the lights on scheduled
evenings.
SNOWSHOEING:
Specially marked on-mountain trails open every day,
weather permitting.
SNOWMOBILE TOURS:
Guided tours through the Green Mountain National
Forest available daily from High Country Snowmobile
Tours.
CROSS-COUNTRY SKIING:
Offered at several locations throughout the valley,
including Timber Creek, located directly across Rte.
100.
LODGING FACILITIES:
Mount Snow owns and operates the 200-room Mount Snow
Grand Summit Resort Hotel and Conference Center and
the 100-room Snow Lake Lodge and also manages
several condominium complexes within the base area.
Within the Mount Snow Valley, guests will find a
variety of accommodations, from Vermont country inns
to ski lodges and motels. The Mount Snow Valley bed
base includes approximately 10,000 beds.
ON-MOUNTAIN FACILITIES:
Mount Snow Grand Summit Resort Hotel and Conference
Center; three base lodges; one summit lodge;
Clocktower Building with equipment rental and repair
shop, guest services and child care; Medical
Center/First Aid building; Mount Snow Ski and
Snowboard School; ski shops; Backside snowboard
shop, food outlets and bars.
SKIER AND SNOWBOARDER PROGRAMS: The
Mount Snow Skiing and Snowboarding School features
programs for all ages and ability levels, with its
own building, learning terrain and lifts. Other
programs include Cub Camp, for 3-year-olds; Snow
Camp for ages 4-6; and Mountain Camp/Riders for ages
7-14. Group and private clinics are available for
adults of all abilities, from beginners through
advanced skiers and riders.
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