List of New England ski areas by vertical drop information
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.
Rank
Resort name
State
Vertical (ft)
Skiable acres
Trails
Lifts
Notes
1
Killington
Vermont
3,050
1,509
155
21
Largest drop in New England, 26th largest drop in the United States
2
Sugarloaf
Maine
2,820
1,360
176
15
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
Vermont
2,341
485
116
12
6
Sunday River
Maine
2,340
870
135
20
Second largest drop in Maine
7
Loon Mountain
New Hampshire
2,190
403
73
13
Largest drop in New Hampshire[1]
8
Cannon Mountain
New Hampshire
2,180
285
97
11
Second largest drop in New Hampshire[2]
9
Jay Peak
Vermont
2,153
385
81
9
10
Okemo Mountain
Vermont
2,100
632
119
19
11
Wildcat Mountain
New Hampshire
2,027
225
48
5
12
Burke Mountain
Vermont
2,011
267
50
4
Home to Burke Mountain Academy
13
Waterville Valley
New Hampshire
2,003
265
62
12
14
Stratton Mountain
Vermont
2,003
670
99
11
15
Saddleback
Maine
2,000
600
66
5
16
Mad River Glen
Vermont
1,992
120
45
4
17
Pico Mountain
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
Bolton Valley
Vermont
1,703
300
71
6
20
Mount Snow
Vermont
1,700
600
86
20
21
Mount Sunapee
New Hampshire
1,510
233
65
10
22
Bretton Woods
New Hampshire
1,500
464
101
9
23
Magic Mountain
Vermont
1,500
195
40
4
24
Tenney Mountain
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
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
Massachusetts
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
Massachusetts
1,000
110
22
10
35
Black Mountain
New Hampshire
1,110
143
40
4
36
Middlebury College Snow Bowl
Vermont
1,040
110
17
3
37
Crotched Mountain
New Hampshire
1,016
100
23
5
38
Wachusett Mountain
Massachusetts
1,000
110
22
7
39
Catamount
Massachusetts
1,000
100
43
7
Ski area crosses the MA/NY state border
40
Bigrock
Maine
980
60
28
5
41
Dartmouth Skiway
New Hampshire
968
107
31
4
42
Camden Snow Bowl
Maine
943
60
11
5
43
Bousquet
Massachusetts
750
200
23
5
44
Pats Peak
New Hampshire
710
90
23
10
45
Whaleback
New Hampshire
700
85
30
4
46
Mohawk Mountain
Connecticut
650
107
25
7
Largest drop in Connecticut.
47
Saskadena Six
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
Arrowhead
New Hampshire
500
5 to 20
9
2
53
Blandford
Massachusetts
465
158
22
5
54
Mount Southington
Connecticut
425
51
14
7
55
Thunder Ridge
New York
403
90
30
7
56
Otis Ridge
Massachusetts
400
60
11
5
57
Hermon Mountain
Maine
350
75
18
3
58
Titcomb Mountain
Maine
350
45
16
2
59
King Pine
New Hampshire
350
45
17
6
60
Mount Greylock Ski Club
Massachusetts
350
45
20
2
Vertical data from NewEnglandSkiHistory.com
61
Blue Hills
Massachusetts
309
60
12
4
62
Woodbury
Connecticut
300
100
15
6
63
Ski Bradford
Massachusetts
208
48
15
10
64
Yawgoo Valley
Rhode Island
245
36
12
4
Tallest/only drop in Rhode Island
65
Lost Valley
Maine
240
45
17
2
66
Nashoba Valley
Massachusetts
240
59
17
11
67
Ski Ward
Massachusetts
220
45
9
6
68
Abenaki Ski Area
New Hampshire
200
18
7
2
69
McIntyre
New Hampshire
147
100
9
2
^"Loon Unveils Map of Timbertown Expansion". 24 August 2023.
^"NH State Parks - Cannon Mountain". 11 September 2023.
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