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Skiing New England

Every operating, lift-served ski area open to the public across New England's six states — Vermont, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island — eighty-two mountains in all. The range runs from large resorts under national ownership groups down to town-owned hills running a single rope tow for their own residents, with a cooperatively owned mountain and college- and club-run areas in between. This is not a curated selection: it is the complete list, drawn directly from the region's ski area roster, which is the authority on what counts here and what has closed.

  1. Abenaki Ski Area, New Hampshire: Wolfeboro's town-owned hill since 1940

    Wolfeboro, NH

    A town-owned community hill in Wolfeboro, operated by the town's Parks & Recreation Department, with lift-served skiing since 1940 after earlier hike-up skiing at the site.

  2. Ascutney Outdoors, Vermont: a nonprofit that reopened a closed resort's T-bar

    West Windsor, VT

    A nonprofit-run public ski area on the former site of Ascutney Mountain Resort, offering T-bar-served alpine skiing and snowboarding, backcountry skiing, and cross-country access.

  3. Attitash Mountain Resort, New Hampshire: from a WPA hill to Vail's Epic Pass

    Bartlett, NH

    A Vail Resorts-owned ski area in Bartlett with WPA-funded roots in 1938, commercially opened as Mt. Attitash in 1965.

  4. Baker Mountain, Maine: a rope tow on Pierce Hill since 1940

    Moscow, ME

    A volunteer-run community ski area on Pierce Hill in Moscow, operating a T-Bar and Poma surface lift since the 1960s.

  5. Berkshire East: a failed 1953 club, a 1961 relaunch, and the Schaefers' Bear Den Partners

    Charlemont, MA

    A Charlemont ski area that traces to a failed 1953 club and a 1961 relaunch, now generating its own wind and solar power and moving toward Bear Den Partners ownership.

  6. Big Moose Mountain, Maine: a divided mountain above Moosehead Lake

    Greenville, ME

    A non-profit community ski area above Moosehead Lake, running a triple chair and beginner conveyor on the lower mountain while the upper mountain remains reachable only by snowcat.

  7. Big Rock, Maine: from Mars Hill Skiway to a community-owned nonprofit

    Mars Hill, ME

    A non-profit community ski area on Mars Hill Mountain, transferred to local ownership in 2013 after the Maine Winter Sports Center's exit.

  8. Black Mountain, New Hampshire: a 1935 Jackson hill's co-op that wasn't

    Jackson, NH

    A Jackson ski area operating since 1935, owned outright since March 2026 by Erik Mogensen through Entabeni Systems.

  9. Black Mountain of Maine: the Chisholm Ski Club's home since 1924

    Rumford, ME

    A non-profit alpine and Nordic ski area in Rumford, run by the Chisholm Ski Club since 1924 and home to national-championship Nordic events.

  10. Blue Hills: a 1950 Metropolitan District Commission ski hill, leased out ever since

    Town of Canton, MA

    A state-built 1950 ski hill inside the Blue Hills Reservation in Canton, run under a series of private leases since 1962 and by Geoff Homer since 2024.

  11. Bolton Valley Resort, Vermont: the DesLauriers family's mountain, bought back in 2017

    Bolton, VT

    A family-owned ski resort with chairlift-served skiing and snowboarding, night skiing, and an on-site wind turbine, founded in 1966 and bought back by its founding family in 2017.

  12. Bousquet Mountain: from a 1932 mink farm to Mill Town Capital's 2020 purchase

    City of Pittsfield, MA

    A Pittsfield ski area dating to a 1932 mink farm's failure, an early night-skiing pioneer, purchased and rebuilt by Mill Town Capital beginning in 2020.

  13. Bretton Woods, New Hampshire: a hotel that hosted the IMF, and skiing since 1973

    Carroll, NH

    An Omni-owned ski area in the town of Carroll, opened in 1973, named for the village that hosted the 1944 conference founding the IMF and World Bank.

  14. Bromley Mountain Resort, Vermont: the Sun Mountain, south-facing since 1936

    Peru, VT

    A south-facing ski resort founded in 1936, known as "The Sun Mountain," with chairlift-served skiing, snowboarding, and a long history as a telemark and snowboard hub.

  15. Burke Mountain Resort, Vermont: East Burke's academy hill, out of receivership

    Burke, VT

    A chairlift-served ski area in East Burke, home to Burke Mountain Academy's alpine ski racers, that emerged from federal receivership when Bear Den Partners bought it in 2025.

  16. Camden Snow Bowl: a Depression-era ski hill with ocean views

    Town of Camden, ME

    A town-owned ski area on Ragged Mountain with ocean views, built by Depression-era volunteers and home to the U.S. National Toboggan Championships.

  17. Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire: state-owned skiing since 1929, tramway since 1938

    Franconia, NH

    A state-owned ski area in Franconia Notch, with skiing dating to 1929 and a tramway that New Hampshire State Parks describes as North America's original passenger aerial tramway.

  18. Catamount: straddling Massachusetts and New York since a likely 1940 opening

    Egremont, MA

    A ski area straddling the Massachusetts-New York line on Mount Fray, likely opened in 1940, whose base-lodge jurisdiction is not established by available sources.

  19. Cochran's Ski Area, Vermont: a Richmond backyard rope tow that raised Olympians

    Richmond, VT

    A volunteer-run, non-profit rope-tow and T-bar ski area founded by the Cochran ski-racing family in their Richmond backyard, still run by Olympic gold medalist Barbara Ann Cochran.

  20. Cranmore Mountain Resort, New Hampshire: Hannes Schneider's American home

    Conway, NH

    A Conway ski area founded in 1937 by Harvey Dow Gibson, home to Hannes Schneider's American ski school and now owned by the Fairbank family.

  21. Crotched Mountain Ski & Ride, New Hampshire: reopened in 2003 after 13 idle years

    Francestown, NH

    A Vail-owned ski area on the Francestown/Bennington line, reopened in 2003 after Peak Resorts rebuilt it following a long closure.

  22. Dartmouth Skiway, New Hampshire: the college's Lyme hill since 1956

    Lyme, NH

    A Dartmouth College-owned ski area at Holt's Ledge in Lyme, open to the public since 1956 and twice host to the NCAA Skiing Championships.

  23. Granite Gorge Ski Area, New Hampshire: the Pinnacle, twice reopened

    Roxbury, NH

    A Roxbury ski area on the Pinnacle, dating to around 1959, closed for decades twice over, and reopened under new ownership in 2022.

  24. Gunstock Mountain Resort, New Hampshire: a WPA hill, county-owned since 1959

    Gilford, NH

    A Belknap County-owned ski area in Gilford, opened in 1936 as a WPA project and an early home for chairlift service in the East.

  25. Hard'Ack, Vermont: St. Albans City's municipal rope tow and tubing hill

    St. Albans City, VT

    A municipal rope-tow and tubing hill run by the City of St. Albans' Recreation & Parks Department, alongside the city's public pool.

  26. Harrington Hill, Vermont: Strafford's one-rope-tow hill, kept running by the Lions Club

    Strafford, VT

    A single, volunteer-run rope tow above Strafford village, funded by the Strafford Lions Club and open free to town residents and guests.

  27. Hermon Mountain, Maine: new ownership after three decades of the Whitcombs

    Hermon, ME

    A family-oriented ski area in Hermon operating a double chairlift and tubing, sold to new ownership in April 2026 after three decades under the Whitcomb family.

  28. Jay Peak Resort, Vermont: the tram, the EB-5 fraud, and the mountain that survived it

    Jay, VT

    A tram-served ski resort in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom, incorporated in 1955, that survived a securities fraud case tied to its investor-visa program and receivership to sell to Pacific Group Resorts in 2022.

  29. Jiminy Peak: founded in 1947, powered since 2007 by a wind turbine named Zephyr

    Town of Hancock, MA

    A Hancock ski area founded by three World War II veterans in 1947, now powered in part by a 2007 wind turbine whose own output figures its operator has never reconciled.

  30. Killington Ski Resort, Vermont: from Sherburne Corporation to passholder ownership

    Killington, VT

    A gondola- and chairlift-served ski resort opened in 1958, now owned by a group of local passholders after decades under Sherburne, American Skiing Company, and Powdr.

  31. King Pine Ski Area, New Hampshire: a Hoyt family business since 1938

    Madison, NH

    A Hoyt family-owned ski area in Madison, tracing to a 1938 rope tow and formally opened with three runs in 1962.

  32. Living Memorial Park, Vermont: Brattleboro's volunteer-run town ski hill

    Brattleboro, VT

    A volunteer-run, non-profit T-bar ski hill on Brattleboro's town-owned Living Memorial Park, founded as a community rope tow in 1937.

  33. Lonesome Pine Trails: Fort Kent's non-profit T-Bar since 1964

    Fort Kent, ME

    A non-profit T-Bar ski area on Stevens Hill in Fort Kent, operating with snowmaking and night skiing since 1964.

  34. Loon Mountain Resort, New Hampshire: skiing in Lincoln since 1966

    Lincoln, NH

    A Boyne Resorts-owned ski area in Lincoln, established in 1966 by former NH Governor Sherman Adams and expanded most recently by the 2023 South Peak Expansion.

  35. Lost Valley, Maine: Auburn's community hill, from 1961 founders to a 2015 rescue

    Auburn, ME

    A community ski area in western Auburn, rescued from a 2014 financial crisis and now setting record skier-visit seasons under the Shanaman family.

  36. Lyndon Outing Club, Vermont: Shonya Hill's T-bar, rebuilt after lightning

    Lyndon, VT

    A volunteer-run T-bar ski area on Shonya Hill, tracing its roots to a 1926 Winter Carnival and rebuilt more than once after lightning and lift failures.

  37. Mad River Glen, Vermont: the single chair and the co-op that owns it

    Fayston, VT

    A cooperatively owned ski area on Stark Mountain, home to one of only two single chairlifts still operating in the United States, and the only major mountain in the country owned by its skiers.

  38. Magic Mountain, Vermont: from Glebe Mountain rope tow to independent revival

    Londonderry, VT

    A chairlift-served ski area on Glebe Mountain, founded in 1960, closed for several years in the 1990s, and independently owned since 2016.

  39. McIntyre Ski Area, New Hampshire: Manchester's own hill since 1971

    Manchester, NH

    A community ski hill in Manchester, operating since 1971 and run today as McIntyre Ski Area, LLC.

  40. Middlebury College Snow Bowl, Vermont: a college's own mountain on Worth Mountain

    Hancock, VT

    A chairlift-served ski area on Worth Mountain owned and operated by Middlebury College since 1939, open to the public alongside its college ski program.

  41. Millinocket Ski Slope: a rope tow rebuilt, debuting February 27, 2026

    Millinocket, ME

    A town-rebuilt rope tow in Millinocket's Recreation complex, near Stearns High School, that reopened in 2026 after a decades-long absence.

  42. Mohawk Mountain: A 1947 Lease, a Snowmaking Dispute, and the Path to Mount Snow, Butternut, and Sundown

    Town of Cornwall, CT

    A Cornwall ski area Walt Schoenknecht opened under a state lease in 1947, a proving ground for early snowmaking, and later the start of two chains that reached Vermont and Massachusetts through his own protege.

  43. Mount Abram, Maine: three foreclosures and a solar farm since 1960

    Town of Greenwood, ME

    An independently owned ski area in Greenwood with a long history of foreclosures, a T-Bar dating to 1961, and a solar farm added in 2014.

  44. Mount Eustis Ski Hill, New Hampshire: Littleton's rope tow, reopened after 32 years

    Littleton, NH

    A volunteer-run, rope-tow ski hill in Littleton, reopened in 2015 after decades of closure.

  45. Mount Jefferson Ski Area, Maine: on the market after a 2026 warning

    Lee, ME

    A small ski area in Lee founded by six local investors in 1964, run for decades by the Delano family and, since 2016, by Ken Zimmerman's Mt. Jefferson Ski Resort, LLC — placed on the market in August 2026.

  46. Mount Snow, Vermont: from Walter Schoenknecht's vision to the Epic Pass

    West Dover, VT

    A chairlift-served resort founded in 1954, absorbed into S-K-I Ltd. and later American Skiing Company and Peak Resorts, now owned by Vail Resorts.

  47. Mount Southington: Dr. Harold Richman's Dairy Farm, a Dedication That Never Happened, and the 1969 Avalanche Chairlift

    Town of Southington, CT

    Central Connecticut's local ski hill, founded by orthodontist Dr. Harold Richman on a former Plantsville dairy farm in the 1960s, whose planned dedication ceremony was postponed twice and never held.

  48. Mount Sunapee Resort, New Hampshire: state park, Vail-operated since 2018

    Newbury, NH

    A state-owned ski area within Mount Sunapee State Park in Newbury, leased since 1998 and now operated by Vail Resorts.

  49. Nashoba Valley: a 1964 rope tow, still run by the Fletcher family

    Westford, MA

    A Westford ski area opened by Alan Fletcher Sr. for the 1964 season, still run by his children.

  50. Northeast Slopes, Vermont: a rope tow relocated, renamed, and run by volunteers

    East Corinth, VT

    A volunteer-run, non-profit T-bar and rope tow ski area on Eastman Hill, tracing its roots to a 1936 rope tow in Bradford.

  51. Okemo Mountain Resort, Vermont: from Ludlow businessmen to Vail Resorts

    Ludlow, VT

    A chairlift-served resort incorporated by local Ludlow businessmen in 1955, owned for decades by the Mueller family, now owned by Vail Resorts.

  52. Otis Ridge: from a 1946 rope tow through foreclosure to a 2016 rescue

    Otis, MA

    A 1946 rope-tow hill in the town of Otis that has passed through two foreclosures and a 2016 rescue sale on its way to its current owner.

  53. Pat's Peak, New Hampshire: a Patenaude family ski area since 1963

    Henniker, NH

    A Patenaude family-owned ski area in Henniker, operating since 1963.

  54. Pico Mountain, Vermont: the Mead family's mountain, still separate from Killington

    Killington, VT

    A chairlift-served ski area founded by the Mead family in 1937, under common ownership with neighboring Killington since 1996 but still separately branded.

  55. Pinnacle Ski Club, Maine: Pittsfield's Kiwanis-founded hill since 1954

    Pittsfield, ME

    A Kiwanis-founded community ski hill in Pittsfield, running two rope tows with night skiing and public day tickets since 1954.

  56. Pleasant Mountain: a 1938 name, lost in 1988, restored in 2022

    Bridgton, ME

    A Bridgton ski area that opened under this name in 1938, was renamed Shawnee Peak in 1988, and had its original name restored by Boyne Resorts in 2022.

  57. Powder Ridge: The Zemel Brothers, a Cancelled Rock Festival, and New England's First Quad Chairlift

    Town of Middlefield, CT

    A Middlefield ski area founded by two former appliance retailers, once host to a cancelled 1970 rock festival, later closed, town-owned, and reopened under Brownstone Exploration & Discovery Park.

  58. Powderhouse Hill: South Berwick's town-owned rope tow, running since 1939

    South Berwick, ME

    A town-owned South Berwick rope tow hill, club-operated since a 1964 incorporation, with roots dating to about 1939.

  59. Quarry Road: Waterville's rope tow, on the site of the old Colby Ski Area

    Waterville, ME

    A Waterville recreation area whose Nordic trail network is joined by a rope tow, installed in 2021 on the site of the historic Colby Ski Area.

  60. Quoggy Jo Ski Center: a volunteer-run alpine hill in Presque Isle

    Presque Isle, ME

    A volunteer-run, non-profit alpine ski area in Presque Isle, operated by the Quoggy Jo Ski Club.

  61. Ragged Mountain Resort, New Hampshire: Danbury's ski area, locally owned again since 2025

    Danbury, NH

    A ski area in Danbury, opened in 1965, which passed through state ownership before returning to local ownership in November 2025.

  62. Saddleback Maine: a five-year closure, 2015 to 2020

    Sandy River Plantation, ME

    A Franklin County ski area, closed for five seasons between 2015 and 2020 after a chairlift-financing dispute, a collapsed sale agreement, and a fraud arrest, before reopening under new ownership.

  63. Saskadena Six, Vermont: Suicide Six, renamed, on Bunny Bertram's Hill 6

    South Pomfret, VT

    A chairlift-served ski area founded in 1936 as Suicide Six by Wallace "Bunny" Bertram, renamed Saskadena Six in 2022 by owner Woodstock Inn & Resort.

  64. Ski Bradford: from a 1949 Dead Hill rope tow to three generations of Sawyers

    Haverhill, MA

    A ski area in the Bradford section of Haverhill, tracing to a rope tow on Dead Hill and owned by the Sawyer family for generations.

  65. Ski Butternut: from a 1936 CCC trail to the Murdock family's Warner Mountain

    Great Barrington, MA

    A Warner Mountain ski area with roots in a 1936 CCC trail and a 1962 reopening by the Murdock family, who still own it.

  66. Ski Sundown: From Satan's Ridge to Channing Murdock, and a Near-Miss with Powder Ridge

    Town of New Hartford, CT

    A New Hartford ski area that opened in 1964 as Satan's Ridge, foreclosed and sat idle, and was bought and renamed by Channing Murdock — the same Channing Murdock who had managed Mohawk Mountain and founded Butternut Basin.

  67. Ski Ward: a possible 1939 opening on the Ward family's Union Hill

    Shrewsbury, MA

    A Shrewsbury ski area possibly dating to 1939 on the Ward family's Union Hill farm, run by the LaCroix family since 1990.

  68. Smugglers' Notch Resort, Vermont: three mountains, shared ownership

    Jeffersonville, VT

    A three-mountain chairlift-served resort founded in 1956, owned by the Watson family, then the Stritzler family from 1996, and since February 2026 majority-owned by Bear Den Partners with Bill Stritzler as a minority shareholder.

  69. Spruce Mountain: a three-town ski area on the Androscoggin, since 1956

    Town of Jay, ME

    A volunteer-run ski area jointly owned by the towns of Jay, Livermore, and Livermore Falls, operating since 1956.

  70. Storrs Hill Ski Area, New Hampshire: Lebanon's hill, serving the community since 1923

    Lebanon, NH

    A community ski hill in Lebanon, operated by the Lebanon Outing Club since 1923.

  71. Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont: Mount Mansfield, from rope tow to Vail Resorts

    Stowe, VT

    A chairlift-served resort on Mount Mansfield, lift-served since 1937, home to the birth of the National Ski Patrol, now owned by Vail Resorts.

  72. Stratton Mountain Resort, Vermont: where snowboarding found a home

    Stratton, VT

    A chairlift-served resort opened in 1961, the site of snowboarding's early institutional acceptance and the Burton US Open, now part of Alterra Mountain Company.

  73. Sugarbush Resort, Vermont: Lincoln Peak, Mount Ellen, and the Mad River Valley

    Warren, VT

    A chairlift-served resort founded in 1958 on Lincoln Peak, later joined with the neighboring Mount Ellen area, now owned by Alterra Mountain Company.

  74. Sugarloaf: from a 1950 ski club to Boyne Resorts, by way of a 1986 bankruptcy

    Carrabassett Valley, ME

    A Boyne Resorts ski area in Carrabassett Valley, founded by a ski club in 1950 and owned for nearly four decades by the Sugarloaf Mountain Corporation.

  75. Sunday River: from a 1958 development corporation to Boyne Resorts

    Newry, ME

    A Boyne Resorts ski area in Newry, founded in 1958 by the Bethel Area Development Corporation and later run by Les Otten before three corporate sales.

  76. Tenney Mountain, New Hampshire: Plymouth's mountain, through repeated closures and a 2018 restart

    Plymouth, NH

    A ski area in Plymouth with a long history of closures and reopenings, currently operated by Northcountry Development Group.

  77. Titcomb Mountain: a Farmington ski club since 1939, named for a fallen soldier

    Town of Farmington, ME

    A Farmington Ski Club-run ski area dating to 1939, named for a soldier killed in action in 1945.

  78. Wachusett Mountain: an 1899 state reservation, skied since the 1930s

    Princeton, MA

    A Princeton ski area operating on Commonwealth land since an 1899 reservation and a 1968 operating lease, run by the Crowley family's Wachusett Mountain Associates.

  79. Waterville Valley Resort, New Hampshire: an Olympic skier's mountain since 1966

    Waterville Valley, NH

    An independently owned ski area in the town of Waterville Valley, founded by Olympic skier Tom Corcoran and open since 1966.

  80. Whaleback Mountain, New Hampshire: Enfield's nonprofit ski area since 2013

    Enfield, NH

    A nonprofit-operated ski area in Enfield, run by the Upper Valley Snow Sports Foundation since 2013 after multiple prior closures.

  81. Wildcat Mountain, New Hampshire: a gondola pioneer in Pinkham's Grant

    Pinkham's Grant, NH

    A Vail Resorts-owned ski area in Pinkham's Grant, historically known for its 1958-1999 gondola.

  82. Yawgoo Valley: Richard Downs' 1964 Trails, Rhode Island's First Chairlift, and the de Wardener Family

    Exeter, RI

    Rhode Island's only operating alpine ski area, cut into Yorker Hill by Richard Downs starting in 1964 and owned by the de Wardener family since a December 1980 purchase.