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 |
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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 |