Mountain Rankings
The Difficulty ranking is a weighted average of the hardest trails at each resort. It shows how much of a challenge the mountain will present to advanced skiers. The color denotes how challenging the hardest trails at a mountain are. The longer the bar, the harder the advanced trails at the resort. Expect the toughest trails at a resort to have pitches (in degrees) that are very similar to the difficulty score. The score is primarily based on the hardest 5 runs at a resort. What this means in practice is that a resort with 1 standout challenging run will rank below a mountain that has a handful of not quite as hard runs.
The Difficulty scale is roughly from 0-60, where a mountain scoring highly presents extremely difficult terrain. Technically, the max possible score is ~100, but that would require a mix of terrible weather and deadly cliffs. The steepest terrain is primarily in the west, and as such western resorts dominate the top of the Difficulty list.
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Expert
- Extreme
3.
Jay Peak, VT
4.
Stowe, VT
8. Gore, NY
9.
Magic, VT
10.
Sugarloaf, ME
11.
Hunter, NY
12.
Sugarbush, VT
13.
Sunday River, ME
14.
Cannon, NH
15.
Burke, VT
16.
Stratton, VT
18. Belleayre, NY
20.
Loon, NH
21.
Saddleback, ME
22.
Okemo, VT
23.
Snow Ridge, NY
24.
Hickory, NY
25.
Windham, NY
28.
Plattekill, NY
29.
Catamount, MA
30. Jiminy Peak, MA
31.
Wildcat, NH
32.
Mount Snow, VT
33.
Attitash, NH
34.
Blue Knob, PA
35.
Whaleback, NH
38. Bromley, VT
39.
Pico, VT
41.
Pats Peak, NH
45.
Hunt Hollow, NY
46.
Camelback, PA
47.
Mount Abram, ME
50.
Greek Peak, NY
51. Cranmore, NH
57. Gunstock, NH
58.
King Pine, NH
60.
Roundtop, PA
61.
Tussey, PA
62. Elk Mountain, PA
65.
Montage, PA
66. Otis Ridge, MA
67.
Whitetail, PA
68.
Bousquet, MA
70. Willard, NY
73. Big Rock, ME
75. Ski Sundown, CT
76. Dry Hill, NY
79. Bristol, NY
80.
Jack Frost, PA
81.
Lost Valley, ME
83. Wachusett, MA
84. Mount Peter, NY
85.
Mohawk, CT
86.
Bear Creek, PA
87.
Big Bear, PA
88. Ascutney, VT
90. Woods Valley, NY
94. Titcomb, ME
95. Campgaw, NJ
96.
Big Boulder, PA
97. Blue Hills, MA
99. Veterans Memorial Recreation Area, NH
100. Oak Mountain, NY
101. Brantling, NY
103.
Peek'N Peak, NY
104. Ski Bradford, MA
107. Hermon Mountain, ME
108. Maple Ski Ridge, NY
109. Campton Mountain, NH
110.
Mount Pleasant Of Edinboro, PA
111.
Yawgoo Valley, RI
112. Mount Jefferson, ME
113. Arrowhead, NH
114. Cochran's, VT
115. Storrs Hill, NH
116. Abenaki Ski Area, NH
117. Powderhouse Hill, ME
118. Spruce Mountain, ME
119. Powder Ridge, CT
120. Lonesome Pine, ME
121.
Mcintyre, NH
122. Ski Ward, MA