Editorial Rankings
Green Mountain skiing is steeped in tradition, featuring narrow winding trails, technical hardwood tree glades, genuine clapboard villages, and authentic cold-weather grit.
Evaluated on snowfall reliability, snowmaking power, terrain steepness, tree glades, and historic New England village character.
Stowe is the Ski Capital of the East, pairing the steep Front Four trails on Mount Mansfield with a scenic village, excellent dining, and modern gondolas.
Tucked near the Quebec border, Jay Peak receives more natural snow than many Western resorts, offering technical tree glades and genuine cold-weather skiing.
Killington spans six peaks with colossal snowmaking horsepower, intense mogul runs on Superstar, and the longest ski season on the East Coast.
Sugarbush combines rugged natural terrain and steep tree skiing at Lincoln Peak with the classic New England character of Warren and Waitsfield.
Mad River Glen is a co-op-owned sanctuary with zero snowboarding, minimal snowmaking, a historic single chairlift, and raw, technical natural trails.
Stratton in southern Vermont delivers southern Green Mountain convenience, high-speed lift networks, manicured corduroy, and a vibrant pedestrian village.