List of New England ski areas by vertical drop

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The following is a list of ski areas in New England by vertical drop. Unless otherwise noted, vertical drop figures are from Verticalfeet.com.

Rank Resort name State Vertical (ft) Skiable acres Trails Lifts Notes
1 Killington Vermont 3050 1509 155 21
2 Sugarloaf Maine 2820 1400 160 14 Largest drop in Maine.
3 Sugarbush Vermont 2650 578 111 16 First New England area to offer catskiing, third largest drop in New England, second highest in VT
4 Smugglers' Notch Vermont 2610 1000 78 8
5 Stowe Vermont 2360 485 116 13
6 Sunday River Maine 2340 870 135 16 Second largest drop in Maine
7 Cannon Mountain New Hampshire 2180 265 73 10 Largest drop in New Hampshire
8 Jay Peak Vermont 2153 385 76 8
9 Wildcat Mountain New Hampshire 2112 225 48 5 Second largest drop in New Hampshire
10 Loon Mountain New Hampshire 2109 370 61 12
11 Okemo Mountain Vermont 2100 632 119 19
12 Waterville Valley New Hampshire 2020 259 52 12
13 Burke Mountain Vermont 2011 260 50 4 Home to Burke Mountain Academy
14 Stratton Mountain Vermont 2003 625 92 11
15 Mad River Glen Vermont 2000 120 45 4
16 Saddleback Maine 2000 220 66 5
17 Pico Mountain Vermont 1967 468 50 7 One of the first commercial ski resorts in Vermont.
18 Attitash New Hampshire 1750 310 75 13
19 Mount Snow Vermont 1700 588 107 19
20 Magic Mountain Vermont 1700 195 40 4
21 Bolton Valley Vermont 1625 165 71 6
22 Mount Sunapee New Hampshire 1510 233 65 10
23 Bretton Woods New Hampshire 1500 464 101 9
24 Gunstock Mountain New Hampshire 1400 227 50 6 Vertical data from Wikipedia & Gunstock.com
25 Black Mountain Maine 1380 300 35 2
26 Bromley Vermont 1334 178 45 10
27 Shawnee Peak Maine 1300 249 40 5
28 Ragged Mountain New Hampshire 1250 220 47 5 Vertical data from Wikipedia
29 Cranmore Mountain New Hampshire 1200 200 54 10
30 Berkshire East Massachusetts 1180 400 45 6 Tallest vertical in Massachusetts
31 Mount Abram Maine 1150 560 44 5
32 Jiminy Peak Massachusetts 1140 170 45 8 Second tallest in Massachusetts
33 Ski Butternut Massachusetts 1119 110 22 10
34 Black Mountain New Hampshire 1110 143 40 4
35 Middlebury College Snow Bowl Vermont 1040 110 17 3
36 Crotched Mountain New Hampshire 1016 100 23 5
37 Wachusett Mountain Massachusetts 1000 110 22 7
38 Catamount Massachusetts 1000 119 32 4 Ski area crosses the MA/NY state border
39 Bigrock Maine 980 60 28 5
40 Dartmouth Skiway New Hampshire 968 107 31 5
41 Camden Snow Bowl Maine 943 60 11 5
42 Bousquet Massachusetts 750 200 23 5
43 Pats Peak New Hampshire 710 90 23 10
44 Whaleback New Hampshire 700 85 30 4
45 Mohawk Mountain Connecticut 650 107 25 7
46 Suicide Six Vermont 650 100 23 3
47 Ski Sundown Connecticut 625 65 15 5
48 Granite Gorge New Hampshire 525 25 17 2
49 Cochran's Ski Area Vermont 500 30 6 5
50 Arrowhead New Hampshire 500 ??? 9 2
51 Blandford Massachusetts 465 158 22 5
52 Mount Southington Connecticut 425 51 14 7
53 Otis Ridge Massachusetts 400 60 11 5
54 Hermon Mountain Maine 350 75 18 3
55 Titcomb Mountain Maine 350 45 16 2
56 King Pine New Hampshire 350 45 17 6
57 Blue Hills Massachusetts 309 60 12 4
58 Woodbury Connecticut 300 100 15 6
59 Ski Bradford Massachusetts 248 48 15 10
60 Yawgoo Valley Rhode Island 245 36 12 4
61 Lost Valley Maine 240 45 17 2
62 Nashoba Valley Massachusetts 240 59 17 9
63 Ski Ward Massachusetts 220 45 9 6