When will they open?
Projected opening days for the 2026-27 season, as of Oct 25, 2026. Each projection comes from a model trained on every published opening day since 1991 and the weather at that mountain so far this autumn: days cold enough to make snow, freezing degree-days, natural snowfall and recent temperatures, together with the resort's own habits, snowmaking share and elevation. The range is the model's 10th to 90th percentile; it narrows as November unfolds and the forecast is refreshed every morning.
Projected
| Ski area | State | Projected opening | Likely range | Resort's own target | Typical since 2010 | Last season | Seasons of history |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretton Woods | NH | Nov 18, 2026 | Nov 14 – Nov 27 | Nov 14 | Nov 16 | Nov 15 | 16 |
| Loon Mountain Resort | NH | Nov 25, 2026 | Nov 16 – Nov 28 | Nov 20 | Nov 22 | Nov 21 | 16 |
| Cannon Mountain | NH | Nov 29, 2026 | Nov 15 – Dec 4 | Nov 27 | Nov 28 | Nov 22 | 16 |
| Wildcat Mountain | NH | Nov 29, 2026 | Nov 22 – Dec 8 | Dec 2 | Nov 24 | Dec 3 | 16 |
| Pats Peak | NH | Nov 30, 2026 | Nov 24 – Dec 7 | Dec 5 | Dec 02 | Dec 5 | 16 |
| Black Mountain | NH | Dec 1, 2026 | Nov 18 – Dec 26 | Nov 15 | Dec 16 | Nov 15 | 15 |
| Cranmore Mountain Resort | NH | Dec 1, 2026 | Nov 24 – Dec 5 | Dec 4 | Nov 26 | Dec 5 | 16 |
| Ragged Mountain Resort | NH | Dec 1, 2026 | Nov 26 – Dec 9 | Dec 4 | Dec 04 | Dec 5 | 16 |
| Waterville Valley Resort | NH | Dec 1, 2026 | Nov 24 – Dec 8 | Nov 28 | Nov 25 | Nov 29 | 16 |
| Attitash Mountain Resort | NH | Dec 2, 2026 | Nov 26 – Dec 10 | Dec 4 | Dec 07 | Dec 6 | 16 |
| McIntyre Ski Area | NH | Dec 2, 2026 | Nov 26 – Dec 18 | — | Dec 16 | Dec 7 | 16 |
| Mount Sunapee Resort | NH | Dec 2, 2026 | Nov 24 – Dec 6 | Dec 4 | Nov 30 | Dec 5 | 16 |
| Gunstock Mountain Resort | NH | Dec 5, 2026 | Nov 30 – Dec 12 | Dec 4 | Dec 06 | Dec 5 | 16 |
| Crotched Mountain | NH | Dec 6, 2026 | Nov 30 – Dec 16 | Dec 11 | Dec 09 | Dec 12 | 16 |
| Tenney Mountain | NH | Dec 9, 2026 | Dec 1 – Dec 18 | Dec 5 | Dec 23 | Dec 6 | 7 |
| King Pine Ski Area | NH | Dec 10, 2026 | Dec 8 – Dec 18 | Dec 11 | Dec 15 | Dec 12 | 16 |
| Dartmouth Skiway | NH | Dec 17, 2026 | Dec 11 – Dec 18 | Dec 18 | Dec 19 | Dec 19 | 16 |
| Whaleback Mountain | NH | Dec 21, 2026 | Dec 15 – Dec 28 | Dec 26 | Dec 26 | Dec 26 | 16 |
| Abenaki Ski Area | NH | Dec 25, 2026 | Dec 21 – Jan 1 | — | Dec 26 | Dec 21 | 12 |
| Campton Mountain | NH | Dec 28, 2026 | Dec 20 – Jan 10 | — | Dec 31 | Dec 26 | 9 |
| Kanc Recreation Area | NH | Dec 28, 2026 | Dec 24 – Jan 2 | — | Dec 26 | Dec 26 | 15 |
| Storrs Hill Ski Area | NH | Jan 5, 2027 | Dec 24 – Jan 18 | — | Jan 03 | Jan 3 | 16 |
| Veterans Memorial Recreation Area | NH | Jan 5, 2027 | Dec 20 – Jan 19 | — | Jan 19 | Jan 3 | 11 |
| Arrowhead Recreation Area | NH | Jan 9, 2027 | Dec 19 – Jan 21 | — | Jan 17 | Jan 31 | 11 |
| Mount Prospect Ski Tow | NH | Jan 9, 2027 | Dec 21 – Jan 16 | — | Jan 12 | Jan 31 | 5 |
| Mount Eustis Ski Hill | NH | Jan 11, 2027 | Dec 24 – Jan 19 | — | Jan 09 | Jan 7 | 10 |
“Resort's own target” is the date the resort has announced, via OnTheSnow. “Typical since 2010” is the median published opening day over recent seasons. Validation is leave-one-season-out over the last ten seasons; this early in autumn the model is close to each resort's own history, and it separates from it as snowmaking weather arrives.