Crotched Mountain
Bennington, New Hampshire · Vail Resorts · opened 2003Epic Pass
Skiable acres
75
Trails
23
Lifts
4
Longest run
—
Snowmaking
—
Avg snowfall
65in
mean of 13 reported seasons
Night skiing
—
Uphill capacity
—
Projected opening, 2026-27
Dec 6, 2026
likely between Nov 30 and Dec 16
Resort's own target
Dec 11, 2026
via OnTheSnow
Model forecast from Crotched Mountain's opening history and this autumn's weather so far, as of Oct 25, 2026. How it works.
In the news
All New Hampshire news- Crotched Mountain Eventscrotchedmtn.com · Oct 12
Epic Day Pass · Winter Lift Tickets · Night Ski Lift Ticket · College Nights.
- Crotched Mountain Ski Season 2026/27where-to-ski.com · Oct 8
Crotched Mountain typically opens around December 5 each year. The opening date can vary by a few weeks based on early-season snowfall — some high-altitude runs
- Book Crotched Mountain Ski Vacations 2026/27onthesnow.com · Oct 7
Book Crotched Mountain ski vacations your way. Bundle flights, hotels, transfers, lift tickets & rentals into one customizable trip.
- Crotched Mountain Piste Map / Trail Mapsnow-forecast.com · Sep 29
Browse the ski and snowboard runs on the Crotched Mountain piste map below. Click the map to view a full-sized version of the trails at Crotched Mountain
- 10 Fall Foliage Hikes in New Hampshirenhmagazine.com · Sep 2
## Accessible Trails In the summer of 2011, Crotched Mountain opened over four miles of fully accessible mountain trails. This is the longest mountain trail network of its kind in the US, offering everyone – regardless of physical ability – the chance to explore this beautiful…
- Crotched Mountain, NH, Wraps Up Season With Annual May Day Park EventSnowBrains · May 10
Snowfall by season
reported average 65"Season totals as reported by the resort (via OnTheSnow and archived snow reports).
Modeled snowfall since 1991 (ERA5 reanalysis)
A weather model at 43.002, -71.879, not a snow stake: it runs well below the resort's own totals (about 1x here). Useful for year-to-year comparison, not for absolute depth.
Modeled average by month
The 2001-02 season
Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)
Terrain open, from published snow reports
No snow reports captured for 2001-02. Historical reports come from Internet Archive snapshots of the resort's snow-report page (
neski wayback).Season history
| Season | Opened | Closed | Days | Avg terrain open | Peak trails | Reported snowfall | Snow days | Avg base | Max base | Modeled snowfall | Winter mean °F | Skier visits | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Dec 11, 2026* | Mar 28, 2027* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-26 | Dec 12, 2025 | Mar 29, 2026 | 108 | 76% | 24 | — | — | — | — | 50" | 22.1 | — | 9 |
| 2024-25 | Dec 6, 2024 | Mar 23, 2025 | 108 | 64% | 25 | 38" | 14 | — | 24" | 46" | 23.1 | — | 4 |
| 2023-24 | Dec 1, 2023 | Mar 24, 2024 | 115 | 42% | 11 | 45" | 16 | 23" | 32" | 59" | 28.4 | — | 4 |
| 2022-23 | Dec 10, 2022 | Mar 26, 2023 | 107 | 98% | 26 | 133" | 23 | 44" | 60" | 91" | 26.9 | — | 5 |
| 2021-22 | Dec 26, 2021 | Mar 27, 2022 | 92 | 73% | 19 | 34" | 7 | 29" | 40" | 52" | 24.5 | — | 2 |
| 2020-21 | Dec 12, 2020 | Mar 28, 2021 | 107 | — | — | 32" | 8 | 14" | 18" | 57" | 25.1 | — | 1 |
| 2019-20 | Dec 6, 2019 | Mar 14, 2020 | 100 | — | — | 25" | 8 | 24" | 28" | 68" | 26.5 | — | 3 |
| 2018-19 | Dec 8, 2018 | Mar 30, 2019 | 113 | — | — | 25" | 6 | 12" | 12" | 65" | 22.6 | — | 1 |
| 2017-18 | Dec 15, 2017 | Apr 1, 2018 | 108 | — | — | 96" | 17 | 17" | 27" | 65" | 22.7 | — | 1 |
| 2016-17 | Dec 10, 2016 | Apr 9, 2017 | 121 | — | — | 98" | 19 | 26" | 38" | 81" | 24.6 | — | 6 |
| 2015-16 | Dec 29, 2015 | Mar 20, 2016 | 83 | — | 16 | 23" | 9 | 16" | 20" | 25" | 28.1 | — | 16 |
| 2014-15 | Nov 28, 2014 | Apr 5, 2015 | 129 | — | — | 83" | 24 | 28" | 36" | 75" | 17.5 | — | — |
| 2013-14 | Nov 30, 2013 | Mar 30, 2014 | 121 | — | — | 104" | 18 | 27" | 28" | 63" | 18.5 | 94,600 | — |
| 2012-13 | Dec 1, 2012 | Apr 7, 2013 | 128 | — | — | 106" | 14 | 29" | 38" | 70" | 23.7 | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Dec 17, 2011 | Mar 18, 2012 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44" | 29.1 | 100,000 | — |
| 2010-11 | Dec 4, 2010 | Apr 3, 2011 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69" | 20.4 | 104,200 | — |
| 2009-10 | Dec 11, 2009 | Mar 28, 2010 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71" | 23.6 | 100,200 | — |
| 2008-09 | Nov 22, 2008 | Mar 29, 2009 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62" | 20.9 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | Nov 30, 2007 | Apr 6, 2008 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77" | 22 | — | — |
| 2006-07 | Dec 8, 2006 | Apr 7, 2007 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66" | 23.6 | — | — |
| 2005-06 | Nov 20, 2005 | Apr 2, 2006 | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43" | 24.6 | 88,000 | — |
| 2004-05 | Dec 4, 2004 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63" | 20.6 | 80,000 | — |
| 2003-04 | Dec 20, 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55" | 19.9 | 60,000 | — |
| 2002-03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85" | 18.2 | — | — |
| 2001-02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50" | 26.6 | — | — |
| 2000-01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89" | 19.8 | — | — |
| 1999-00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40" | 23.8 | — | — |
| 1998-99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43" | 24.2 | — | — |
| 1997-98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71" | 24.7 | — | — |
| 1996-97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83" | 23.2 | — | — |
| 1995-96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80" | 19.5 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39" | 24.4 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68" | 18.2 | — | — |
| 1992-93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88" | 19.9 | — | — |
| 1991-92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37" | 22.6 | — | — |
Reported snowfall, snow days and base depths come from OnTheSnow's season history or the resort's own reports. Opening and closing dates are the first and last archived snow report showing terrain open (* = projected). Modeled snowfall is ERA5 reanalysis at the resort's coordinates and is not comparable to the reported column.
Terrain
25 trails · 5.95 mi mappedPublished difficulty mix
Easier32%More difficult36%Expert32%
From the resort's own trail statistics.
Mapped trails by difficulty
Easier24%More difficult28%Most difficult36%Glade12%
Count of OpenStreetMap trail segments.
| Trail | Rating | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comet | Easier | 949 ft | lit |
| Galaxy | Easier | 2,879 ft | lit |
| Launch Pad | Easier | 327 ft | lit |
| Re-Entry | Easier | 748 ft | lit |
| Shooting Star | Easier | 2,360 ft | lit |
| Super Nova | Easier | 3,119 ft | lit |
| Big Dipper | More difficult | 1,036 ft | lit |
| Comet Drop | More difficult | 1,421 ft | lit |
| Magnitude | More difficult | 1,232 ft | lit |
| Meteor (FIS Trail) | More difficult | 2,134 ft | lit |
| Milky Way | More difficult | 1,009 ft | lit |
| Moon Walk | More difficult | 2,013 ft | lit |
| Velocity | More difficult | 1,528 ft | lit |
| Blastoff | Most difficult | 692 ft | lit |
| Cosmic Blast | Most difficult | 423 ft | lit |
| Eclipse | Most difficult | 855 ft | lit |
| Equinox | Most difficult | 512 ft | lit |
| Jupiter's Storm | Most difficult | 1,384 ft | lit |
| Pluto's Plunge | Most difficult | 1,341 ft | lit |
| Retro | Most difficult | 553 ft | lit |
| Satellite Summit | Most difficult | 1,100 ft | lit |
| UFO | Most difficult | 499 ft | lit |
| CM Park | Glade | 880 ft | glades, lit |
| NCC-1701 | Glade | 1,503 ft | glades, lit |
| Zero-G Progression Park | Glade | 928 ft | glades, lit |
Trails colored by rating; lifts dashed red. Geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors.
Lifts
5 mapped · 1.72 mi of cable| Lift | Type | Seats | Capacity /hr | Length | Built | Manufacturer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crotched Rocket | Chairlift | 4 | — | 3,092 ft | — | — | operating |
| West | Chairlift | 2 | — | 2,622 ft | — | — | operating |
| Valley | Chairlift | 4 | — | 2,115 ft | — | — | operating |
| Park Lift | Chairlift | 3 | — | 915 ft | — | — | operating |
| Wonder Carpet | Carpet | — | — | 312 ft | — | — | operating |
Lift ticket prices
| Season | Product | Price | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | adult day | $175 | Sep 28, 2026 | resort_site |
| 2025-26 | adult day | $117 | Jan 15, 2026 | skihistory |
| 2025-26 | adult day | $175 | Feb 6, 2026 | wayback |
| 2025-26 | adult day | $175 | Dec 15, 2025 | wayback |
| 2025-26 | adult season pass | $698 | Jan 15, 2026 | skihistory |
| 2024-25 | adult day | $110 | Jan 15, 2025 | skihistory |
| 2024-25 | adult season pass | $652 | Jan 15, 2025 | skihistory |
| 2023-24 | adult day | $95 | Jan 15, 2024 | skihistory |
| 2023-24 | adult season pass | $603 | Jan 15, 2024 | skihistory |
| 2022-23 | adult day | $89 | Jan 15, 2023 | skihistory |
| 2022-23 | adult season pass | $557 | Jan 15, 2023 | skihistory |
| 2021-22 | adult day | $78 | Jan 15, 2022 | skihistory |
| 2021-22 | adult day | $70 | Nov 8, 2021 | wayback |
| 2021-22 | adult season pass | $499 | Jan 15, 2022 | skihistory |
| 2020-21 | adult day | $75 | Jan 15, 2021 | skihistory |
| 2020-21 | adult season pass | $639 | Jan 15, 2021 | skihistory |
| 2019-20 | adult day | $71 | Jan 15, 2020 | skihistory |
| 2019-20 | adult day weekday | $36 | Dec 15, 2019 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | adult day weekday | $39 | Dec 8, 2019 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | adult day weekend | $29 | Jan 20, 2020 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | adult day weekend | $29 | Dec 8, 2019 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | adult day weekend | $29 | Dec 15, 2019 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | adult half day | $51 | Jan 20, 2020 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | adult half day | $51 | Dec 15, 2019 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | adult half day | $51 | Dec 8, 2019 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | adult season pass | $739 | Jan 15, 2020 | skihistory |
| 2019-20 | senior day | $61 | Dec 8, 2019 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | senior day | $61 | Jan 20, 2020 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | senior day | $61 | Dec 15, 2019 | wayback |
| 2018-19 | adult day | $69 | Jan 15, 2019 | skihistory |
| 2018-19 | adult season pass | $1,129 | Jan 15, 2019 | skihistory |
| 2018-19 | youth day | $17 | Nov 13, 2018 | wayback |
| 2017-18 | adult day | $69 | Jan 15, 2018 | skihistory |
| 2017-18 | adult season pass | $899 | Jan 15, 2018 | skihistory |
| 2016-17 | adult day | $129 | Nov 23, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | adult day | $64 | Jan 15, 2017 | skihistory |
| 2016-17 | adult day holiday | $149 | Nov 23, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | adult day weekday | $129 | Nov 23, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | adult day weekend | $64 | Nov 9, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | adult day weekend | $64 | Nov 13, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | adult day weekend | $64 | Nov 24, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | adult half day | $40 | Nov 24, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | adult half day | $40 | Nov 13, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | adult half day | $40 | Nov 9, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | adult season pass | $899 | Jan 15, 2017 | skihistory |
| 2016-17 | child day weekday | $52 | Nov 9, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | child day weekend | $64 | Nov 9, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | child half day | $45 | Nov 9, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | senior day weekday | $52 | Nov 24, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | senior day weekday | $52 | Nov 13, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | senior day weekend | $64 | Nov 13, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | senior day weekend | $64 | Nov 24, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | senior half day | $45 | Nov 13, 2016 | wayback |
| 2016-17 | senior half day | $45 | Nov 24, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult day | $64 | Jan 15, 2016 | skihistory |
| 2015-16 | adult day weekday | $29 | Feb 20, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult day weekend | $64 | Dec 25, 2015 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult day weekend | $64 | Jan 18, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult day weekend | $64 | Feb 19, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult day weekend | $51 | Jan 27, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult half day | $40 | Dec 25, 2015 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult half day | $29 | Feb 20, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult half day | $40 | Feb 19, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult half day | $40 | Jan 18, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | adult season pass | $589 | Jan 15, 2016 | skihistory |
| 2015-16 | child day weekday | $52 | Jan 18, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | child day weekday | $52 | Feb 19, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | child day weekday | $52 | Dec 25, 2015 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | child day weekend | $64 | Dec 25, 2015 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | child day weekend | $64 | Feb 19, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | child day weekend | $64 | Jan 18, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | child half day | $45 | Dec 25, 2015 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | child half day | $45 | Jan 18, 2016 | wayback |
| 2015-16 | child half day | $45 | Feb 19, 2016 | wayback |
| 2014-15 | adult day | $62 | Jan 15, 2015 | skihistory |
| 2014-15 | adult season pass | $569 | Jan 15, 2015 | skihistory |
| 2013-14 | adult day | $62 | Jan 15, 2014 | skihistory |
| 2013-14 | adult season pass | $549 | Jan 15, 2014 | skihistory |
| 2012-13 | adult day | $59 | Jan 15, 2013 | skihistory |
| 2012-13 | adult season pass | $649 | Jan 15, 2013 | skihistory |
| 2011-12 | adult day | $54 | Jan 15, 2012 | skihistory |
| 2011-12 | adult season pass | $599 | Jan 15, 2012 | skihistory |
| 2010-11 | adult day | $54 | Jan 15, 2011 | skihistory |
| 2010-11 | adult season pass | $599 | Jan 15, 2011 | skihistory |
| 2009-10 | adult day | $51 | Jan 15, 2010 | skihistory |
| 2009-10 | adult season pass | $608 | Jan 15, 2010 | skihistory |
| 2008-09 | adult day | $51 | Jan 15, 2009 | skihistory |
| 2008-09 | adult season pass | $608 | Jan 15, 2009 | skihistory |
| 2007-08 | adult day | $48 | Jan 15, 2008 | skihistory |
| 2007-08 | adult season pass | $499 | Jan 15, 2008 | skihistory |
| 2006-07 | adult day | $47 | Jan 15, 2007 | skihistory |
| 2006-07 | adult season pass | $469 | Jan 15, 2007 | skihistory |
| 2005-06 | adult day | $44 | Jan 15, 2006 | skihistory |
| 2005-06 | adult season pass | $469 | Jan 15, 2006 | skihistory |
| 2004-05 | adult day | $39 | Jan 15, 2005 | skihistory |
| 2004-05 | adult season pass | $449 | Jan 15, 2005 | skihistory |
| 2003-04 | adult day | $45 | Jan 15, 2004 | skihistory |
| 2003-04 | adult season pass | $449 | Jan 15, 2004 | skihistory |
| 1989-90 | adult day | $25 | Jan 15, 1990 | skihistory |
| 1988-89 | adult day | $25 | Jan 15, 1989 | skihistory |
| 1987-88 | adult day | $23 | Jan 15, 1988 | skihistory |
| 1987-88 | adult season pass | $345 | Jan 15, 1988 | skihistory |
| 1986-87 | adult day | $20 | Jan 15, 1987 | skihistory |
| 1985-86 | adult day | $16 | Jan 15, 1986 | skihistory |
| 1984-85 | adult day | $18 | Jan 15, 1985 | skihistory |
| 1984-85 | adult season pass | $275 | Jan 15, 1985 | skihistory |
| 1983-84 | adult day | $16 | Jan 15, 1984 | skihistory |
| 1983-84 | adult season pass | $225 | Jan 15, 1984 | skihistory |
| 1982-83 | adult day | $16 | Jan 15, 1983 | skihistory |
| 1982-83 | adult season pass | $250 | Jan 15, 1983 | skihistory |
| 1981-82 | adult day | $15 | Jan 15, 1982 | skihistory |
| 1980-81 | adult day | $13 | Jan 15, 1981 | skihistory |
| 1979-80 | adult day | $12 | Jan 15, 1980 | skihistory |
| 1979-80 | adult season pass | $175 | Jan 15, 1980 | skihistory |
| 1978-79 | adult day | $11 | Jan 15, 1979 | skihistory |
| 1977-78 | adult day | $10 | Jan 15, 1978 | skihistory |
| 1977-78 | adult season pass | $100 | Jan 15, 1978 | skihistory |
| 1976-77 | adult day | $10 | Jan 15, 1977 | skihistory |
| 1976-77 | adult season pass | $175 | Jan 15, 1977 | skihistory |
| 1975-76 | adult day | $9 | Jan 15, 1976 | skihistory |
| 1975-76 | adult season pass | $160 | Jan 15, 1976 | skihistory |
| 1972-73 | adult day | $9 | Jan 15, 1973 | skihistory |
| 1971-72 | adult day | $8 | Jan 15, 1972 | skihistory |
| 1970-71 | adult day | $8 | Jan 15, 1971 | skihistory |
| 1969-70 | adult day | $8 | Jan 15, 1970 | skihistory |
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