Middlebury College Snow Bowl
Hancock, VermontIndy Pass
Skiable acres
600
Trails
17
Lifts
3
Longest run
—
Snowmaking
—
Avg snowfall
200in
resort-reported
Night skiing
—
Uphill capacity
—
Projected opening, 2026-27
Dec 8, 2026
likely between Nov 29 and Dec 26
Model forecast from Middlebury College Snow Bowl's opening history and this autumn's weather so far, as of Oct 25, 2026. How it works.
In the news
All Vermont news- PSIA-AASI Alpine Level I Assessment at Middlebury Snowbowlthetrickbook.com · Oct 4
Middlebury Snow Bowl, February 4-5, 2027, focused on teaching beginner and novice skiers on green and easier intermediate terrain. Vermont, United States
- Middlebury Snow Bowl lights up slopes for night skiingWCAX · Dec 27, 2023
- The Insider’s Guide to the Middlebury Snow BowlVT SKI + RIDE · Dec 5, 2019
- Magic carpet helps skiers at Middlebury Snow BowlSun Community News · Jan 7, 2013
- Middlebury College Snow Bowl: Quintessentially VermontFirst Tracks!! Online Ski Magazine · Nov 22, 2004
- Middlebury Snowbowl | The views this weekend are ...instagram.com
Middlebury College Snow Bowl. Join us October 2–4. Ride rides are FREE all weekend! Lift tickets are $20 for adults, $15 for juniors ages 6–17, and free for
Snowfall by season
No reported season totals for this area yet.
Modeled snowfall since 1991 (ERA5 reanalysis)
A weather model at 43.939, -72.957, not a snow stake: it runs well below the resort's own totals. Useful for year-to-year comparison, not for absolute depth.
Modeled average by month
The 2025-26 season
Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)
Terrain open, from published snow reports
No snow reports captured for 2025-26. 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-26 | Dec 6, 2025 | Apr 5, 2026 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67" | 19.3 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | Dec 11, 2024 | Apr 5, 2025 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81" | 20.5 | — | — |
| 2023-24 | Dec 9, 2023 | Mar 30, 2024 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97" | 26 | — | — |
| 2022-23 | Dec 14, 2022 | Apr 8, 2023 | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89" | 24.7 | — | — |
| 2021-22 | Dec 4, 2021 | Apr 3, 2022 | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88" | 21 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Dec 18, 2020 | Mar 28, 2021 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71" | 22.4 | — | 1 |
| 2019-20 | Dec 7, 2019 | Mar 15, 2020 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 85" | 24 | — | — |
| 2018-19 | Nov 24, 2018 | Apr 7, 2019 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104" | 18.9 | — | — |
| 2017-18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84" | 19.9 | — | — |
| 2016-17 | Dec 9, 2016 | Apr 2, 2017 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89" | 22.5 | — | — |
| 2015-16 | Jan 1, 2016 | Mar 20, 2016 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30" | 27.5 | — | — |
| 2014-15 | Dec 13, 2014 | Mar 29, 2015 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73" | 16.2 | — | — |
| 2013-14 | Apr 6, 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65" | 16.9 | — | — |
| 2012-13 | Mar 31, 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48" | 23.1 | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Mar 18, 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41" | 27.7 | — | — |
| 2010-11 | Apr 3, 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81" | 18.8 | — | — |
| 2009-10 | Mar 28, 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55" | 22.8 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63" | 19.6 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84" | 21.3 | — | — |
| 2006-07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80" | 21 | — | — |
| 2005-06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52" | 23.3 | — | — |
| 2004-05 | Mar 27, 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49" | 19 | — | — |
| 2003-04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61" | 18.5 | — | — |
| 2002-03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76" | 17 | — | — |
| 2001-02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59" | 25.2 | — | — |
| 2000-01 | Dec 7, 2000 | Apr 8, 2001 | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83" | 18.3 | — | — |
| 1999-00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61" | 22.5 | — | — |
| 1998-99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57" | 22.7 | — | — |
| 1997-98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78" | 24.5 | — | — |
| 1996-97 | Apr 6, 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86" | 22.2 | — | — |
| 1995-96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72" | 18.5 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45" | 23.7 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74" | 16.8 | — | — |
| 1992-93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74" | 19.5 | — | — |
| 1991-92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41" | 20.7 | — | — |
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
27 trails · 10.69 mi mappedMapped trails by difficulty
Easier33%More difficult19%Most difficult48%
Count of OpenStreetMap trail segments.
| Trail | Rating | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carpet Run | Easier | 207 ft | |
| Lang | Easier | 2,100 ft | |
| Lower Loop | Easier | 1,087 ft | |
| Meredith | Easier | 4,312 ft | |
| Upper Loop | Easier | 954 ft | |
| Voter | Easier | 5,187 ft | |
| Wissler | Easier | 4,505 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 468 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 238 ft | |
| Game Trail | More difficult | 2,720 ft | |
| Hadley | More difficult | 1,946 ft | |
| Kelton | More difficult | 1,382 ft | |
| Proctor | More difficult | 5,366 ft | |
| S-Turn | More difficult | 1,679 ft | |
| Allen | Most difficult | 2,810 ft | |
| Big Cookie | Most difficult | 2,544 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Cameron | Most difficult | 1,169 ft | |
| Fletcher | Most difficult | 498 ft | |
| Laforce | Most difficult | 1,334 ft | |
| Lift Line | Most difficult | 3,316 ft | |
| Panther | Most difficult | 1,516 ft | |
| Proctor Glades | Most difficult | 1,063 ft | glades |
| RTA | Most difficult | 574 ft | |
| Ross | Most difficult | 2,972 ft | |
| Ross Glades | Most difficult | 722 ft | glades |
| The Funnel | Most difficult | 861 ft | |
| Youngman | Most difficult | 4,926 ft |
Trails colored by rating; lifts dashed red. Geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors.
Lifts
4 mapped · 1.85 mi of cable| Lift | Type | Seats | Capacity /hr | Length | Built | Manufacturer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Falls Triple | Chairlift | 3 | — | 4,125 ft | — | — | operating |
| Worth Mountain Triple | Chairlift | 3 | — | 3,745 ft | — | — | operating |
| Sheehan Double | Chairlift | 2 | — | 1,734 ft | — | — | operating |
| Magic Carpet | Carpet | — | — | 144 ft | — | — | operating |
Lift ticket prices
| Season | Product | Price | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | adult day | $68 | Jan 15, 2026 | skihistory |
| 2025-26 | adult season pass | $599 | Jan 15, 2026 | skihistory |
| 2024-25 | adult day | $65 | Jan 15, 2025 | skihistory |
| 2024-25 | adult day weekday | $129 | Dec 13, 2024 | wayback |
| 2024-25 | adult season pass | $599 | Jan 15, 2025 | skihistory |
| 2023-24 | adult day | $65 | Jan 15, 2024 | skihistory |
| 2023-24 | adult season pass | $674 | Jan 15, 2024 | skihistory |
| 2022-23 | adult day | $40 | Jan 25, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | adult day | $60 | Jan 15, 2023 | skihistory |
| 2022-23 | adult day | $40 | Feb 17, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | adult day | $40 | Jan 28, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | adult season pass | $50 | Jan 25, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | adult season pass | $549 | Jan 15, 2023 | skihistory |
| 2022-23 | adult season pass | $50 | Jan 28, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | adult season pass | $50 | Feb 17, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | senior day | $149 | Feb 17, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | senior day | $149 | Jan 25, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | senior day | $149 | Jan 28, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | youth day | $99 | Jan 28, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | youth day | $99 | Jan 25, 2023 | wayback |
| 2022-23 | youth day | $99 | Feb 17, 2023 | wayback |
| 2021-22 | adult day | $40 | Jan 30, 2022 | wayback |
| 2021-22 | adult day | $40 | Nov 30, 2021 | wayback |
| 2021-22 | adult day | $60 | Jan 15, 2022 | skihistory |
| 2021-22 | adult season pass | $529 | Jan 15, 2022 | skihistory |
| 2021-22 | youth day | $20 | Jan 30, 2022 | wayback |
| 2021-22 | youth day | $20 | Nov 30, 2021 | wayback |
| 2020-21 | adult day | $55 | Jan 15, 2021 | skihistory |
| 2020-21 | adult season pass | $550 | Jan 15, 2021 | skihistory |
| 2020-21 | youth day | $220 | Feb 3, 2021 | wayback |
| 2020-21 | youth day | $220 | Feb 27, 2021 | wayback |
| 2020-21 | youth day | $220 | Jan 26, 2021 | wayback |
| 2019-20 | adult day | $60 | Jan 15, 2020 | skihistory |
| 2019-20 | adult season pass | $520 | Jan 15, 2020 | skihistory |
| 2018-19 | adult day | $60 | Jan 15, 2019 | skihistory |
| 2018-19 | adult season pass | $520 | Jan 15, 2019 | skihistory |
| 2017-18 | adult day | $55 | Jan 15, 2018 | skihistory |
| 2017-18 | adult season pass | $510 | Jan 15, 2018 | skihistory |
| 2016-17 | adult day | $55 | Jan 15, 2017 | skihistory |
| 2016-17 | adult season pass | $500 | Jan 15, 2017 | skihistory |
| 2015-16 | adult day | $55 | Jan 15, 2016 | skihistory |
| 2015-16 | adult season pass | $500 | Jan 15, 2016 | skihistory |
| 2014-15 | adult day | $55 | Jan 15, 2015 | skihistory |
| 2014-15 | adult half day | $245 | Feb 5, 2015 | wayback |
| 2014-15 | adult half day | $245 | Jan 3, 2015 | wayback |
| 2014-15 | adult half day | $245 | Feb 7, 2015 | wayback |
| 2014-15 | adult season pass | $500 | Jan 15, 2015 | skihistory |
| 2014-15 | adult season pass | $245 | Dec 24, 2014 | wayback |
| 2013-14 | adult day | $50 | Jan 15, 2014 | skihistory |
| 2013-14 | adult half day | $245 | Jan 23, 2014 | wayback |
| 2013-14 | adult half day | $245 | Nov 14, 2013 | wayback |
| 2013-14 | adult half day | $245 | Mar 25, 2014 | wayback |
| 2013-14 | adult season pass | $245 | Feb 25, 2014 | wayback |
| 2013-14 | adult season pass | $245 | Jan 27, 2014 | wayback |
| 2013-14 | adult season pass | $245 | Jan 25, 2014 | wayback |
| 2013-14 | adult season pass | $490 | Jan 15, 2014 | skihistory |
| 2012-13 | adult day | $46 | Jan 15, 2013 | skihistory |
| 2012-13 | adult season pass | $490 | Jan 15, 2013 | skihistory |
| 2011-12 | adult day | $46 | Jan 15, 2012 | skihistory |
| 2011-12 | adult season pass | $490 | Jan 15, 2012 | skihistory |
| 2010-11 | adult day | $44 | Jan 15, 2011 | skihistory |
| 2010-11 | adult season pass | $490 | Jan 15, 2011 | skihistory |
| 2009-10 | adult day | $44 | Jan 15, 2010 | skihistory |
| 2008-09 | adult day | $42 | Jan 15, 2009 | skihistory |
| 2008-09 | adult season pass | $470 | Jan 15, 2009 | skihistory |
| 2007-08 | adult day | $39 | Jan 15, 2008 | skihistory |
| 2007-08 | adult season pass | $450 | Jan 15, 2008 | skihistory |
| 2006-07 | adult day | $39 | Jan 15, 2007 | skihistory |
| 2005-06 | adult day | $37 | Jan 15, 2006 | skihistory |
| 2003-04 | adult day | $35 | Jan 15, 2004 | skihistory |
| 2003-04 | adult season pass | $585 | Jan 15, 2004 | skihistory |
| 2002-03 | adult day | $32 | Jan 15, 2003 | skihistory |
| 2002-03 | adult season pass | $585 | Jan 15, 2003 | skihistory |
| 2001-02 | adult day | $32 | Jan 15, 2002 | skihistory |
| 2001-02 | adult season pass | $585 | Jan 15, 2002 | skihistory |
| 2000-01 | adult day | $30 | Jan 15, 2001 | skihistory |
| 2000-01 | adult season pass | $575 | Jan 15, 2001 | skihistory |
| 1999-00 | adult day | $30 | Jan 15, 2000 | skihistory |
| 1992-93 | adult day | $25 | Jan 15, 1993 | skihistory |
| 1991-92 | adult day | $30 | Jan 15, 1992 | skihistory |
| 1990-91 | adult day | $29 | Jan 15, 1991 | skihistory |
| 1989-90 | adult day | $24 | Jan 15, 1990 | skihistory |
| 1988-89 | adult day | $24 | Jan 15, 1989 | skihistory |
| 1987-88 | adult day | $24 | Jan 15, 1988 | skihistory |
| 1985-86 | adult day | $19 | Jan 15, 1986 | skihistory |
| 1984-85 | adult day | $18 | Jan 15, 1985 | skihistory |
| 1984-85 | adult season pass | $250 | Jan 15, 1985 | skihistory |
| 1983-84 | adult day | $17 | Jan 15, 1984 | skihistory |
| 1983-84 | adult season pass | $440 | Jan 15, 1984 | skihistory |
| 1982-83 | adult day | $16 | Jan 15, 1983 | skihistory |
| 1982-83 | adult season pass | $200 | Jan 15, 1983 | skihistory |
| 1978-79 | adult day | $9 | Jan 15, 1979 | skihistory |
| 1977-78 | adult day | $10 | Jan 15, 1978 | skihistory |
| 1976-77 | adult day | $9 | Jan 15, 1977 | skihistory |
| 1975-76 | adult day | $8 | Jan 15, 1976 | skihistory |
| 1974-75 | adult day | $8 | Jan 15, 1975 | skihistory |
| 1973-74 | adult day | $8 | Jan 15, 1974 | skihistory |
| 1972-73 | adult day | $8 | Jan 15, 1973 | skihistory |
| 1971-72 | adult day | $8 | Jan 15, 1972 | skihistory |
| 1969-70 | adult day | $8 | Jan 15, 1970 | skihistory |
| 1968-69 | adult day | $6 | Jan 15, 1969 | skihistory |
| 1967-68 | adult day | $5 | Jan 15, 1968 | skihistory |
| 1966-67 | adult day | $5 | Jan 15, 1967 | skihistory |
| 1964-65 | adult day | $5 | Jan 15, 1965 | skihistory |
| 1962-63 | adult day | $4 | Jan 15, 1963 | skihistory |
| 1959-60 | adult day | $4 | Jan 15, 1960 | skihistory |
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Mad River Glen
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Pico Mountain
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Saskadena Six
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Cochran's Ski Area
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Straight-line distance between the areas' map coordinates. Compare with the closest two.
Where these numbers come from
| Attribute | Value | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| avg annual snowfall in | 200 in | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| base elevation ft | 1,720 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| lift count | 3 | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| skiable acres | 600 acre | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| summit elevation ft | 2,720 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| trail count | 17 | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| vertical drop ft | 1,000 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |