Pats Peak

Henniker, New Hampshire · opened 1963Indy Pass
400 ft600 ft800 ft1,000 ft1,200 ft1,400 ft1,600 ft1,460 ft summit690 ft base770 ft vertical
Skiable acres
103
Trails
28
Lifts
11
Longest run
1.5mi
Snowmaking
—
Avg snowfall
69in
mean of 13 reported seasons
Night skiing
—
Uphill capacity
—
Projected opening, 2026-27
Nov 30, 2026
likely between Nov 24 and Dec 7
Resort's own target
Dec 5, 2026
via OnTheSnow
Model forecast from Pats Peak's opening history and this autumn's weather so far, as of Oct 25, 2026. How it works.

Snowfall by season

reported average 69"
Season totals as reported by the resort (via OnTheSnow and archived snow reports).
Modeled snowfall since 1991 (ERA5 reanalysis)
A weather model at 43.163, -71.796, not a snow stake: it runs well below the resort's own totals (about 1.2x here). Useful for year-to-year comparison, not for absolute depth.
Modeled average by month

The 2003-04 season

Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)
Terrain open, from published snow reports
No snow reports captured for 2003-04. Historical reports come from Internet Archive snapshots of the resort's snow-report page (neski wayback).

Season history

SeasonOpenedClosedDaysAvg terrain openPeak trailsReported snowfallSnow daysAvg baseMax baseModeled snowfallWinter mean °FSkier visitsReports
2026-27Dec 5, 2026*Mar 28, 2027*———————————
2025-26Dec 5, 2025Mar 29, 2026115——————45"25.9——
2024-25Dec 6, 2024Mar 28, 2025113——45"1311"16"42"27——
2023-24Dec 1, 2023Mar 23, 2024114——41"1022"28"55"32.2——
2022-23Dec 2, 2022Mar 26, 2023115——131"1421"36"80"30.6——
2021-22Dec 3, 2021Mar 27, 2022115——39"1114"18"48"28.1——
2020-21Dec 11, 2020Mar 27, 2021107——53"915"18"49"28.9——
2019-20Nov 29, 2019Mar 15, 2020108——44"1212"12"60"30.2——
2018-19Nov 23, 2018Mar 31, 2019129——51"1418"20"59"26.3——
2017-18Dec 2, 2017Apr 1, 2018121——106"1713"24"58"26.7——
2016-17Dec 10, 2016Mar 26, 2017107——87"1418"28"77"28.4——
2015-16Dec 5, 2015Mar 27, 2016114—1435"1010"12"25"31.9—12
2014-15Nov 22, 2014Mar 29, 201512896%2895"2015"28"73"21.4—10
2013-14Nov 30, 2013Mar 30, 201412196%26101"2316"18"61"22.3—4
2012-13Nov 30, 2012Mar 31, 2013122——73"1218"27"66"27.7—7
2011-12Dec 17, 2011Mar 23, 201298——————42"32.8160,0003
2010-11Nov 27, 2010Mar 27, 2011121——————66"24.3160,000—
2009-10Dec 11, 2009Mar 28, 2010108——————60"27.7——
2008-09Nov 22, 2008Mar 28, 2009127——————63"24.6——
2007-08Dec 1, 2007Apr 6, 2008128——————82"25.7——
2006-07Dec 9, 2006Mar 25, 2007107——————64"27——
2005-06Nov 26, 2005Mar 26, 2006121——————38"28.5150,000—
2004-05Dec 11, 2004Mar 27, 2005107——————61"24.3146,000—
2003-04Dec 6, 2003Mar 28, 2004114——————51"23.7——
2002-03Dec 7, 2002Mar 30, 2003114——————78"22——
2001-02Dec 21, 2001Mar 17, 200287——————47"30.4——
2000-01Dec 9, 2000Apr 1, 2001114——————88"23.6——
1999-00Dec 22, 1999Mar 26, 200096——————39"27.5——
1998-99Dec 19, 1998Mar 28, 1999100——————43"27.8——
1997-98Dec 13, 1997Mar 29, 1998107——————70"28.4——
1996-97Dec 14, 1996Mar 30, 1997107——————79"26.8——
1995-96Dec 9, 1995Mar 31, 1996114——————73"23.4——
1994-95Mar 19, 1995————————38"28——
1993-94Mar 27, 1994————————63"22.1——
1992-93—————————79"23.7——
1991-92Dec 7, 1991————————33"26.2——

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

49 trails · 12.48 mi mapped
Mapped trails by difficulty
Easier49%More difficult18%Most difficult16%Expert14%Unrated2%
Count of OpenStreetMap trail segments.
TrailRatingLengthNotes
BackdraftEasier924 ft
BackdraftEasier1,138 ft
Beginners AreaEasier254 ft
BlastEasier2,413 ft
BlastEasier392 ft
BlusterEasier471 ft
BreezeEasier649 ft
BreezeEasier1,552 ft
Cascade BrookEasier1,934 ft
Craney Pond RoadEasier5,468 ftglades, ungroomed, skitour
CrosswindEasier980 ft
CrosswindEasier1,505 ft
Lower TornadoEasier1,492 ft
PuffEasier3,441 ft
Squall LineEasier3,320 ft
Tubing Park at GustyEasier608 ft
WhisperEasier1,652 ft
ZephyrEasier2,451 ft
unnamedEasier879 ft
unnamedEasier663 ft
unnamedEasier201 ft
unnamedEasier443 ft
unnamedEasier463 ft
unnamedEasier247 ftglades, ungroomed, skitour
BlizzardMore difficult1,439 ft
DowndraftMore difficult1,183 ft
DusterMore difficult1,433 ft
EastwindMore difficult1,336 ft
Lower East WindMore difficult669 ft
TempestMore difficult337 ft
Tempest (Blue)More difficult451 ft
Turbulence ParkMore difficult2,156 ft
unnamedMore difficult278 ft
CycloneMost difficult1,384 ft
Knight SlopeMost difficult640 ft
Nor'easterMost difficult675 ft
Tempest (Black)Most difficult596 ft
Tree SkiingMost difficult2,219 ftglades
Tree SkiingMost difficult969 ftglades
Tree SkiingMost difficult1,171 ftglades
TwisterMost difficult1,884 ft
F.I.S. Race TrailExpert1,523 ft
HurricaneExpert1,742 ft
TornadoExpert1,562 ft
Tree SkiingExpert1,088 ftglades
Tree SkiingExpert2,159 ftglades
Tree SkiingExpert2,518 ftglades
VortexExpert972 ft
TempestUnrated1,980 ft
Trails colored by rating; lifts dashed red. Geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Lifts

10 mapped · 3.05 mi of cable
LiftTypeSeatsCapacity /hrLengthBuiltManufacturerStatus
PeakChairlift3—2,905 ft——operating
HurricaneChairlift4—2,769 ft——operating
ValleyChairlift2—2,254 ft——operating
VortexChairlift2—2,144 ft——operating
TurbulenceChairlift3—2,061 ft——operating
Cascade BasinChairlift3—1,805 ft——operating
FS TowRope tow——724 ft——operating
Gusty J-BarJ-bar——674 ft——operating
Bluster CarpetCarpet——494 ft——operating
Beginner CarpetCarpet——259 ft——operating

Lift ticket prices

SeasonProductPriceObservedSource
2025-26adult day$107Jan 15, 2026skihistory
2025-26adult season pass$639Jan 15, 2026skihistory
2024-25adult day$104Jan 15, 2025skihistory
2024-25adult season pass$639Jan 15, 2025skihistory
2023-24adult day$95Jan 15, 2024skihistory
2023-24adult season pass$689Jan 15, 2024skihistory
2022-23adult day$38Dec 8, 2022wayback
2022-23adult day$38Nov 28, 2022wayback
2022-23adult day$92Jan 15, 2023skihistory
2022-23adult day$38Jan 3, 2023wayback
2022-23adult season pass$589Jan 15, 2023skihistory
2022-23child day$15Nov 28, 2022wayback
2022-23child day$15Dec 8, 2022wayback
2022-23child day$15Jan 3, 2023wayback
2022-23child season pass$50Jan 14, 2023wayback
2022-23child season pass$50Dec 8, 2022wayback
2022-23child season pass$50Feb 9, 2023wayback
2022-23senior day$38Nov 28, 2022wayback
2022-23senior day$38Jan 3, 2023wayback
2022-23senior day$38Dec 8, 2022wayback
2022-23senior season pass$529Dec 8, 2022wayback
2022-23senior season pass$529Feb 9, 2023wayback
2022-23senior season pass$529Jan 14, 2023wayback
2022-23youth season pass$529Feb 9, 2023wayback
2022-23youth season pass$529Dec 8, 2022wayback
2022-23youth season pass$529Jan 14, 2023wayback
2021-22adult day$35Jan 20, 2022wayback
2021-22adult day$79Jan 15, 2022skihistory
2021-22adult day$28Nov 26, 2021wayback
2021-22adult season pass$299Nov 22, 2021wayback
2021-22adult season pass$569Jan 15, 2022skihistory
2021-22child day$15Nov 26, 2021wayback
2021-22child day$15Jan 20, 2022wayback
2021-22child season pass$30Nov 22, 2021wayback
2021-22child season pass$30Dec 8, 2021wayback
2021-22senior day$28Nov 26, 2021wayback
2021-22senior day$35Jan 20, 2022wayback
2021-22senior season pass$509Nov 22, 2021wayback
2021-22senior season pass$509Dec 8, 2021wayback
2021-22youth season pass$509Dec 8, 2021wayback
2021-22youth season pass$509Nov 22, 2021wayback
2020-21adult day$49Feb 5, 2021wayback
2020-21adult day$49Feb 25, 2021wayback
2020-21adult day$79Jan 15, 2021skihistory
2020-21adult day$49Dec 1, 2020wayback
2020-21adult day weekday$28Dec 1, 2020wayback
2020-21adult day weekend$79Dec 1, 2020wayback
2020-21adult half day$79Dec 1, 2020wayback
2020-21adult season pass$299Mar 12, 2021wayback
2020-21adult season pass$499Jan 18, 2021wayback
2020-21adult season pass$499Jan 23, 2021wayback
2020-21child day holiday$279Mar 12, 2021wayback
2020-21child season pass$30Jan 23, 2021wayback
2020-21child season pass$30Jan 18, 2021wayback
2020-21child season pass$30Mar 12, 2021wayback
2020-21senior day$49Feb 25, 2021wayback
2020-21senior day$49Dec 1, 2020wayback
2020-21senior day$49Feb 5, 2021wayback
2020-21senior season pass$599Jan 18, 2021wayback
2020-21senior season pass$389Mar 12, 2021wayback
2020-21senior season pass$599Jan 23, 2021wayback
2020-21youth season pass$389Mar 12, 2021wayback
2020-21youth season pass$599Jan 18, 2021wayback
2020-21youth season pass$599Jan 23, 2021wayback
2019-20adult day$48Dec 8, 2019wayback
2019-20adult day$48Nov 12, 2019wayback
2019-20adult day$75Jan 15, 2020skihistory
2019-20adult day weekend$52Nov 12, 2019wayback
2019-20adult day weekend$52Dec 8, 2019wayback
2019-20adult half day$28Dec 8, 2019wayback
2019-20adult half day$28Nov 12, 2019wayback
2019-20adult season pass$222Dec 8, 2019wayback
2019-20adult season pass$222Nov 17, 2019wayback
2019-20adult season pass$222Nov 12, 2019wayback
2019-20adult season pass$559Jan 15, 2020skihistory
2019-20child season pass$25Nov 17, 2019wayback
2019-20child season pass$25Nov 12, 2019wayback
2019-20child season pass$25Dec 8, 2019wayback
2019-20senior day$42Dec 8, 2019wayback
2019-20senior day$42Nov 12, 2019wayback
2019-20senior season pass$499Nov 17, 2019wayback
2019-20senior season pass$499Dec 8, 2019wayback
2019-20senior season pass$499Nov 12, 2019wayback
2019-20youth season pass$499Dec 8, 2019wayback
2019-20youth season pass$499Nov 12, 2019wayback
2019-20youth season pass$499Nov 17, 2019wayback
2018-19adult day$72Jan 15, 2019skihistory
2018-19adult season pass$559Jan 15, 2019skihistory
2018-19adult season pass$222Mar 9, 2019wayback
2018-19child day holiday$269Mar 9, 2019wayback
2018-19child season pass$25Mar 9, 2019wayback
2018-19senior season pass$379Mar 9, 2019wayback
2018-19youth season pass$379Mar 9, 2019wayback
2017-18adult day$70Jan 15, 2018skihistory
2017-18adult season pass$549Jan 15, 2018skihistory
2016-17adult day$68Jan 15, 2017skihistory
2016-17adult day$46Feb 23, 2017wayback
2016-17adult day weekend$49Feb 23, 2017wayback
2016-17adult half day$28Feb 23, 2017wayback
2016-17adult season pass$549Jan 15, 2017skihistory
2016-17senior day$40Feb 23, 2017wayback
2015-16adult day$66Jan 15, 2016skihistory
2015-16adult season pass$539Jan 15, 2016skihistory
2014-15adult day$64Jan 15, 2015skihistory
2014-15adult season pass$529Jan 15, 2015skihistory
2013-14adult day$62Jan 15, 2014skihistory
2013-14adult season pass$519Jan 15, 2014skihistory
2012-13adult day$60Jan 15, 2013skihistory
2012-13adult season pass$499Jan 15, 2013skihistory
2011-12adult day$58Jan 15, 2012skihistory
2011-12adult season pass$469Jan 15, 2012skihistory
2010-11adult day$56Jan 15, 2011skihistory
2010-11adult season pass$449Jan 15, 2011skihistory
2009-10adult day$54Jan 15, 2010skihistory
2009-10adult season pass$429Jan 15, 2010skihistory
2008-09adult day$52Jan 15, 2009skihistory
2008-09adult season pass$419Jan 15, 2009skihistory
2007-08adult day$49Jan 15, 2008skihistory
2007-08adult season pass$389Jan 15, 2008skihistory
2006-07adult day$48Jan 15, 2007skihistory
2006-07adult season pass$369Jan 15, 2007skihistory
2005-06adult day$47Jan 15, 2006skihistory
2005-06adult season pass$349Jan 15, 2006skihistory
2004-05adult day$43Jan 15, 2005skihistory
2004-05adult season pass$349Jan 15, 2005skihistory
2003-04adult day$42Jan 15, 2004skihistory
2003-04adult season pass$349Jan 15, 2004skihistory
2002-03adult day$40Jan 15, 2003skihistory
2002-03adult season pass$495Jan 15, 2003skihistory
2001-02adult day$40Jan 15, 2002skihistory
2001-02adult season pass$495Jan 15, 2002skihistory
2000-01adult day$39Jan 15, 2001skihistory
1999-00adult day$39Jan 15, 2000skihistory
1999-00adult season pass$495Jan 15, 2000skihistory
1998-99adult day$38Jan 15, 1999skihistory
1997-98adult day$36Jan 15, 1998skihistory
1994-95adult day$33Jan 15, 1995skihistory
1992-93adult day$28Jan 15, 1993skihistory
1991-92adult day$28Jan 15, 1992skihistory
1990-91adult day$28Jan 15, 1991skihistory
1989-90adult day$25Jan 15, 1990skihistory
1988-89adult day$24Jan 15, 1989skihistory
1987-88adult day$22Jan 15, 1988skihistory
1986-87adult day$20Jan 15, 1987skihistory
1985-86adult day$19Jan 15, 1986skihistory
1985-86adult season pass$280Jan 15, 1986skihistory
1984-85adult day$18Jan 15, 1985skihistory
1984-85adult season pass$265Jan 15, 1985skihistory
1983-84adult day$17Jan 15, 1984skihistory
1983-84adult season pass$250Jan 15, 1984skihistory
1982-83adult day$17Jan 15, 1983skihistory
1981-82adult day$16Jan 15, 1982skihistory
1980-81adult day$15Jan 15, 1981skihistory
1979-80adult day$12Jan 15, 1980skihistory
1978-79adult day$12Jan 15, 1979skihistory
1977-78adult day$11Jan 15, 1978skihistory
1977-78adult season pass$150Jan 15, 1978skihistory
1976-77adult day$11Jan 15, 1977skihistory
1976-77adult season pass$150Jan 15, 1977skihistory
1975-76adult day$10Jan 15, 1976skihistory
1974-75adult day$10Jan 15, 1975skihistory
1973-74adult day$9Jan 15, 1974skihistory
1972-73adult day$9Jan 15, 1973skihistory
1971-72adult day$8Jan 15, 1972skihistory
1970-71adult day$8Jan 15, 1971skihistory
1969-70adult day$7Jan 15, 1970skihistory
1969-70adult season pass$85Jan 15, 1970skihistory
1968-69adult day$6Jan 15, 1969skihistory
1968-69adult season pass$75Jan 15, 1969skihistory
1967-68adult day$6Jan 15, 1968skihistory
1963-64adult day$5Jan 15, 1964skihistory
1963-64adult season pass$65Jan 15, 1964skihistory
1962-63adult day$5Jan 15, 1963skihistory
1962-63adult season pass$65Jan 15, 1963skihistory

Nearby ski areas

Straight-line distance between the areas' map coordinates. Compare with the closest two.

Where these numbers come from

AttributeValueSourceObserved
base elevation ft690 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
lift count11 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
longest run ft7,920 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
skiable acres103 acrewikipediaSep 26, 2026
summit elevation ft1,460 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
trail count28 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
vertical drop ft770 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026