Pico Mountain

Mendon, Vermont · opened 1937Ikon Pass
1,500 ft2,000 ft2,500 ft3,000 ft3,500 ft4,000 ft4,500 ft3,967 ft summit2,000 ft base1,967 ft vertical
Skiable acres
468
Trails
58
Lifts
7
Longest run
—
Snowmaking
75%
Avg snowfall
250in
resort-reported
Night skiing
—
Uphill capacity
—
Projected opening, 2026-27
Dec 12, 2026
likely between Dec 3 and Dec 24
Resort's own target
Dec 11, 2026
via OnTheSnow
Model forecast from Pico Mountain's opening history and this autumn's weather so far, as of Oct 25, 2026. How it works.

In the news

All Vermont news
  • Pico Mountain Resort to replace failed Outpost chairlift
    WCAX · 26 days ago
  • Business Briefs for Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026 | Local News | rutlandherald.com
    rutlandherald.com · 27 days ago

    ### M&T Bank KILLINGTON — Killington Resort ski and snowboard destination announced a new partnership with M&T Bank, naming the bank the official banking partner of Killington Resort and Pico Mountain. The partnership brings commitment to strengthen local businesses and…

  • Killington, Pico partner with M&T Bank
    manchesterjournal.com · 28 days ago

    M&T Bank is described in the announcement as "a financial institution with deep ties to Vermont and a shared commitment to strengthening local businesses and communities." ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT "As Killington Resort and Pico Mountain move forward under independent…

  • Pico Mountain Ski Runs
    zrankings.com · Oct 10

    All 58 named runs at Pico Mountain, measured on 1-meter lidar: steepest pitch, vertical, length and how well each holds snow. Steepest: A Slope at 32°.

  • Pico Mountain Trail Map | Ski Runs & Piste Map - 2026
    snowstash.com · Oct 9

    Pico Mountain 267 acres, 61 runs near Killington. Historic Vermont resort, big-mountain skiing, Pico Mountain's summit reaches 3,966 feet, 61 runs spread over

  • Pico Ski Resort Condos in Killington, VT
    vermontvacations.com · Oct 7

    Book a vacation condo rental at Pico Ski Resort. Killington, VT. Units sleep up to 8 guests. condo offers ski-in/ski-out access to Pico Mountain.

Snowfall by season

reported average 118"
Season totals as reported by the resort (via OnTheSnow and archived snow reports).
Modeled snowfall since 1991 (ERA5 reanalysis)
A weather model at 43.662, -72.843, not a snow stake: it runs well below the resort's own totals (about 1.5x here). Useful for year-to-year comparison, not for absolute depth.
Modeled average by month

The 2011-12 season

Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)
Terrain open, from published snow reports
No snow reports captured for 2011-12. 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 11, 2026*Apr 4, 2027*——0———————10
2025-26Dec 12, 2025Apr 5, 2026115——————61"20.2——
2024-25Dec 13, 2024Apr 6, 2025115——134"4921"34"75"21.4——
2023-24Dec 9, 2023Apr 7, 2024121——141"2714"17"93"26.8——
2022-23Dec 15, 2022Apr 2, 2023109——159"3723"40"84"25.7——
2021-22Dec 11, 2021Mar 27, 2022107——61"1926"30"82"22.4——
2020-21Dec 19, 2020Apr 4, 2021107——96"2221"40"70"23.3——
2019-20Dec 7, 2019Mar 14, 202099——93"3223"28"77"25.1——
2018-19Dec 14, 2018Apr 7, 2019115——131"4120"30"92"20.2——
2017-18Dec 15, 2017Apr 8, 2018115——168"3812"12"80"20.8——
2016-17Dec 10, 2016Apr 9, 2017121——155"4516"24"95"23.1—4
2015-16Jan 2, 2016Mar 13, 201672—2641"187"8"35"26.7—41
2014-15Dec 13, 2014Apr 5, 2015114——119"4320"30"84"15.4——
2013-14Dec 13, 2013Apr 5, 2014114——120"318"8"76"16.5——
2012-13Dec 14, 2012Apr 6, 2013114——121"3621"24"59"22.1——
2011-12Dec 17, 2011Mar 18, 201293——————53"26.7——
2010-11Dec 17, 2010Mar 27, 2011101——————91"18.3——
2009-10Dec 12, 2009Apr 4, 2010114——————72"22.2——
2008-09—————————74"19——
2007-08—————————96"20.6——
2006-07—————————92"20.6——
2005-06—————————64"22.6——
2004-05Mar 27, 2005————————60"18.7——
2003-04—————————73"17.8——
2002-03—————————95"16.4——
2001-02—————————71"24.4——
2000-01Dec 8, 2000————————96"17.8——
1999-00—————————66"21.7——
1998-99—————————67"22.1——
1997-98—————————87"23.9——
1996-97Dec 21, 1996————————105"21.7——
1995-96Nov 18, 1995————————87"17.8——
1994-95Nov 24, 1994Apr 16, 1995144——————52"23——
1993-94Nov 27, 1993————————86"16.5——
1992-93—————————86"19——
1991-92—————————49"20.3——

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

100 trails · 28.07 mi mapped
Mapped trails by difficulty
Easier20%More difficult43%Most difficult29%Expert4%Unrated4%
Count of OpenStreetMap trail segments.
TrailRatingLengthNotes
Bonanza 1Easier548 ft
Bonanza 2Easier605 ft
BushwackerEasier2,157 ft
GLMEasier169 ft
GLMEasier602 ft
GLMEasier433 ft
Gold RushEasier2,015 ft
Gold RushEasier353 ft
Outpost RunEasier1,373 ft
SwingerEasier419 ft
SwingerEasier307 ft
SwingerEasier965 ft
SwingerEasier1,344 ft
SwingerEasier5,878 ft
That A WayEasier1,574 ft
That A WayEasier372 ft
The DrawEasier630 ft
The DrawEasier324 ft
Triple SlopeEasier1,685 ft
unnamedEasier972 ft
A SlopeMore difficult1,472 ft
Ace of ClubsMore difficult1,795 ft
B Slope CutoffMore difficult1,463 ft
Birch GladesMore difficult2,847 ftglades
C SlopeMore difficult1,550 ft
Charlie's HighwayMore difficult154 ft
Charlie's HighwayMore difficult854 ft
Charlie's HighwayMore difficult324 ft
Easy StreetMore difficult898 ftglades
Easy StreetMore difficult708 ftglades
ExpresswayMore difficult1,999 ft
ExpresswayMore difficult677 ft
Fool's GoldMore difficult2,691 ft
Forty NinerMore difficult264 ft
Forty NinerMore difficult94 ft
Forty NinerMore difficult666 ft
Forty NinerMore difficult592 ft
Forty NinerMore difficult663 ft
Forty NinerMore difficult4,898 ft
Forty NinerMore difficult480 ft
Forty NinerMore difficult567 ft
Forty NinerMore difficult107 ft
Gold RushMore difficult1,238 ft
Home RunMore difficult800 ft
Home RunMore difficult3,130 ft
Lift LineMore difficult1,434 ft
Lower Giant KillerMore difficult2,306 ft
Lower K.A.More difficult2,205 ft
Lower PikeMore difficult1,906 ft
Lower Sunset 71More difficult1,807 ft
Mid PikeMore difficult4,054 ft
Middle K.A.More difficult350 ft
Middle K.A.More difficult1,542 ft
PanhandlerMore difficult1,223 ft
PeekabooMore difficult700 ft
Poma LoopMore difficult1,462 ft
ProspectorMore difficult1,498 ft
StampedeMore difficult647 ft
SundownerMore difficult87 ft
SundownerMore difficult1,852 ft
SundownerMore difficult1,939 ft
Sunset SchussMore difficult2,673 ft
unnamedMore difficult411 ft
A Slope CutoffMost difficult907 ft
B SlopeMost difficult2,439 ft
Birch WoodsMost difficult2,353 ftglades
Birch WoodsMost difficult7,128 ftglades, ungroomed
BroncoMost difficult1,716 ft
DoozieMost difficult1,433 ftglades, ungroomed
DoozieMost difficult3,087 ftglades, ungroomed
ExhibitionMost difficult819 ft
LassoMost difficult733 ft
Mid Pike GladesMost difficult1,670 ftglades, ungroomed
Middle Pike GladeMost difficult4,557 ftglades, ungroomed
PipelineMost difficult1,398 ft
Poma WoodsMost difficult2,222 ftglades, ungroomed
Poma WoodsMost difficult4,308 ftglades
SidewinderMost difficult1,656 ft
Summit GladesMost difficult750 ftglades
Summit GladesMost difficult361 ftglades
Summit GladesMost difficult3,010 ftglades
Summit Glades EastMost difficult2,595 ftglades
Summit Glades WestMost difficult1,437 ftglades
Sunset WoodsMost difficult1,285 ftglades, ungroomed
Sunset WoodsMost difficult2,880 ftglades, ungroomed
Upper K.A.Most difficult2,196 ft
Upper PikeMost difficult2,092 ft
Upper Pike GladeMost difficult3,114 ftglades, ungroomed
Upper Pike GladesMost difficult1,376 ftglades, ungroomed
Upper Sunset 71Most difficult1,459 ft
WranglerMost difficult1,420 ft
unnamedMost difficult128 ft
A SlopeExpert697 ft
Upper Giant KillerExpert75 ft
Upper Giant KillerExpert211 ft
Upper Giant KillerExpert2,046 ft
Killington-Pico InterconnectUnrated1,270 ftskitour
Killington-Pico InterconnectUnrated1,193 ftskitour
unnamedUnrated202 ft
unnamedUnrated246 ft
Trails colored by rating; lifts dashed red. Geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Lifts

7 mapped · 3.12 mi of cable
LiftTypeSeatsCapacity /hrLengthBuiltManufacturerStatus
Summit Express QuadChairlift4—5,998 ft——operating
Golden Express QuadChairlift4—4,349 ft——operating
Little Pico TripleChairlift3—2,085 ft——operating
Outpost DoubleChairlift2—1,674 ft——operating
Knomes Knoll TripleChairlift3—1,507 ft——operating
Bonanza DoubleChairlift——483 ft——operating
Bonanza Rope TowRope tow——365 ft——operating

Lift ticket prices

SeasonProductPriceObservedSource
2026-27adult day weekday$56Sep 28, 2026resort_site
2025-26adult day$137Jan 15, 2026skihistory
2025-26adult season pass$815Jan 15, 2026skihistory
2024-25adult day$136Jan 15, 2025skihistory
2024-25adult season pass$794Jan 15, 2025skihistory
2023-24adult day$131Jan 15, 2024skihistory
2023-24adult season pass$762Jan 15, 2024skihistory
2022-23adult day$131Jan 15, 2023skihistory
2022-23adult season pass$730Jan 15, 2023skihistory
2021-22adult day$119Jan 15, 2022skihistory
2021-22adult season pass$677Jan 15, 2022skihistory
2020-21adult day$120Jan 15, 2021skihistory
2020-21adult season pass$673Jan 15, 2021skihistory
2019-20adult day$85Jan 15, 2020skihistory
2019-20adult season pass$534Jan 15, 2020skihistory
2018-19adult day$81Jan 15, 2019skihistory
2018-19adult season pass$513Jan 15, 2019skihistory
2017-18adult day$79Jan 15, 2018skihistory
2017-18adult day weekday$134Feb 15, 2018wayback
2017-18adult day weekday$134Dec 16, 2017wayback
2017-18adult day weekday$134Nov 15, 2017wayback
2017-18adult season pass$479Jan 15, 2018skihistory
2017-18child day$189Nov 15, 2017wayback
2017-18child day$189Dec 16, 2017wayback
2017-18child day$189Feb 15, 2018wayback
2017-18senior day$59Feb 15, 2018wayback
2017-18senior day$59Dec 16, 2017wayback
2017-18senior day$59Nov 15, 2017wayback
2017-18youth day weekday$89Nov 27, 2017wayback
2017-18youth day weekday$109Jan 29, 2018wayback
2017-18youth day weekday$89Dec 28, 2017wayback
2016-17adult day$76Jan 15, 2017skihistory
2016-17adult season pass$479Jan 15, 2017skihistory
2016-17child day$269Nov 3, 2016wayback
2016-17child day$269Jan 12, 2017wayback
2016-17child day$269Nov 29, 2016wayback
2016-17senior day$59Nov 29, 2016wayback
2016-17senior day$59Nov 3, 2016wayback
2016-17senior day$59Jan 12, 2017wayback
2016-17youth day weekday$109Jan 12, 2017wayback
2016-17youth day weekday$89Nov 16, 2016wayback
2016-17youth day weekday$89Nov 29, 2016wayback
2015-16adult day$72Jan 15, 2016skihistory
2015-16adult day holiday$74Nov 22, 2015wayback
2015-16adult day holiday$74Feb 3, 2016wayback
2015-16adult day holiday$74Dec 16, 2015wayback
2015-16adult season pass$469Jan 15, 2016skihistory
2015-16child day$259Jan 26, 2016wayback
2015-16child day$259Dec 19, 2015wayback
2015-16child day$259Nov 5, 2015wayback
2015-16senior day$59Nov 5, 2015wayback
2015-16senior day$59Jan 26, 2016wayback
2015-16senior day$59Dec 19, 2015wayback
2015-16youth day holiday$72Feb 3, 2016wayback
2015-16youth day holiday$72Dec 16, 2015wayback
2015-16youth day holiday$72Nov 22, 2015wayback
2015-16youth day weekday$109Jan 26, 2016wayback
2015-16youth day weekday$109Jan 4, 2016wayback
2015-16youth day weekday$89Nov 13, 2015wayback
2014-15adult day$69Jan 15, 2015skihistory
2014-15adult season pass$449Jan 15, 2015skihistory
2013-14adult day$67Jan 15, 2014skihistory
2013-14adult season pass$429Jan 15, 2014skihistory
2012-13adult day$67Jan 15, 2013skihistory
2012-13adult season pass$429Jan 15, 2013skihistory
2011-12adult day$62Jan 15, 2012skihistory
2011-12adult season pass$429Jan 15, 2012skihistory
2010-11adult day$59Jan 15, 2011skihistory
2010-11adult season pass$399Jan 15, 2011skihistory
2008-09adult day$52Jan 15, 2009skihistory
2008-09adult season pass$519Jan 15, 2009skihistory
2007-08adult day$49Jan 15, 2008skihistory
2007-08adult season pass$499Jan 15, 2008skihistory
2006-07adult day$49Jan 15, 2007skihistory
2006-07adult season pass$499Jan 15, 2007skihistory
2005-06adult day$49Jan 15, 2006skihistory
2005-06adult season pass$399Jan 15, 2006skihistory
2004-05adult day$49Jan 15, 2005skihistory
2004-05adult season pass$449Jan 15, 2005skihistory
2003-04adult day$49Jan 15, 2004skihistory
2003-04adult season pass$649Jan 15, 2004skihistory
2002-03adult day$48Jan 15, 2003skihistory
2001-02adult day$45Jan 15, 2002skihistory
2001-02adult season pass$549Jan 15, 2002skihistory
2000-01adult day$45Jan 15, 2001skihistory
2000-01adult season pass$549Jan 15, 2001skihistory
1999-00adult day$45Jan 15, 2000skihistory
1999-00adult season pass$549Jan 15, 2000skihistory
1998-99adult day$42Jan 15, 1999skihistory
1998-99adult season pass$849Jan 15, 1999skihistory
1997-98adult day$39Jan 15, 1998skihistory
1997-98adult season pass$849Jan 15, 1998skihistory
1994-95adult day$41Jan 15, 1995skihistory
1992-93adult day$35Jan 15, 1993skihistory
1991-92adult day$37Jan 15, 1992skihistory
1990-91adult day$37Jan 15, 1991skihistory
1989-90adult day$35Jan 15, 1990skihistory
1988-89adult day$32Jan 15, 1989skihistory
1987-88adult day$29Jan 15, 1988skihistory
1986-87adult day$26Jan 15, 1987skihistory
1985-86adult day$25Jan 15, 1986skihistory
1984-85adult day$22Jan 15, 1985skihistory
1984-85adult season pass$435Jan 15, 1985skihistory
1983-84adult day$20Jan 15, 1984skihistory
1983-84adult season pass$395Jan 15, 1984skihistory
1982-83adult day$19Jan 15, 1983skihistory
1982-83adult season pass$365Jan 15, 1983skihistory
1980-81adult day$17Jan 15, 1981skihistory
1979-80adult day$15Jan 15, 1980skihistory
1978-79adult day$13Jan 15, 1979skihistory
1976-77adult day$12Jan 15, 1977skihistory
1975-76adult day$11Jan 15, 1976skihistory
1974-75adult day$11Jan 15, 1975skihistory
1973-74adult day$9Jan 15, 1974skihistory
1972-73adult day$9Jan 15, 1973skihistory
1971-72adult day$9Jan 15, 1972skihistory
1971-72adult season pass$180Jan 15, 1972skihistory
1970-71adult day$9Jan 15, 1971skihistory
1970-71adult season pass$150Jan 15, 1971skihistory
1969-70adult day$9Jan 15, 1970skihistory
1969-70adult season pass$125Jan 15, 1970skihistory
1968-69adult day$7Jan 15, 1969skihistory
1968-69adult season pass$110Jan 15, 1969skihistory
1967-68adult day$7Jan 15, 1968skihistory
1966-67adult day$6Jan 15, 1967skihistory
1964-65adult day$6Jan 15, 1965skihistory
1963-64adult day$6Jan 15, 1964skihistory
1962-63adult day$6Jan 15, 1963skihistory
1961-62adult day$5Jan 15, 1962skihistory
1960-61adult day$5Jan 15, 1961skihistory
1959-60adult day$4Jan 15, 1960skihistory
1946-47adult day$4Jan 15, 1947skihistory
1946-47adult season pass$50Jan 15, 1947skihistory
1939-40adult day$1Jan 15, 1940skihistory
1938-39adult day$1Jan 15, 1939skihistory

Nearby ski areas

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

Where these numbers come from

AttributeValueSourceObserved
avg annual snowfall in250 inwikipediaSep 26, 2026
base elevation ft2,000 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
lift count7 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
skiable acres468 acrewikipediaSep 26, 2026
snowmaking pct75 %wikipediaSep 26, 2026
summit elevation ft3,967 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
trail count58 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
vertical drop ft1,967 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026