Pico Mountain
Mendon, Vermont · opened 1937Ikon Pass
Skiable acres
468
Trails
58
Lifts
7
Longest run
—
Snowmaking
75%
Avg snowfall
250in
resort-reported
Night skiing
—
Uphill capacity
—
In the news
All Vermont news- JOHNSON, BRENDAcapemaycountyherald.com · 7 days ago
Aunt Bren enjoyed gardening, crocheting, traveling, the beach and boardwalk, going to the casino with her sister and niece, reading and skiing. Friends and family never forget the fun times they had at the chalet on Pico Mountain, Vermont. She was a member of the Wildwood Elks…
- Pico Mountain, VT, to Retire Outpost Double ChairliftSnowBrains · Apr 23
- Pico Mountain To Retire Historic Outpost Double Lift After Mechanical FailureMountain Times · Apr 8
- Pico Mountain retires 60-year-old Outpost chairliftWCAX · Apr 7
- Pico Mountain prepares to close for the seasonWCAX · Apr 4
- Pico Mountain celebrates successful seasonBrattleboro Reformer · Apr 3
Snowfall by season
reported average 118"Season totals as reported by the resort (via OnTheSnow and archived snow reports).
The 2017-18 season
Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)
No daily weather for this season.
Terrain open, from published snow reports
No snow reports captured for 2017-18. 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 | Reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | Dec 11, 2026* | Apr 4, 2027* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2024-25 | — | — | — | — | — | 134" | 49 | 21" | 34" | — | — | — |
| 2023-24 | — | — | — | — | — | 141" | 27 | 14" | 17" | — | — | — |
| 2022-23 | — | — | — | — | — | 159" | 37 | 23" | 40" | — | — | — |
| 2021-22 | — | — | — | — | — | 61" | 19 | 26" | 30" | — | — | — |
| 2020-21 | — | — | — | — | — | 96" | 22 | 21" | 40" | — | — | — |
| 2019-20 | — | — | — | — | — | 93" | 32 | 23" | 28" | — | — | — |
| 2018-19 | — | — | — | — | — | 131" | 41 | 20" | 30" | — | — | — |
| 2017-18 | — | — | — | — | — | 168" | 38 | 12" | 12" | — | — | — |
| 2016-17 | — | — | — | — | — | 155" | 45 | 16" | 24" | — | — | 4 |
| 2015-16 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 41" | 18 | 7" | 8" | — | — | 41 |
| 2014-15 | — | — | — | — | — | 119" | 43 | 20" | 30" | — | — | — |
| 2013-14 | — | — | — | — | — | 120" | 31 | 8" | 8" | — | — | — |
| 2012-13 | — | — | — | — | — | 121" | 36 | 21" | 24" | — | — | — |
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 mappedMapped trails by difficulty
Easier20%More difficult43%Most difficult29%Expert4%Unrated4%
Count of OpenStreetMap trail segments.
| Trail | Rating | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonanza 1 | Easier | 548 ft | |
| Bonanza 2 | Easier | 605 ft | |
| Bushwacker | Easier | 2,157 ft | |
| GLM | Easier | 169 ft | |
| GLM | Easier | 602 ft | |
| GLM | Easier | 433 ft | |
| Gold Rush | Easier | 2,015 ft | |
| Gold Rush | Easier | 353 ft | |
| Outpost Run | Easier | 1,373 ft | |
| Swinger | Easier | 419 ft | |
| Swinger | Easier | 307 ft | |
| Swinger | Easier | 965 ft | |
| Swinger | Easier | 1,344 ft | |
| Swinger | Easier | 5,878 ft | |
| That A Way | Easier | 1,574 ft | |
| That A Way | Easier | 372 ft | |
| The Draw | Easier | 630 ft | |
| The Draw | Easier | 324 ft | |
| Triple Slope | Easier | 1,685 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 972 ft | |
| A Slope | More difficult | 1,472 ft | |
| Ace of Clubs | More difficult | 1,795 ft | |
| B Slope Cutoff | More difficult | 1,463 ft | |
| Birch Glades | More difficult | 2,847 ft | glades |
| C Slope | More difficult | 1,550 ft | |
| Charlie's Highway | More difficult | 154 ft | |
| Charlie's Highway | More difficult | 854 ft | |
| Charlie's Highway | More difficult | 324 ft | |
| Easy Street | More difficult | 898 ft | glades |
| Easy Street | More difficult | 708 ft | glades |
| Expressway | More difficult | 1,999 ft | |
| Expressway | More difficult | 677 ft | |
| Fool's Gold | More difficult | 2,691 ft | |
| Forty Niner | More difficult | 264 ft | |
| Forty Niner | More difficult | 94 ft | |
| Forty Niner | More difficult | 666 ft | |
| Forty Niner | More difficult | 592 ft | |
| Forty Niner | More difficult | 663 ft | |
| Forty Niner | More difficult | 4,898 ft | |
| Forty Niner | More difficult | 480 ft | |
| Forty Niner | More difficult | 567 ft | |
| Forty Niner | More difficult | 107 ft | |
| Gold Rush | More difficult | 1,238 ft | |
| Home Run | More difficult | 800 ft | |
| Home Run | More difficult | 3,130 ft | |
| Lift Line | More difficult | 1,434 ft | |
| Lower Giant Killer | More difficult | 2,306 ft | |
| Lower K.A. | More difficult | 2,205 ft | |
| Lower Pike | More difficult | 1,906 ft | |
| Lower Sunset 71 | More difficult | 1,807 ft | |
| Mid Pike | More difficult | 4,054 ft | |
| Middle K.A. | More difficult | 350 ft | |
| Middle K.A. | More difficult | 1,542 ft | |
| Panhandler | More difficult | 1,223 ft | |
| Peekaboo | More difficult | 700 ft | |
| Poma Loop | More difficult | 1,462 ft | |
| Prospector | More difficult | 1,498 ft | |
| Stampede | More difficult | 647 ft | |
| Sundowner | More difficult | 87 ft | |
| Sundowner | More difficult | 1,852 ft | |
| Sundowner | More difficult | 1,939 ft | |
| Sunset Schuss | More difficult | 2,673 ft | |
| unnamed | More difficult | 411 ft | |
| A Slope Cutoff | Most difficult | 907 ft | |
| B Slope | Most difficult | 2,439 ft | |
| Birch Woods | Most difficult | 2,353 ft | glades |
| Birch Woods | Most difficult | 7,128 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Bronco | Most difficult | 1,716 ft | |
| Doozie | Most difficult | 1,433 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Doozie | Most difficult | 3,087 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Exhibition | Most difficult | 819 ft | |
| Lasso | Most difficult | 733 ft | |
| Mid Pike Glades | Most difficult | 1,670 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Middle Pike Glade | Most difficult | 4,557 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Pipeline | Most difficult | 1,398 ft | |
| Poma Woods | Most difficult | 2,222 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Poma Woods | Most difficult | 4,308 ft | glades |
| Sidewinder | Most difficult | 1,656 ft | |
| Summit Glades | Most difficult | 750 ft | glades |
| Summit Glades | Most difficult | 361 ft | glades |
| Summit Glades | Most difficult | 3,010 ft | glades |
| Summit Glades East | Most difficult | 2,595 ft | glades |
| Summit Glades West | Most difficult | 1,437 ft | glades |
| Sunset Woods | Most difficult | 1,285 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Sunset Woods | Most difficult | 2,880 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Upper K.A. | Most difficult | 2,196 ft | |
| Upper Pike | Most difficult | 2,092 ft | |
| Upper Pike Glade | Most difficult | 3,114 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Upper Pike Glades | Most difficult | 1,376 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Upper Sunset 71 | Most difficult | 1,459 ft | |
| Wrangler | Most difficult | 1,420 ft | |
| unnamed | Most difficult | 128 ft | |
| A Slope | Expert | 697 ft | |
| Upper Giant Killer | Expert | 75 ft | |
| Upper Giant Killer | Expert | 211 ft | |
| Upper Giant Killer | Expert | 2,046 ft | |
| Killington-Pico Interconnect | Unrated | 1,270 ft | skitour |
| Killington-Pico Interconnect | Unrated | 1,193 ft | skitour |
| unnamed | Unrated | 202 ft | |
| unnamed | Unrated | 246 ft |
Trails colored by rating; lifts dashed red. Geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors.
Lifts
7 mapped · 3.12 mi of cable| Lift | Type | Seats | Capacity /hr | Length | Built | Manufacturer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summit Express Quad | Chairlift | 4 | — | 5,998 ft | — | — | operating |
| Golden Express Quad | Chairlift | 4 | — | 4,349 ft | — | — | operating |
| Little Pico Triple | Chairlift | 3 | — | 2,085 ft | — | — | operating |
| Outpost Double | Chairlift | 2 | — | 1,674 ft | — | — | operating |
| Knomes Knoll Triple | Chairlift | 3 | — | 1,507 ft | — | — | operating |
| Bonanza Double | Chairlift | — | — | 483 ft | — | — | operating |
| Bonanza Rope Tow | Rope tow | — | — | 365 ft | — | — | operating |
Lift ticket prices
| Season | Product | Price | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | adult day weekday | $56 | Sep 27, 2026 | resort_site |
| 2026-27 | adult day weekday | $56 | Sep 28, 2026 | resort_site |
Nearby ski areas
Killington Resort
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3.3 mi
Saskadena Six
VT · 650 ft vertical
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Okemo Mountain Resort
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Middlebury College Snow Bowl
VT · 1,000 ft vertical
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Ascutney Outdoors
VT
23.4 mi
Storrs Hill Ski Area
NH
29.6 mi
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 | 250 in | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| base elevation ft | 2,000 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| lift count | 7 | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| skiable acres | 468 acre | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| snowmaking pct | 75 % | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| summit elevation ft | 3,967 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| trail count | 58 | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| vertical drop ft | 1,967 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |