Skiable acres
100
Trails
28
Lifts
2
Longest run
1mi
Snowmaking
100%
Avg snowfall
110in
resort-reported
Night skiing
No
Uphill capacity
3,000/hr
Projected opening, 2026-27
Dec 15, 2026
likely between Dec 11 and Dec 20
Resort's own target
Dec 19, 2026
via OnTheSnow
Model forecast from Saskadena Six's opening history and this autumn's weather so far, as of Oct 25, 2026. How it works.
In the news
All Vermont news- THE BEST 10 Ski Resorts near STRAFFORD, VT 05070yelp.com · 28 days ago
Cochran Ski Area 4.3 (6 reviews) Cochran's Ski Area was established in 1961 when Mickey and Ginny Cochran purchased an old hillside farm along the Winooski
- Webcams - Saskadena Six Ski Areaventusky.com · Oct 12
Saskadena Six Ski Area - Live webcam displaying current weather, cloud cover, and landscape view. Check live conditions and atmosphere at this moment.
- Saskadena Six Piste Map / Trail Mapsnow-forecast.com · Oct 11
Browse the ski and snowboard runs on the Saskadena Six piste map below. Click the map to view a full-sized version of the trails at Saskadena Six ski resort.
- Saskadena Sixvermont.com · Oct 10
(802) 457-6661. Nestled in Vermont's Green Mountains and formerly known as Suicide Six, Saskadena Six is one of the oldest ski areas in the country.
- Saskadena Six Current Weather Conditionssnow-forecast.com · Oct 6
Current live weather observations for Saskadena Six based on nearest weather stations to Saskadena Six aimed at skiers and snowboarders to plan their day in
- Saskadena Six Bike Park (South Pomfret, VT): 2026 Statusbicyclenewengland.com · Sep 17
Saskadena Six is the small ski hill above South Pomfret, about ten minutes from Woodstock village, that was called Suicide Six until 2022. Despite the "bike
Snowfall by season
reported average 46"Season totals as reported by the resort (via OnTheSnow and archived snow reports).
Modeled snowfall since 1991 (ERA5 reanalysis)
A weather model at 43.664, -72.544, not a snow stake: it runs well below the resort's own totals (about 0.7x here). 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 | Dec 19, 2026* | Mar 29, 2027* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-26 | Dec 20, 2025 | Mar 29, 2026 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47" | 23.3 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | Dec 19, 2024 | Mar 23, 2025 | 95 | — | — | — | 22 | 6" | 6" | 54" | 24.2 | — | 2 |
| 2023-24 | Dec 16, 2023 | Mar 17, 2024 | 93 | — | — | 55" | 13 | 10" | 10" | 76" | 29.9 | — | 6 |
| 2022-23 | Dec 14, 2022 | Mar 26, 2023 | 103 | — | — | 33" | 7 | 15" | 20" | 74" | 28.6 | — | 1 |
| 2021-22 | Dec 22, 2021 | Mar 20, 2022 | 89 | — | — | 51" | 8 | 23" | 50" | 60" | 25.4 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | Dec 23, 2020 | Mar 21, 2021 | 89 | — | — | 23" | 10 | 12" | 17" | 58" | 26.3 | — | — |
| 2019-20 | Dec 7, 2019 | Mar 14, 2020 | 99 | — | — | 40" | 16 | 19" | 22" | 64" | 27.8 | — | — |
| 2018-19 | Dec 15, 2018 | Mar 24, 2019 | 100 | — | — | 75" | 16 | 22" | 43" | 80" | 23 | — | — |
| 2017-18 | Dec 18, 2017 | Mar 25, 2018 | 98 | — | — | 82" | 23 | 17" | 30" | 65" | 23.9 | — | — |
| 2016-17 | Dec 20, 2016 | Mar 19, 2017 | 90 | — | — | 55" | 16 | 18" | 30" | 79" | 26.3 | — | — |
| 2015-16 | Jan 7, 2016 | Mar 13, 2016 | 67 | — | — | 12" | 4 | 4" | 6" | 30" | 29.6 | — | — |
| 2014-15 | Dec 19, 2014 | — | — | — | — | 53" | 14 | 13" | 45" | 78" | 18.4 | — | — |
| 2013-14 | — | — | — | — | — | 62" | 11 | 19" | 40" | 70" | 19.6 | — | — |
| 2012-13 | Dec 26, 2012 | — | — | — | — | 14" | 4 | 10" | 34" | 56" | 25.1 | — | — |
| 2011-12 | Dec 22, 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48" | 29.7 | — | — |
| 2010-11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 82" | 21.3 | — | — |
| 2009-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 64" | 25.4 | — | — |
| 2008-09 | Mar 29, 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69" | 21.8 | — | — |
| 2007-08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91" | 23.4 | — | — |
| 2006-07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84" | 23.7 | — | — |
| 2005-06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54" | 25.9 | — | — |
| 2004-05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58" | 21.6 | — | — |
| 2003-04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63" | 20.7 | — | — |
| 2002-03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83" | 19.2 | — | — |
| 2001-02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61" | 27.5 | — | — |
| 2000-01 | Apr 1, 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90" | 20.9 | — | — |
| 1999-00 | Mar 26, 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57" | 24.4 | — | — |
| 1998-99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61" | 24.6 | — | — |
| 1997-98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79" | 26.1 | — | — |
| 1996-97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97" | 24.3 | — | — |
| 1995-96 | Dec 16, 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80" | 20.5 | — | — |
| 1994-95 | Dec 17, 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46" | 25.5 | — | — |
| 1993-94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78" | 19.2 | — | — |
| 1992-93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78" | 21.4 | — | — |
| 1991-92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42" | 22.9 | — | — |
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
68 trails · 19.23 mi mappedMapped trails by difficulty
Easier24%More difficult46%Most difficult24%Expert3%Unrated4%
Count of OpenStreetMap trail segments.
| Trail | Rating | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easy Mile | Easier | 4,325 ft | |
| Easy Mile | Easier | 9,355 ft | |
| Milky Way | Easier | 3,826 ft | |
| Milky Way | Easier | 1,866 ft | |
| Pearson's Path | Easier | 429 ft | |
| Pearson's Path | Easier | 969 ft | |
| Standard | Easier | 518 ft | |
| Standard | Easier | 1,291 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 99 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 284 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 74 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 114 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 82 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 490 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 208 ft | |
| unnamed | Easier | 168 ft | |
| Backdoor | More difficult | 843 ft | |
| Backdoor | More difficult | 415 ft | |
| Bee Line | More difficult | 1,572 ft | |
| Bee Line | More difficult | 3,220 ft | |
| Bourdon's Bowl | More difficult | 421 ft | |
| Bourdon's Bowl | More difficult | 777 ft | |
| Bunny's Boulevard | More difficult | 1,338 ft | |
| Bunny's Boulevard | More difficult | 2,777 ft | |
| Chimney | More difficult | 869 ft | |
| Chimney | More difficult | 1,835 ft | |
| Double Dip | More difficult | 3,517 ft | |
| Double Dip | More difficult | 1,681 ft | |
| Double Dip | More difficult | 78 ft | |
| Duane's Drop | More difficult | 642 ft | |
| Laskey Lot | More difficult | 4,519 ft | |
| Lasky Lot | More difficult | 2,156 ft | |
| Perley's Peril | More difficult | 2,112 ft | |
| Perley's Peril | More difficult | 1,075 ft | |
| Skyline | More difficult | 2,414 ft | |
| Skyline | More difficult | 5,096 ft | |
| The Chute | More difficult | 1,643 ft | |
| The Chute | More difficult | 765 ft | |
| The Gully | More difficult | 1,198 ft | |
| The Gully | More difficult | 2,529 ft | |
| unnamed | More difficult | 68 ft | |
| unnamed | More difficult | 210 ft | |
| unnamed | More difficult | 416 ft | |
| unnamed | More difficult | 143 ft | |
| unnamed | More difficult | 145 ft | |
| unnamed | More difficult | 394 ft | |
| unnamed | More difficult | 758 ft | |
| Back Scratcher | Most difficult | 664 ft | |
| Back Scratcher | Most difficult | 1,397 ft | |
| Crystal | Most difficult | 2,437 ft | |
| Crystal | Most difficult | 1,239 ft | |
| Jug Handle | Most difficult | 476 ft | |
| Jug Handle | Most difficult | 1,022 ft | |
| Pomfret Plunge | Most difficult | 503 ft | |
| Pomfret Plunge | Most difficult | 1,055 ft | |
| Porcupine | Most difficult | 1,226 ft | |
| Porcupine | Most difficult | 2,483 ft | |
| Show Off | Most difficult | 1,705 ft | |
| Showoff | Most difficult | 3,100 ft | |
| The Face | Most difficult | 2,301 ft | |
| The Face | Most difficult | 4,948 ft | |
| The Glade | Most difficult | 756 ft | glades |
| The Glade | Most difficult | 1,673 ft | glades |
| Mid Face | Expert | 631 ft | |
| Mid-Face | Expert | 2,177 ft | |
| unnamed | Unrated | 1,329 ft | |
| unnamed | Unrated | 180 ft | |
| unnamed | Unrated | 534 ft |
Trails colored by rating; lifts dashed red. Geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors.
Lifts
3 mapped · 0.71 mi of cable| Lift | Type | Seats | Capacity /hr | Length | Built | Manufacturer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000' Quad Chair 1 | Chairlift | 4 | — | 1,804 ft | — | — | operating |
| 1600' Double Chair 2 | Chairlift | 2 | — | 1,538 ft | — | — | operating |
| Beginners' J-Bar | J-bar | — | — | 400 ft | — | — | operating |
Lift ticket prices
| Season | Product | Price | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | adult day | $109 | Jan 15, 2026 | skihistory |
| 2025-26 | adult season pass | $726 | Jan 15, 2026 | skihistory |
| 2024-25 | adult day | $99 | Jan 15, 2025 | skihistory |
| 2024-25 | adult season pass | $700 | Jan 15, 2025 | skihistory |
| 2023-24 | adult day | $89 | Jan 15, 2024 | skihistory |
| 2023-24 | adult season pass | $667 | Jan 15, 2024 | skihistory |
| 2022-23 | adult day | $79 | Jan 15, 2023 | skihistory |
| 2022-23 | adult season pass | $635 | Jan 15, 2023 | skihistory |
| 2021-22 | adult day | $79 | Jan 15, 2022 | skihistory |
| 2021-22 | adult season pass | $635 | Jan 15, 2022 | skihistory |
| 2020-21 | adult day | $79 | Jan 15, 2021 | skihistory |
| 2020-21 | adult season pass | $635 | Jan 15, 2021 | skihistory |
| 2019-20 | adult day | $79 | Jan 15, 2020 | skihistory |
| 2019-20 | adult season pass | $476 | Jan 15, 2020 | skihistory |
| 2018-19 | adult day | $72 | Jan 15, 2019 | skihistory |
| 2018-19 | adult season pass | $635 | Jan 15, 2019 | skihistory |
| 2017-18 | adult day | $72 | Jan 15, 2018 | skihistory |
| 2017-18 | adult season pass | $579 | Jan 15, 2018 | skihistory |
| 2016-17 | adult day | $68 | Jan 15, 2017 | skihistory |
| 2016-17 | adult season pass | $549 | Jan 15, 2017 | skihistory |
| 2015-16 | adult day | $68 | Jan 15, 2016 | skihistory |
| 2015-16 | adult season pass | $549 | Jan 15, 2016 | skihistory |
| 2014-15 | adult day | $66 | Jan 15, 2015 | skihistory |
| 2014-15 | adult season pass | $579 | Jan 15, 2015 | skihistory |
| 2013-14 | adult day | $64 | Jan 15, 2014 | skihistory |
| 2013-14 | adult season pass | $599 | Jan 15, 2014 | skihistory |
| 2012-13 | adult day | $64 | Jan 15, 2013 | skihistory |
| 2012-13 | adult season pass | $675 | Jan 15, 2013 | skihistory |
| 2011-12 | adult day | $64 | Jan 15, 2012 | skihistory |
| 2010-11 | adult day | $60 | Jan 15, 2011 | skihistory |
| 2010-11 | adult season pass | $629 | Jan 15, 2011 | skihistory |
| 2009-10 | adult day | $59 | Jan 15, 2010 | skihistory |
| 2008-09 | adult day | $57 | Jan 15, 2009 | skihistory |
| 2008-09 | adult season pass | $735 | Jan 15, 2009 | skihistory |
| 2007-08 | adult day | $55 | Jan 15, 2008 | skihistory |
| 2007-08 | adult season pass | $714 | Jan 15, 2008 | skihistory |
| 2006-07 | adult day | $52 | Jan 15, 2007 | skihistory |
| 2005-06 | adult day | $52 | Jan 15, 2006 | skihistory |
| 2004-05 | adult day | $50 | Jan 15, 2005 | skihistory |
| 2003-04 | adult day | $48 | Jan 15, 2004 | skihistory |
| 2002-03 | adult day | $46 | Jan 15, 2003 | skihistory |
| 2002-03 | adult season pass | $587 | Jan 15, 2003 | skihistory |
| 2001-02 | adult day | $46 | Jan 15, 2002 | skihistory |
| 2000-01 | adult day | $42 | Jan 15, 2001 | skihistory |
| 1999-00 | adult day | $40 | Jan 15, 2000 | skihistory |
| 1999-00 | adult season pass | $516 | Jan 15, 2000 | skihistory |
| 1998-99 | adult day | $38 | Jan 15, 1999 | skihistory |
| 1998-99 | adult season pass | $496 | Jan 15, 1999 | skihistory |
| 1992-93 | adult day | $30 | Jan 15, 1993 | skihistory |
| 1991-92 | adult day | $29 | Jan 15, 1992 | skihistory |
| 1990-91 | adult day | $28 | Jan 15, 1991 | skihistory |
| 1989-90 | adult day | $26 | Jan 15, 1990 | skihistory |
| 1988-89 | adult day | $24 | Jan 15, 1989 | skihistory |
| 1987-88 | adult day | $22 | Jan 15, 1988 | skihistory |
| 1986-87 | adult day | $20 | Jan 15, 1987 | skihistory |
| 1984-85 | adult day | $18 | Jan 15, 1985 | skihistory |
| 1984-85 | adult season pass | $245 | Jan 15, 1985 | skihistory |
| 1983-84 | adult day | $18 | Jan 15, 1984 | skihistory |
| 1983-84 | adult season pass | $245 | Jan 15, 1984 | skihistory |
| 1982-83 | adult day | $17 | Jan 15, 1983 | skihistory |
| 1982-83 | adult season pass | $228 | Jan 15, 1983 | skihistory |
| 1981-82 | adult day | $15 | Jan 15, 1982 | skihistory |
| 1980-81 | adult day | $14 | Jan 15, 1981 | skihistory |
| 1978-79 | adult day | $11 | Jan 15, 1979 | skihistory |
| 1976-77 | adult day | $9 | Jan 15, 1977 | skihistory |
| 1975-76 | adult day | $8 | Jan 15, 1976 | skihistory |
| 1974-75 | adult day | $7 | Jan 15, 1975 | skihistory |
| 1974-75 | adult season pass | $90 | Jan 15, 1975 | skihistory |
| 1973-74 | adult day | $7 | Jan 15, 1974 | skihistory |
| 1972-73 | adult day | $7 | Jan 15, 1973 | skihistory |
| 1971-72 | adult day | $6 | Jan 15, 1972 | skihistory |
| 1971-72 | adult season pass | $85 | Jan 15, 1972 | skihistory |
| 1970-71 | adult day | $6 | Jan 15, 1971 | skihistory |
| 1969-70 | adult day | $6 | Jan 15, 1970 | skihistory |
| 1968-69 | adult day | $5 | 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 |
| 1963-64 | adult day | $5 | Jan 15, 1964 | skihistory |
| 1962-63 | adult day | $5 | Jan 15, 1963 | skihistory |
| 1961-62 | adult day | $4 | Jan 15, 1962 | skihistory |
| 1959-60 | adult day | $4 | Jan 15, 1960 | skihistory |
| 1938-39 | adult day | $1 | Jan 15, 1939 | skihistory |
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Where these numbers come from
| Attribute | Value | Source | Observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| avg annual snowfall in | 110 in | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| base elevation ft | 550 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| lift count | 2 | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| longest run ft | 5,280 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| skiable acres | 100 acre | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| snowmaking pct | 100 % | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| summit elevation ft | 1,200 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| terrain parks | 1 | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| trail count | 28 | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| vertical drop ft | 650 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |