Smugglers' Notch Resort

Jeffersonville, Vermont · opened 1956
0 ft1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft4,000 ft5,000 ft3,640 ft summit1,030 ft base2,610 ft vertical
Skiable acres
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Trails
78
Lifts
8
Longest run
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Snowmaking
—
Avg snowfall
312in
resort-reported
Night skiing
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Uphill capacity
—
Last report of the season Nov 14, 2015 (archived)
Trails open
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Lifts open
0
Base depth
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Season snowfall
—
Projected opening, 2026-27
Nov 27, 2026
likely between Nov 22 and Dec 1
Resort's own target
Nov 27, 2026
via OnTheSnow
Model forecast from Smugglers' Notch Resort's opening history and this autumn's weather so far, as of Oct 25, 2026. How it works.

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Snowfall by season

reported average 255"
Season totals as reported by the resort (via OnTheSnow and archived snow reports).
Modeled snowfall since 1991 (ERA5 reanalysis)
A weather model at 44.573, -72.776, not a snow stake: it runs well below the resort's own totals (about 3x here). Useful for year-to-year comparison, not for absolute depth.
Modeled average by month

The 2015-16 season

Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)
Terrain open, from published snow reports
No snow reports captured for 2015-16. 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
2026-27Nov 27, 2026*Apr 11, 2027*———————————
2025-26Nov 28, 2025Apr 12, 2026136——————85"19.7——
2024-25Dec 5, 2024Apr 13, 2025130——300"7611"14"86"21.2——
2023-24Nov 24, 2023Apr 14, 2024143——253"5912"16"98"26.6——
2022-23Nov 25, 2022Apr 9, 2023136——213"5312"24"93"25.5——
2021-22Dec 2, 2021Apr 10, 2022130——178"5216"30"88"21.1——
2020-21Dec 10, 2020Apr 10, 2021122——186"5815"24"73"23.2——
2019-20Nov 29, 2019Mar 17, 2020110——206"5016"20"88"24.8——
2018-19Nov 23, 2018Apr 14, 2019143——329"7520"30"110"19.4——
2017-18Nov 24, 2017Apr 15, 2018143——287"6614"18"91"20.8——
2016-17Nov 25, 2016Apr 16, 2017143——328"8416"26"112"22.5——
2015-16Nov 27, 2015Apr 3, 2016129———408"18"50"25.5—2
2014-15Nov 22, 2014Apr 19, 201514993%78272"6919"34"87"14.6—16
2013-14Nov 29, 2013Apr 20, 201414397%76—7118"32"77"15.2—4
2012-13Nov 23, 2012Apr 14, 2013143———6516"20"65"21.1—6
2011-12Dec 4, 2011Mar 25, 2012113——————60"25.1—17
2010-11Nov 27, 2010Apr 17, 2011142——————104"17.4——
2009-10Dec 8, 2009Apr 6, 2010120——————75"21.8——
2008-09Nov 28, 2008Apr 12, 2009136——————81"17.8——
2007-08Nov 23, 2007Apr 13, 2008143——————109"19.9——
2006-07Dec 5, 2006Apr 15, 2007132——————109"19.3——
2005-06Nov 25, 2005Apr 16, 2006143——————74"21.7——
2004-05Apr 17, 2005————————63"17.5——
2003-04Apr 11, 2004————————86"16.9——
2002-03—————————90"15.3——
2001-02Nov 23, 2001Apr 15, 2002144——————87"24.3——
2000-01Apr 22, 2001————————103"16.8——
1999-00Apr 9, 2000————————92"20.6——
1998-99Nov 27, 1998————————75"21.2——
1997-98Nov 22, 1997————————93"23.1——
1996-97—————————104"20.7——
1995-96Apr 21, 1996————————102"16.6——
1994-95Nov 26, 1994Apr 16, 1995142——————58"22.5——
1993-94—————————93"14.8——
1992-93—————————84"17.9——
1991-92—————————67"17.6——

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

119 trails · 30.57 mi mapped
Published difficulty mix
Easier99%More difficult1%
From the resort's own trail statistics.
Mapped trails by difficulty
Easier14%More difficult59%Most difficult22%Expert4%Glade1%
Count of OpenStreetMap trail segments.
TrailRatingLengthNotes
Curley's CutbackEasier1,765 ft
Dixie's KnollEasier1,003 ft
Garden PathEasier3,741 ft
HibernatorEasier1,274 ft
Howie's WandererEasier1,519 ft
Howie's WandererEasier1,354 ft
Log JamEasier1,929 ft
Lower Morse LiftlineEasier2,000 ft
MeadowlarkEasier6,316 ft
MidwayEasier999 ft
MidwayEasier413 ft
MidwayEasier3,913 ft
Sam's RunEasier1,896 ft
Sir Henry's Learning HillEasier367 ft
Timberrr!Easier1,723 ft
unnamedEasier474 ft
unnamedEasier1,739 ft
BermudaMore difficult3,459 ft
Birch RunMore difficult1,834 ft
Black SnakeMore difficult3,671 ft
Black SnakeMore difficult100 ft
CatwalkMore difficult3,168 ft
Dan's FordMore difficult1,056 ft
DrifterMore difficult301 ft
DrifterMore difficult6,882 ft
DrifterMore difficult802 ft
EvaporatorMore difficult775 ft
EvaporatorMore difficult830 ft
Father Bob'sMore difficult1,351 ft
Goat PathMore difficult1,326 ft
Hangman'sMore difficult1,167 ft
Harvey's HideawayMore difficult888 ft
Highlander GladesMore difficult740 ftglades
Jolly RodgerMore difficult725 ft
Knight's RevengeMore difficult1,676 ft
LinkMore difficult1,651 ft
LinkMore difficult833 ft
LinkMore difficult150 ft
Lower ChilcootMore difficult4,127 ft
Lower ExhibitionMore difficult1,121 ft
Lower F.I.S.More difficult2,061 ft
Lower LiftlineMore difficult1,287 ft
Lower PipelineMore difficult679 ft
Lower RumrunnerMore difficult4,495 ft
McPherson'sMore difficult1,205 ft
MidwayMore difficult713 ft
Moonshiner's GladesMore difficult884 ftglades
Mulcahy's LinkMore difficult3,002 ft
Norwegian WoodsMore difficult1,060 ftglades
Parking Lot 1 ExtentionMore difficult888 ft
PlaygroundMore difficult1,154 ft
Poacher's WoodsMore difficult1,013 ftglades
Practice SlopeMore difficult2,042 ft
Red Fox GladesMore difficult348 ftglades
RumrunnerMore difficult352 ft
RumrunnerMore difficult2,053 ft
Rumrunner VariationMore difficult1,102 ft
Ruthie'sMore difficult5,133 ft
Sherwood ForestMore difficult1,132 ftglades
Snow SnakeMore difficult2,313 ft
The ShireMore difficult824 ft
The ZoneMore difficult1,355 ft
Thomke'sMore difficult1,780 ft
Thomke's ExpressMore difficult452 ft
Three Mountain GladesMore difficult811 ftglades
Treasure RunMore difficult755 ft
Treasure RunMore difficult2,859 ft
Treasure RunMore difficult192 ft
Upper ChilcootMore difficult1,049 ft
Upper ChilcootMore difficult3,783 ft
Upper RumrunnerMore difficult93 ft
WaterfallMore difficult1,312 ft
unnamedMore difficult258 ft
unnamedMore difficult113 ft
unnamedMore difficult873 ft
unnamedMore difficult156 ft
unnamedMore difficult85 ft
unnamedMore difficult205 ft
unnamedMore difficult163 ft
unnamedMore difficult715 ft
unnamedMore difficult261 ft
unnamedMore difficult222 ft
unnamedMore difficult491 ft
unnamedMore difficult173 ft
unnamedMore difficult153 ft
unnamedMore difficult161 ft
unnamedMore difficult386 ft
Black BearMost difficult1,271 ft
BootleggerMost difficult990 ft
ChuteMost difficult270 ft
Deer Run GladesMost difficult375 ftglades
Doc Dempsey's GladesMost difficult1,554 ftglades
Full NelsonMost difficult913 ft
Full NelsonMost difficult508 ft
Gary B's Northwest PassageMost difficult1,186 ft
Hangman's DropMost difficult249 ft
Pipeline EscapeMost difficult1,891 ft
Pirate's PlankMost difficult715 ft
Powder KegMost difficult1,014 ft
ShakedownMost difficult2,321 ft
ShuttleMost difficult2,216 ft
Smugglers' AlleyMost difficult1,316 ft
Snake BiteMost difficult950 ft
Upper ExhibitionMost difficult620 ft
Upper ExhibitionMost difficult3,112 ft
Upper F.I.S.Most difficult2,757 ft
Upper LiftlineMost difficult1,757 ft
Upper Morse LiftlineMost difficult1,567 ft
Upper PipelineMost difficult536 ft
unnamedMost difficult320 ft
unnamedMost difficult229 ft
unnamedMost difficult383 ft
unnamedMost difficult177 ft
FreefallExpert1,206 ft
Robin's RunExpert2,708 ft
Upper LiftlineExpert2,270 ft
Upper Upper FISExpert509 ft
Upper Upper FIS Cut-InExpert294 ft
The Black HoleGlade1,549 ftglades
Trails colored by rating; lifts dashed red. Geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Lifts

9 mapped · 5.38 mi of cable
LiftTypeSeatsCapacity /hrLengthBuiltManufacturerStatus
Madonna 1 LiftChairlift2—5,886 ft——operating
Village LiftChairlift——5,241 ft——operating
Sterling LiftChairlift2—5,168 ft——operating
Mogul Mouse's Magic LiftChairlift——4,583 ft——operating
Madonna 2 LiftChairlift——4,573 ft——operating
Morse Highlands LiftChairlift——1,372 ft——operating
Sterling T-BarSurface lift——1,154 ft——operating
unnamedCarpet——212 ft——operating
The GliderCarpet——203 ft——operating

Lift ticket prices

SeasonProductPriceObservedSource
2026-27adult day$99Sep 28, 2026resort_site
2026-27senior day$75Sep 28, 2026resort_site
2025-26adult day$138Jan 15, 2026skihistory
2025-26adult day$35Feb 20, 2026wayback
2025-26adult day$35Nov 4, 2025wayback
2025-26adult day$35Nov 2, 2025wayback
2025-26adult season pass$99Nov 4, 2025wayback
2025-26adult season pass$99Feb 20, 2026wayback
2025-26adult season pass$810Jan 15, 2026skihistory
2025-26adult season pass$99Nov 2, 2025wayback
2025-26senior day$25Nov 2, 2025wayback
2025-26senior day$25Nov 4, 2025wayback
2025-26senior day$25Feb 20, 2026wayback
2024-25adult day$35Jan 19, 2025wayback
2024-25adult day$35Jan 8, 2025wayback
2024-25adult day$35Jan 16, 2025wayback
2024-25adult day$131Jan 15, 2025skihistory
2024-25adult season pass$799Jan 15, 2025skihistory
2024-25adult season pass$55Jan 16, 2025wayback
2024-25adult season pass$55Jan 8, 2025wayback
2024-25adult season pass$55Jan 19, 2025wayback
2024-25senior day$25Jan 8, 2025wayback
2024-25senior day$25Jan 16, 2025wayback
2024-25senior day$25Jan 19, 2025wayback
2023-24adult day$106Jan 15, 2024skihistory
2023-24adult day$59Mar 6, 2024wayback
2023-24adult day$59Feb 25, 2024wayback
2023-24adult season pass$746Jan 15, 2024skihistory
2023-24senior day$45Mar 6, 2024wayback
2023-24senior day$45Feb 25, 2024wayback
2023-24senior day holiday$70Feb 25, 2024wayback
2023-24senior day holiday$70Mar 6, 2024wayback
2022-23adult day$45Nov 18, 2022wayback
2022-23adult day$95Jan 15, 2023skihistory
2022-23adult day$45Dec 23, 2022wayback
2022-23adult day$45Nov 24, 2022wayback
2022-23adult season pass$746Jan 15, 2023skihistory
2022-23senior day$35Nov 24, 2022wayback
2022-23senior day$35Dec 23, 2022wayback
2022-23senior day$35Nov 18, 2022wayback
2021-22adult day$94Jan 15, 2022skihistory
2021-22adult day$44Jan 17, 2022wayback
2021-22adult season pass$688Jan 15, 2022skihistory
2021-22senior day$33Jan 17, 2022wayback
2020-21adult day$44Jan 16, 2021wayback
2020-21adult day$44Nov 24, 2020wayback
2020-21adult day$89Jan 15, 2021skihistory
2020-21adult day$44Dec 2, 2020wayback
2020-21adult season pass$730Jan 15, 2021skihistory
2020-21senior day$33Jan 16, 2021wayback
2020-21senior day$33Dec 2, 2020wayback
2020-21senior day$33Nov 24, 2020wayback
2019-20adult day$82Jan 15, 2020skihistory
2019-20adult day$43Dec 11, 2019wayback
2019-20adult day$43Nov 21, 2019wayback
2019-20adult day$43Nov 15, 2019wayback
2019-20adult season pass$699Jan 15, 2020skihistory
2019-20senior day$33Nov 15, 2019wayback
2019-20senior day$33Nov 21, 2019wayback
2019-20senior day$33Dec 11, 2019wayback
2018-19adult day$79Jan 15, 2019skihistory
2018-19adult season pass$699Jan 15, 2019skihistory
2017-18adult day$40Feb 27, 2018wayback
2017-18adult day$40Jan 12, 2018wayback
2017-18adult day$40Nov 14, 2017wayback
2017-18adult day$81Jan 15, 2018skihistory
2017-18adult season pass$688Jan 15, 2018skihistory
2017-18senior day$30Nov 14, 2017wayback
2017-18senior day$30Jan 12, 2018wayback
2017-18senior day$30Feb 27, 2018wayback
2017-18youth day$44Nov 14, 2017wayback
2017-18youth day$44Jan 12, 2018wayback
2017-18youth day$44Feb 27, 2018wayback
2016-17adult day$72Jan 15, 2017skihistory
2016-17adult day$40Nov 21, 2016wayback
2016-17adult day$40Feb 5, 2017wayback
2016-17adult day$40Mar 26, 2017wayback
2016-17adult day weekday$28Jan 14, 2017wayback
2016-17adult day weekday$28Nov 29, 2016wayback
2016-17adult season pass$709Jan 15, 2017skihistory
2016-17senior day$30Mar 26, 2017wayback
2016-17senior day$30Nov 21, 2016wayback
2016-17senior day$30Feb 5, 2017wayback
2016-17youth day$44Feb 5, 2017wayback
2016-17youth day$44Nov 21, 2016wayback
2016-17youth day$44Mar 26, 2017wayback
2015-16adult day$72Jan 15, 2016skihistory
2015-16adult half day$260Feb 14, 2016wayback
2015-16adult season pass$709Jan 15, 2016skihistory
2015-16senior day$54Mar 22, 2016wayback
2014-15adult day$70Jan 15, 2015skihistory
2014-15adult day weekday$28Feb 7, 2015wayback
2014-15adult day weekday$28Dec 15, 2014wayback
2014-15adult day weekday$28Feb 27, 2015wayback
2014-15adult half day$250Mar 28, 2015wayback
2014-15adult half day$250Nov 25, 2014wayback
2014-15adult season pass$688Jan 15, 2015skihistory
2014-15senior day$52Feb 7, 2015wayback
2014-15senior day$52Feb 18, 2015wayback
2014-15senior day$52Feb 5, 2015wayback
2013-14adult day$68Jan 15, 2014skihistory
2013-14adult day weekday$28Dec 30, 2013wayback
2013-14adult day weekday$28Jan 31, 2014wayback
2013-14adult day weekday$28Jan 30, 2014wayback
2013-14adult season pass$688Jan 15, 2014skihistory
2013-14senior day$52Nov 14, 2013wayback
2013-14senior day$52Feb 9, 2014wayback
2013-14senior day$52Dec 21, 2013wayback
2012-13adult day$66Jan 15, 2013skihistory
2012-13adult season pass$656Jan 15, 2013skihistory
2012-13senior day$50Nov 30, 2012wayback
2012-13senior day$50Jan 1, 2013wayback
2012-13senior day$50Jan 28, 2013wayback
2011-12adult day$66Jan 15, 2012skihistory
2011-12adult half day$238Feb 13, 2012wayback
2011-12adult season pass$656Jan 15, 2012skihistory
2011-12senior day$50Jan 6, 2012wayback
2011-12senior day$50Jan 30, 2012wayback
2011-12senior day$50Feb 17, 2012wayback
2010-11adult day$64Jan 15, 2011skihistory
2009-10adult day$62Jan 15, 2010skihistory
2009-10adult season pass$635Jan 15, 2010skihistory
2008-09adult day$62Jan 15, 2009skihistory
2008-09adult season pass$656Jan 15, 2009skihistory
2007-08adult day$60Jan 15, 2008skihistory
2007-08adult season pass$635Jan 15, 2008skihistory
2006-07adult day$58Jan 15, 2007skihistory
2006-07adult season pass$614Jan 15, 2007skihistory
2005-06adult day$58Jan 15, 2006skihistory
2003-04adult day$54Jan 15, 2004skihistory
2003-04adult season pass$593Jan 15, 2004skihistory
2002-03adult day$54Jan 15, 2003skihistory
2002-03adult season pass$587Jan 15, 2003skihistory
2001-02adult day$48Jan 15, 2002skihistory
2001-02adult season pass$545Jan 15, 2002skihistory
2000-01adult day$48Jan 15, 2001skihistory
2000-01adult season pass$524Jan 15, 2001skihistory
1999-00adult day$48Jan 15, 2000skihistory
1997-98adult day$44Jan 15, 1998skihistory
1997-98adult season pass$369Jan 15, 1998skihistory
1996-97adult day$42Jan 15, 1997skihistory
1995-96adult day$36Jan 15, 1996skihistory
1992-93adult day$36Jan 15, 1993skihistory
1991-92adult day$36Jan 15, 1992skihistory
1990-91adult day$33Jan 15, 1991skihistory
1989-90adult day$33Jan 15, 1990skihistory
1988-89adult day$30Jan 15, 1989skihistory
1987-88adult day$30Jan 15, 1988skihistory
1984-85adult day$25Jan 15, 1985skihistory
1984-85adult season pass$525Jan 15, 1985skihistory
1983-84adult day$24Jan 15, 1984skihistory
1983-84adult season pass$475Jan 15, 1984skihistory
1982-83adult day$23Jan 15, 1983skihistory
1982-83adult season pass$475Jan 15, 1983skihistory
1981-82adult day$21Jan 15, 1982skihistory
1980-81adult day$19Jan 15, 1981skihistory
1979-80adult day$16Jan 15, 1980skihistory
1978-79adult day$15Jan 15, 1979skihistory
1977-78adult day$13Jan 15, 1978skihistory
1976-77adult day$12Jan 15, 1977skihistory
1975-76adult day$11Jan 15, 1976skihistory
1974-75adult day$11Jan 15, 1975skihistory
1973-74adult day$8Jan 15, 1974skihistory
1972-73adult day$8Jan 15, 1973skihistory
1969-70adult day$9Jan 15, 1970skihistory
1968-69adult day$8Jan 15, 1969skihistory
1964-65adult day$6Jan 15, 1965skihistory
1964-65adult season pass$90Jan 15, 1965skihistory
1963-64adult day$5Jan 15, 1964skihistory
1962-63adult day$5Jan 15, 1963skihistory
1961-62adult day$5Jan 15, 1962skihistory
1960-61adult day$5Jan 15, 1961skihistory
1959-60adult day$5Jan 15, 1960skihistory

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 in312 inwikipediaSep 26, 2026
base elevation ft1,030 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
lift count8 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
summit elevation ft3,640 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
trail count78 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
vertical drop ft2,610 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026