Mountain and Ski Fact Sheet
The Green Mountains are the dominant geographic feature of Vermont. The Green Mountains extend through the center of Vermont from the Canadian border to the Massachusetts line. Vermont’s highest peak is Mount Mansfield at 4,393 feet. The Taconic Mountain Range, part of the Appalachian mountain range, can be found in the southwestern portion of the state, contains Vermont’s important marble deposits. The Taconic Range extends 150 miles from southern Vermont to northern New York. Mount Equinox, at 3,816 feet in southwestern Vermont, is the Taconic Range’s highest peak. There are 20 alpine (downhill) ski resorts and 30 Nordic ski areas. For alpine skiing, Vermont has 6,050 acres of terrain with 179 lifts, including America’ last operational single-chair lift. Nordic ski areas offer 885 miles of trails. The state’s average snowfall ranges from 80 inches to as much as 400 inches in some areas receiving, depending on elevation. Peak snowfall is between November and late-March. 70% of Vermont’s lift-served terrain is covered by state of the art snowmaking. There were 4.3 million skier/rider visits for the 2007-08 season. The ski season can start as early as November and ends as late as June, although Thanksgiving Weekend is the average opening date for the majority of the ski resorts. Some of the more famous winter ski/snowboard events include: o o o o o USSA Eastern Regional at Killington US Open Snowboarding Championship at Stratton Southern Vermont USASA Pipe Jam & Slopestyle North America Telemark Festival at Mad River Glen Mountain Dew Vertical Challenge, Mount Snow
Visit www.VermontVacation.com for more skiing and snowboard event details. Visit the Vermont Ski Area Association at www.SkiVermont.com for more skiing and resort information.