A few words on the Snow at Sugarloaf

Sugarloaf's snow record is about average for the East. Deep powder is rare with only 8.2% of winter days recording 6 inches or more of snow and less than 1% of months with 90 inches or more. The key risk to snow conditions everywhere in the East is rain. The rain is often followed by hard freezes that can close advanced or ungroomed terrain. This is a minor issue for the locals, who can sit out the wet weather and wait for improvement. It does, however, make planning a trip over a week in advance more of a gamble.

Sugarloaf averages 55% open at New Year's with nearly half of seasons being less than half open by New Year's. Sugarloaf is one of the largest eastern ski areas and has the most extensive late season skiing in the East. For snow preservation, it's farther north than Vermont and much higher than Quebec's ski areas, plus it's 70% north facing. As a result it averages 80% open at first of April and still 75% open in mid-April.