Mad River Glen
Fayston, Vermont · opened 1948
Skiable acres
—
Trails
60
Lifts
8
Longest run
—
Snowmaking
15%
Avg snowfall
250in
resort-reported
Night skiing
No
Uphill capacity
—
In the news
All Vermont news- Oct. 3: Learn about ‘Owls and their Calls’ at Mad River Glen — Waterbury Roundaboutwaterburyroundabout.org · 10 days ago
The nonprofit Stark Mountain Foundation’s mission is to preserve and protect the environment and ecosystem of Stark Mountain in Fayston, where Mad River Glen ski area is located, including its recreational access and historic value. Based in Quechee, the nonprofit Vermont…
- Oct. 3: Learn about ‘Owls and their Calls’ at Mad River GlenWaterbury Roundabout · 10 days ago
- The Lift That (Didn't) Change Everything – VT SKI + RIDEvtskiandride.com · 12 days ago
A decade earlier, Palmedo had founded the Mt. Mansfield Lift Company, the ski area in Stowe. But he grew disillusioned with that growing resort. In Mad River Glen, Palmedo was looking to create what he described as “not just a place of business, a mountain amusement park, as it…
- The Valley Reporter - The 25th Edition of the Green Mountain Stage Race Returns to the Mad River Valleyvalleyreporter.com · 21 days ago
Route 17 will be closed to through traffic both east and west from 10:50 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on Sunday. The closure begins at the Mad River Glen Ski Area parking lot. While local traffic will be permitted in some areas, the road will be fully closed near the summit. Eastbound…
- Weather Forecast and Conditions for Mad River Glen, Waitsfield, Vermont - The Weather Channel | Weather.comThe Weather Channel · Aug 9
- Mad River Glen releases April Fools’ ‘adventure park’ plansWCAX · Apr 1
Snowfall by season
reported average 113"Season totals as reported by the resort (via OnTheSnow and archived snow reports).
Modeled snowfall since 1991 (ERA5 reanalysis)
A weather model at 44.201, -72.924, not a snow stake: it runs well below the resort's own totals (about 1.6x here). Useful for year-to-year comparison, not for absolute depth.
Modeled average by month
The 2008-09 season
Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)
Terrain open, from published snow reports
No snow reports captured for 2008-09. 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 12, 2026* | Apr 3, 2027* | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2025-26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76" | 18.1 | — |
| 2024-25 | — | — | — | — | — | 157" | 53 | 10" | 12" | 89" | 19.3 | — |
| 2023-24 | — | — | — | — | — | 156" | 44 | 8" | 12" | 102" | 24.7 | — |
| 2022-23 | — | — | — | — | — | 158" | 31 | 19" | 132" | 93" | 23.2 | 8 |
| 2021-22 | — | — | — | — | — | 84" | 25 | 6" | 13" | 87" | 19.5 | 3 |
| 2020-21 | — | — | — | — | — | 52" | 20 | 9" | 12" | 73" | 21 | 1 |
| 2019-20 | — | — | — | — | — | 74" | 24 | 12" | 16" | 89" | 22.7 | 2 |
| 2018-19 | — | — | — | — | — | 134" | 35 | 9" | 10" | 111" | 17.4 | 1 |
| 2017-18 | — | — | — | — | — | 124" | 26 | 11" | 24" | 84" | 18.6 | — |
| 2016-17 | — | — | — | — | — | 144" | 33 | 7" | 15" | 93" | 20.8 | — |
| 2015-16 | — | — | — | — | — | 44" | 12 | 5" | 6" | 32" | 25.3 | — |
| 2014-15 | — | — | — | — | — | 96" | 37 | 29" | 38" | 72" | 14.2 | — |
| 2013-14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | 13" | 16" | 64" | 14.9 | 2 |
| 2012-13 | — | — | — | — | — | 149" | 22 | 9" | 20" | 48" | 21 | 13 |
| 2011-12 | — | — | — | — | — | 95" | — | — | — | 41" | 25.2 | 21 |
| 2010-11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84" | 16.9 | — |
| 2009-10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56" | 21.2 | — |
| 2008-09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62" | 17.5 | — |
| 2007-08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87" | 19.4 | — |
| 2006-07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81" | 18.8 | — |
| 2005-06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53" | 21.2 | — |
| 2004-05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49" | 17 | — |
| 2003-04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62" | 16.5 | — |
| 2002-03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70" | 15 | — |
| 2001-02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60" | 23.5 | — |
| 2000-01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83" | 16.3 | — |
| 1999-00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67" | 20.4 | — |
| 1998-99 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 58" | 20.9 | — |
| 1997-98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 77" | 22.8 | — |
| 1996-97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84" | 20.3 | — |
| 1995-96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72" | 16.4 | — |
| 1994-95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46" | 21.9 | — |
| 1993-94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75" | 14.7 | — |
| 1992-93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 75" | 17.6 | — |
| 1991-92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47" | 18.1 | — |
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
91 trails · 20.04 mi mappedMapped trails by difficulty
Easier23%More difficult36%Most difficult31%Unrated10%
Count of OpenStreetMap trail segments.
| Trail | Rating | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadway | Easier | 1,168 ft | |
| Broadway | Easier | 2,387 ft | |
| Callie's Corner | Easier | 150 ft | |
| Chipmunk Bowl | Easier | 4,459 ft | |
| Chipmunk Bowl | Easier | 840 ft | |
| Duck | Easier | 1,161 ft | |
| Easy Way | Easier | 1,718 ft | |
| Fox | Easier | 2,127 ft | |
| Lark | Easier | 1,270 ft | |
| Lark | Easier | 175 ft | |
| Lark | Easier | 209 ft | |
| Lark | Easier | 3,676 ft | |
| Lark | Easier | 857 ft | |
| Lark | Easier | 295 ft | |
| Loon | Easier | 2,166 ft | |
| Lower Panther | Easier | 1,444 ft | |
| Periwinkle | Easier | 960 ft | |
| Robin | Easier | 726 ft | |
| Snail | Easier | 803 ft | |
| Vixen | Easier | 1,091 ft | |
| Wren | Easier | 982 ft | |
| Antelope | More difficult | 1,831 ft | |
| Bunny | More difficult | 3,883 ft | |
| Catamount | More difficult | 2,043 ft | |
| Chipmunk | More difficult | 1,402 ft | |
| Cricket | More difficult | 1,154 ft | |
| Eaton's Run | More difficult | 1,557 ft | |
| Grass Hopper | More difficult | 897 ft | |
| Half Moon | More difficult | 381 ft | |
| Lower Beaver | More difficult | 1,086 ft | |
| Lower Gazelle | More difficult | 654 ft | |
| Lower Gazelle | More difficult | 743 ft | |
| Periwinkle | More difficult | 914 ft | |
| Periwinkle | More difficult | 182 ft | |
| Periwinkle | More difficult | 425 ft | |
| Porcupine | More difficult | 4,020 ft | |
| Porcupine | More difficult | 1,582 ft | |
| Porcupine | More difficult | 593 ft | |
| Quacky II | More difficult | 1,463 ft | |
| Quacky III | More difficult | 1,719 ft | |
| Race Hill | More difficult | 303 ft | |
| Robin | More difficult | 288 ft | |
| Robin/Wren | More difficult | 1,190 ft | |
| Rockefellers | More difficult | 609 ft | |
| S-turn | More difficult | 753 ft | |
| Snail | More difficult | 1,223 ft | |
| Snail | More difficult | 181 ft | |
| Snail | More difficult | 1,613 ft | |
| Upper Antelope | More difficult | 1,791 ft | |
| Waterfall | More difficult | 562 ft | |
| Wren | More difficult | 318 ft | |
| unnamed | More difficult | 403 ft | |
| unnamed | More difficult | 236 ft | |
| unnamed | More difficult | 220 ft | |
| Beaver | Most difficult | 551 ft | |
| Beaver | Most difficult | 1,887 ft | |
| Canyon | Most difficult | 647 ft | |
| Catamount Bowl | Most difficult | 762 ft | |
| Chute | Most difficult | 1,690 ft | |
| Creamery | Most difficult | 474 ft | |
| Donkey | Most difficult | 804 ft | |
| Fall Line | Most difficult | 2,389 ft | |
| Ferret | Most difficult | 1,496 ft | |
| Gazelle | Most difficult | 1,150 ft | |
| Grand Canyon | Most difficult | 1,614 ft | |
| Lift Line | Most difficult | 2,177 ft | |
| Lower Antelope | Most difficult | 706 ft | |
| Lower Antelope | Most difficult | 6,159 ft | |
| Lower Glade | Most difficult | 943 ft | glades |
| Lynx | Most difficult | 725 ft | |
| Marten | Most difficult | 834 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Moody's | Most difficult | 668 ft | |
| One Way | Most difficult | 727 ft | |
| Panther | Most difficult | 1,340 ft | |
| Paradise | Most difficult | 1,724 ft | |
| Partridge | Most difficult | 1,011 ft | |
| Periwinkle Bowl | Most difficult | 886 ft | |
| Quacky | Most difficult | 324 ft | |
| Slalom hill | Most difficult | 953 ft | |
| Upper Glade | Most difficult | 1,137 ft | glades |
| Upper Waterfall | Most difficult | 281 ft | |
| unnamed | Most difficult | 167 ft | |
| Ben's Glade | Unrated | 478 ft | glades, ungroomed |
| Broadway | Unrated | 3,555 ft | |
| Gazelle Glades | Unrated | 1,184 ft | glades |
| unnamed | Unrated | 134 ft | |
| unnamed | Unrated | 80 ft | |
| unnamed | Unrated | 369 ft | |
| unnamed | Unrated | 352 ft | |
| unnamed | Unrated | 231 ft | |
| unnamed | Unrated | 331 ft |
Trails colored by rating; lifts dashed red. Geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors.
Lifts
5 mapped · 2.46 mi of cable| Lift | Type | Seats | Capacity /hr | Length | Built | Manufacturer | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single Chair | Chairlift | 1 | — | 5,237 ft | — | — | operating |
| Sunnyside Double | Chairlift | 2 | — | 4,025 ft | — | — | operating |
| Birdland Double | Chairlift | 2 | — | 2,260 ft | — | — | operating |
| Practice Slope Double | Chairlift | 2 | — | 1,292 ft | — | — | operating |
| Callie's Corner Handle Tow | Rope tow | — | — | 163 ft | — | — | operating |
Lift ticket prices
| Season | Product | Price | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | adult day holiday | $39 | Sep 27, 2026 | resort_site |
| 2026-27 | adult day holiday | $39 | Sep 28, 2026 | resort_site |
| 2026-27 | adult half day | $90 | Sep 27, 2026 | resort_site |
| 2026-27 | adult half day | $90 | Sep 28, 2026 | resort_site |
| 2026-27 | senior day | $125 | Sep 27, 2026 | resort_site |
| 2026-27 | senior day | $125 | Sep 28, 2026 | resort_site |
Nearby ski areas
Sugarbush Resort
VT · 2,600 ft vertical
4.5 mi
Cochran's Ski Area
VT
13.6 mi
Bolton Valley Resort
VT · 1,625 ft vertical
15.1 mi
Middlebury College Snow Bowl
VT · 1,000 ft vertical
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Stowe Mountain Resort
VT · 2,360 ft vertical
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Smugglers' Notch Resort
VT · 2,610 ft vertical
26.7 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 | 1,600 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| lift count | 8 | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| snowmaking pct | 15 % | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| summit elevation ft | 3,637 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| trail count | 60 | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |
| vertical drop ft | 2,037 ft | wikipedia | Sep 26, 2026 |