Smugglers' Notch Resort

Jeffersonville, Vermont · opened 1956
1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft4,000 ft3,640 ft summit1,030 ft base2,610 ft vertical
Skiable acres
—
Trails
78
Lifts
8
Longest run
—
Snowmaking
—
Avg snowfall
312in
resort-reported
Night skiing
—
Uphill capacity
—/hr

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Snowfall by season

reported average 260"
Season totals as reported by the resort (via OnTheSnow and archived snow reports).

The 2026-27 season

Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)
No daily weather for this season.
Terrain open, from published snow reports
No snow reports captured for 2026-27. 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 °FReports
2026-27Nov 27, 2026*Apr 11, 2027*——————————
2024-25—————300"7611"14"———
2023-24—————253"5912"16"———
2022-23—————213"5312"24"———
2021-22—————178"5216"30"———
2020-21—————186"5815"24"———
2019-20—————206"5016"20"———
2018-19—————329"7520"30"———
2017-18—————287"6614"18"———
2016-17—————328"8416"26"———
2015-16——————408"18"——6
2014-15———93%78284"6919"34"——21
2013-14———97%76284"7118"32"——5
2012-13—————272"6516"20"——9
2011-12———————————19

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 holiday$99Sep 27, 2026resort_site
2026-27adult day holiday$99Sep 28, 2026resort_site
2026-27youth day$75Sep 27, 2026resort_site
2026-27youth day$75Sep 28, 2026resort_site

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