Waterville Valley Resort

Waterville Valley, New Hampshire · opened 1965
1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft4,000 ft3,840 ft summit1,820 ft base2,020 ft vertical
Skiable acres
265
Trails
62
Lifts
9
Longest run
1.9mi
Snowmaking
100%
Avg snowfall
148in
resort-reported
Night skiing
Yes
Uphill capacity
3,200/hr
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Snowfall by season

reported average 124"
Season totals as reported by the resort (via OnTheSnow and archived snow reports).
Modeled snowfall since 1991 (ERA5 reanalysis)
A weather model at 43.965, -71.528, not a snow stake: it runs well below the resort's own totals (about 1.5x here). Useful for year-to-year comparison, not for absolute depth.
Modeled average by month

The 2025-26 season

Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)
Terrain open, from published snow reports
No snow reports captured for 2025-26. 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 28, 2026*Apr 11, 2027*——————————
2025-26—————————78"18.2—
2024-25—————150"4216"24"82"19—
2023-24—————143"3116"30"98"24.6—
2022-23—————126"3021"30"89"24—
2021-22—————66"1812"14"85"20.4—
2020-21—————108"2213"20"78"21.8—
2019-20—————78"2514"24"100"23—
2018-19—————138"3514"18"111"18.2—
2017-18—————183"3641"16"99"19.2—
2016-17—————212"4722"36"109"20.7—
2015-16—————65"2117"27"42"26—
2014-15—————120"3514"22"87"15.7—
2013-14—————142"3621"29"76"16.7—
2012-13—————86"2415"41"73"21.8—
2011-12—————————60"25.5—
2010-11—————————86"19—
2009-10—————————100"22.8—
2008-09—————————80"18.7—
2007-08—————————109"20.5—
2006-07—————————102"20.4—
2005-06—————————65"22.4—
2004-05—————————74"18.8—
2003-04—————————61"18.1—
2002-03—————————85"16.5—
2001-02—————————83"24.4—
2000-01—————————108"17.9—
1999-00—————————64"21.4—
1998-99—————————69"22.4—
1997-98—————————87"24.1—
1996-97—————————112"21.2—
1995-96—————————99"18.1—
1994-95—————————61"22.4—
1993-94—————————87"17.1—
1992-93—————————85"18.9—
1991-92—————————57"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

81 trails · 19.54 mi mapped
Published difficulty mix
More difficult69%Expert31%
From the resort's own trail statistics.
Mapped trails by difficulty
Easier11%More difficult57%Most difficult30%Expert2%
Count of OpenStreetMap trail segments.
TrailRatingLengthNotes
BasewayEasier772 ft
Bourbon StreetEasier3,623 ftglades
Chandler's WayEasier2,641 ft
KinderparkEasier287 ft
Leroy's LoopEasier1,220 ft
RevelationEasier684 ft
StemtationEasier950 ft
The PastureEasier781 ft
Valley RunEasier3,247 ft
And Tyler TooMore difficult1,760 ft
Bail OutMore difficult465 ft
Calvert's CrossingMore difficult1,084 ft
ExhibitionMore difficult1,916 ft
Governor's RunMore difficult3,365 ft
Grimes WayMore difficult837 ft
HassleMore difficult540 ft
Higher GroundMore difficult1,268 ft
Lower Old TecumsehMore difficult2,035 ft
Lower PeripheryMore difficult2,461 ft
Lower StillnessMore difficult1,458 ft
Lower TippyMore difficult1,535 ft
Lower White CapsMore difficult1,942 ft
Main StreetMore difficult592 ftglades
Mean Jean's RavineMore difficult699 ft
No GritMore difficult987 ft
OblivionMore difficult3,486 ft
Old TecumsehMore difficult1,264 ft
Palmer's WayMore difficult297 ft
PeripheryMore difficult2,341 ft
Piano ManMore difficult1,225 ft
PsychedMore difficult1,882 ft
Rock IslandMore difficult2,610 ft
Ruthie's RunMore difficult471 ft
ScrambleMore difficult1,575 ft
ShortcutMore difficult150 ft
SidewinderMore difficult805 ft
Siegel StreetMore difficult707 ftglades
South StreetMore difficult1,062 ftglades
StillnessMore difficult2,190 ft
Sun RunMore difficult606 ft
TangentMore difficult1,139 ft
Terry's TrailMore difficult810 ft
TippecanoeMore difficult1,922 ft
Tree LineMore difficult1,393 ftglades
Tree LineMore difficult1,501 ftglades
Upper Bobby's RunMore difficult1,511 ft
Upper Valley RunMore difficult1,287 ft
White CapsMore difficult1,377 ft
unnamedMore difficult127 ft
unnamedMore difficult102 ft
unnamedMore difficult188 ft
unnamedMore difficult31 ft
unnamedMore difficult102 ft
unnamedMore difficult51 ft
unnamedMore difficult323 ft
CiaoMost difficult2,669 ft
Clean ShavenMost difficult1,333 ft
Furgal's ForestMost difficult913 ft
GemaMost difficult1,689 ft
Lower Sel's ChoiceMost difficult1,383 ft
Pfosi's FollyMost difficult607 ft
Pfosi's FollyMost difficult1,147 ft
Preston's PathMost difficult719 ft
Psyched OutMost difficult448 ft
Ruffled FeathersMost difficult1,259 ft
The BoneyardMost difficult1,356 ft
The ChuteMost difficult1,811 ft
Tommy's World Cup RunMost difficult1,096 ft
Upper Sel's ChoiceMost difficult2,192 ft
Utter AbandonMost difficult2,484 ft
Wayne Wong WayMost difficult1,091 ft
unnamedMost difficult422 ft
unnamedMost difficult1,034 ft
unnamedMost difficult1,355 ft
unnamedMost difficult1,594 ft
unnamedMost difficult812 ft
unnamedMost difficult1,105 ft
unnamedMost difficult513 ft
unnamedMost difficult710 ft
Lower Bobby's RunExpert1,539 ft
True GritExpert2,202 ft
Trails colored by rating; lifts dashed red. Geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Lifts

10 mapped · 4.76 mi of cable
LiftTypeSeatsCapacity /hrLengthBuiltManufacturerStatus
Tecumseh ExpressChairlift (bubble)63,2005,445 ft—MND Ropewaysoperating
Green Peak TripleChairlift3—4,125 ft——operating
Valley Run High Speed QuadChairlift4—3,952 ft——operating
Sunnyside TripleChairlift3—2,735 ft——operating
Northside DoubleChairlift2—2,482 ft——operating
Lower Meadows DoubleChairlift2—961 ft——operating
unnamedT-bar——2,666 ft——operating
High Country T-BarT-bar2—1,636 ft——operating
Pasture J-BarJ-bar——852 ft——operating
Kinder Park LiftJ-bar——251 ft——operating

Lift ticket prices

No ticket prices captured yet. Price collection reads the resort's ticket page and its Internet Archive history.

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 in148 inwikipediaSep 26, 2026
base elevation ft1,820 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
lift count9 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
longest run ft10,032 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
skiable acres265 acrewikipediaSep 26, 2026
snowmaking pct100 %wikipediaSep 26, 2026
summit elevation ft3,840 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
terrain parks6 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
trail count62 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
vertical drop ft2,020 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026