Killington, VT

It's difficult to say anything about Killington—because everything applies. This beast of the East is the region's largest resort, and it offers something for everyone. With the recent addition of neighboring Pico, there are now seven distinct peaks to explore. Not only can you find what ...

Lincoln, NH

Loon's base facilities are its strength. Slopeside lodging is plentiful, and not only is lift capacity more than adequate, a limited ticket sales policy keeps lines short. Here, too, intermediate cruising is the area's strength, but the North Peak keeps experts happy. Another Loon strength: ...

Fayston, VT

Mad River Glen: Ski it if you can. While most ski resorts would view this intimidating tagline as a marketing disaster, the owners of Mad River Glen wear it like a badge of honor. That’s because Mad River Glen isn’t like most Vermont ski resorts. For starters, it’s owned ...

West Dover, VT

Mount Snow was once the province of bizarre innovation and the nonstop partying weekend. Today, it sprawls over more than 630 acres and 135 trails, and remains one of the "happening" eastern resorts on weekends. These days the "with it" clientele is snowboarding teens and mogul mashing Gen-Xers. ...

Newbury, NH

Sunapee is the state's largest mountain, and the skiing can be moderately challenging. A $475,000 capital program brought changes in the 2011-12 season such as a new glade trail, expanded snowmaking coverage, and the addition of a Burton Learn to Ride Center.

The resort boasts 66 trails, 11 lifts, and 230 acres of terrain.

Ludlow, VT

Family owned and operated, few resorts are as family friendly as Okemo. Despite being stuck in gigantic Killington's shadow and having a rather cumbersome base layout, the 115-plus trail resort is an intermediate's delight. There is probably more well-groomed, pleasantly-pitched cruising at ...

Rangeley, ME

In the shadows of Maine's skiing giants—Sunday River and Sugarloaf—Saddleback is perhaps the most underappreciated resort in the east. With 2,000 feet of vertical drop, New England's second highest base lodge, and more than 60 trails and glades, it has the terrain, snow quality, and ...

Bridgton, ME

A true local's hill, where everyone knows everyone else, Shawnee Peak abounds in character and history. In fact, the 2012-13 season marked the resort's 75th consecutive winter in operation. And as Maine's longest-running ski resort, Shawnee lays claim to many of Maine's ski-industry "firsts." ...

Smugglers' Notch, VT

In a word-association test, if you said "family skiing," any Vermont skier would respond "Smugglers' Notch." Nobody accommodates families better. Period. For one thing, they've been doing it longer than most; the resort opened its first summer children’s camp in 1976. For another, all ...

Stowe, VT

The self-proclaimed Beast of the East exceeds mere regional boasting. Stowe sports four of the toughest slopes in New England; its high-speed lifts to each peak keep the lines moving; its slopes range from sharp-angle blacks to gentle cruisers; and its glade runs alone make this place worthy of ...