Mount Snow usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Mount Snow USA.
Mount Snow Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1954 the American ski resort Mount Snow lies at 1097 metres altitude in the Vermont region of the American Green. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Mount Snow ski area is not snow sure. Over 1500 snow cannons ensure artificial Mount Snow snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 86 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Mount Snow (USA) is Albany ( New York State ) at a distance of 109km or approximately ? minutes driving time. Mount Snow ski season runs from November to April.
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One of Eastern USA's largest resorts and Vermont's closest big mountain to the major metropolitan areas ( 2.5 hours from Boston, 4 hours from New York City or 1.5 hours from Albany ). The resort took over operation of Carinthia ski area in '86 and Haystack in '91 and was taken over itself by the American Skiing Company in 1996. The resort hosted the 2000 and 2001 ESPN Winter X Games.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Mount Snow USA
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Mount Snow Resort & Holiday Info
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| Family friendly | |
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| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $? - $? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Mount Snow Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 51km |
| total length of Mount Snow trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N S E |
| direction Mount Snow ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1097m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 579m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 579m |
| centre of Mount Snow ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 518m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 518m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Mount Snow
Skiing Mount Snow you'll enjoy 102 pistes and trails and that means approximately 51km of ski runs. Mount Snow lifts number 20 with the capacity to uplift 38525 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Mount Snow is over 4km long.
Mount Snow Ski Area
Mount Snow ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Mount Snow piste is the ?km Ripcord run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Mount Snow after dark.
Mount Snow for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Mount Snow
If you snowboard Mount Snow you'll want to know that, of the 20 ski lifts in total, 5 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Mount Snow snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Mount Snow snowboard facilities include 12 terrain parks and 2 half pipe (longest half pipe length is 140.3 metres), 1 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Mount Snow for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Mount Snow Apres Ski
The apres ski Mount Snow scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
40 apres ski bars 40 restaurants 1 bowling 4 night club 1 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 1 concert 0 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 10 saunas 3 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 2 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 4 golf 0 fishing 3 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Antique Shops, Bowling, Concerts, Craft Shops, Factory Shops (Other Facilities Including Swimming and Health Clubs in Accommodations).
Mount Snow for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Mount Snow Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Mount Snow resort - ski Mount Snow by any other name
The American ski resort of Mount Snow ski resort is also known as Haystack, Mount Snow and has the following common misspellings:
Mount Snow ski area has ski slopes which face N S E
The direction which the various Mount Snow ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Mount Snow ski resort has ski slopes facing N S E.
Mount Snow for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall