Sugarbush Resort
Vermont, US — size L · 80 km of trails · 778 m vertical · 18 lifts · heavy snowfall
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Season: usually late November - early April.
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Ikon Pass | unlimited days | no blackout dates |
| Ikon Base | unlimited days | 3 blackout windows |
The mountain
- Trails
- 80 km — size L
- Vertical
- 778 m
- Summit
- 1238 m
- Base
- 460 m
- Lifts
- 18
- Trees
- 8 km, 10% of mapped runs — Brambles Woods, Bravinator Woods, Bravo Woods
- Region
- Vermont, United States
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Measured, 10-season mean
- 518 cm — OnTheSnow
- Snow-day share
- 30% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 4 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 229 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26
Snow on the ground: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters; reads low
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×2.26 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
A decade of measurements here records 2.3× the snowfall a climate model puts in the same grid cell — one of the widest gaps on the roster, and a reason to trust the gauge over the model at this mountain. 80 km of trails, in the largest tenth of North American resorts on a pass, where the median has 19 km. 40% of its trail length is advanced or harder, against 32% for North American resorts of 60–150 km.
Terrain
- novicegreen circle0.3 km · 2 runs
- easygreen circle13.2 km · 26 runs
- intermediateblue square35.2 km · 58 runs
- advancedblack diamond28 km · 48 runs
- expertdouble black3.9 km · 8 runs
North American grading.
Lifts
- 13chairlifts
- 1T-bar
- 2platters
- 2magic carpets
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebury Snowbowl | 24 km | 16 km | moderate | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | |
| Bolton Valley Resort | 30 km | 32 km | heavy | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | compare |
| Stowe | 44 km | 67 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local | compare |
| Smugglers' Notch Resort | 48 km | 49 km | heavy | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass | compare |
| Pico Mountain | 55 km | 31 km | moderate | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base (shared) | compare |
| Killington | 60 km | 107 km | moderate | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base (shared) | compare |
FAQ
- Is Sugarbush Resort on the Ikon Pass?
- Yes. The Ikon Pass grants unlimited days at Sugarbush Resort for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Sugarbush Resort on the Ikon Base?
- Yes. The Ikon Base grants unlimited days at Sugarbush Resort for 2026/27, with 3 blackout windows.
- How much snow does Sugarbush Resort get?
- Sugarbush Resort has heavy snowfall by our banding, averaging 518 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Pico Mountain (55 km), Killington (60 km)
Sources
- Pass terms
- Ikon
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- Open-Meteo