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Every New Hampshire ski area, ranked by the snow it actually gets.
New Hampshire has 13 lift-served ski areas on this board, covering about 3,154 skiable acres. Bretton Woods averages the most snow at roughly 200″ a year. Every mountain below links to its live forecast, updated hourly and scored daily against what observers actually measured.
New Hampshire ski areas
| Resort | Avg snow/yr | Vertical | Trails | Character |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bretton WoodsNH | 200″ | 1,500 ft | 63 | New Hampshire's largest ski area by acreage, sprawling below Mount Washington with wide cruisers and famously good grooming. |
| WildcatNH | 200″ | 2,112 ft | 48 | Staring straight across Pinkham Notch at Mount Washington's ravines — the best view from any chairlift in the East. |
| CannonNH | 160″ | 2,180 ft | 97 | State-owned, unapologetically rugged, and often the iciest and windiest mountain in New England — Mount Washington's little brother in attitude. |
| LoonNH | 160″ | 2,100 ft | 61 | The White Mountains' most polished resort experience — immaculate grooming, a gondola, and the easiest big-mountain access off I-93. |
| AttitashNH | 143″ | 1,750 ft | 68 | Two peaks above Bartlett — Attitash and Bear Peak — with the longest sustained fall line in the Mount Washington Valley. |
| Waterville ValleyNH | 140″ | 2,020 ft | 62 | A White Mountains classic in a national forest valley, with a long history of World Cup racing and one of the better learning setups in New Hampshire. |
| RaggedNH | 130″ | 1,250 ft | 57 | Quiet central New Hampshire mountain with a high-speed quad and a reputation for empty midweek trails. |
| Mount SunapeeNH | 130″ | 1,510 ft | 67 | State-owned land run by Vail, overlooking Lake Sunapee. |
| Black MountainNH | 125″ | 1,100 ft | 45 | A throwback family hill in Jackson with a summit T-bar and no pretensions. |
| GunstockNH | 120″ | 1,400 ft | 49 | County-owned, overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee — the views off the summit are the best in New Hampshire. |
| Pats PeakNH | 90″ | 770 ft | 28 | A small, fiercely well-run family hill near Concord with outsized snowmaking and a great learn-to-ski program. |
| CrotchedNH | 85″ | 1,000 ft | 25 | Southern New Hampshire's night-skiing hub — the 'Midnight Madness' sessions run until 3am on weekends. |
| CranmoreNH | 80″ | 1,200 ft | 56 | North Conway's in-town mountain, family-focused with night skiing and a big tubing operation. |
Ranked by average annual snowfall. Live forecasts for all of them on the board.