Wachusett Mountain Ski Area

United States · Massachusetts · Single resort

Wachusett Mountain Ski Area is a ski resort in Massachusetts (United States). It has 14.9 km of downhill runs, mostly difficult and 8 lifts. The runs go from 314 to 603 m (289 m vertical).

Piste length

14.9 km

Lifts

Base station

314 m (1,030 ft)

Top station

603 m (1,978 ft)

Vertical drop

289 m (948 ft)

Country

United States

Piste difficulty split

Green circle: 0.2 km (1%)
Blue square: 1.6 km (11%)
Black diamond: 10.8 km (73%)
Double black: 2.2 km (15%)

Details

Night skiing: Yes (24 floodlit runs)
Steepest spot: 42% (23°)
Mostly facing north (48% of run length). North-facing slopes keep good snow longer, but are colder with less sun.

Lifts: 8

Chairlift: 4

Polar Express · Chairlift · Seats: 6 · 315–600 m
Minuteman Express Quad · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 314–495 m
Monadnock Express Quad · Chairlift · Seats: 4 · 314–404 m
Vickery Bowl Triple · Chairlift · Seats: 3 · 358–445 m
Easy Rider Carpet · 316–328 m
Whittier's Teaching Meadow · 387–398 m
Ollie's Carpet · 315–321 m
Polar Carpet · 316–319 m

On site

13 car parks (6 paid)
1 restaurants & bars by the slopes
2 rental shops
1 stops

Ski schools and rental shops

MTNSide Ski & Ride
Wachusett Mountain Ski Rental

Historical conditions and snowfall

November: Snowfall in the month (average) 10 cm, Snow depth 5 cm
December: Snowfall in the month (average) 40 cm, Snow depth 14 cm
January: Snowfall in the month (average) 43 cm, Snow depth 16 cm
February: Snowfall in the month (average) 47 cm, Snow depth 17 cm
March: Snowfall in the month (average) 34 cm, Snow depth 12 cm
April: Snowfall in the month (average) 12 cm, Snow depth 4 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 205 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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