State ski guide

Best Ski Mountains in New Hampshire

Nineteen mountains across New Hampshire. Cannon tops out at 2,180 ft; four sit on Epic, ten on Indy, and seven run night skiing.

19 Mountains
4 Epic · 2 Ikon · 9 IndyPass access
7 of 19Night skiing
128"Avg annual snow

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All 19 New Hampshire Mountains

Sorted by vertical. Rank is not for sale.

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Mountain Vertical Trails Avg Snow Day Ticket Pass Night
1 Cannon Mountain 2,180 ft 74 160" $112 Indy Pass - Day forecast →
2 Wildcat 2,112 ft 48 200" $154 Epic Pass - Day forecast →
3 Loon Mountain 2,100 ft 72 160" $159 Ikon Pass - Day forecast →
4 Waterville Valley 2,020 ft 70 148" $115 Indy Pass Day forecast →
5 Attitash 1,750 ft 62 120" $151 Epic Pass - Day forecast →
6 Mount Sunapee 1,510 ft 55 130" $135 Epic Pass - Day forecast →
7 Bretton Woods 1,500 ft 55 205" $115 - - Day forecast →
8 Gunstock 1,400 ft 52 165" $99 - Day forecast →
9 Tenney Mountain 1,400 ft 53 140" $79 Indy Pass - Day forecast →
10 Ragged Mountain 1,250 ft 48 100" $82 Indy Pass - Day forecast →
11 Cranmore 1,200 ft 46 120" $94 Ikon Pass - Day forecast →
13 Crotched 1,016 ft 41 65" $133 Epic Pass Day forecast →
14 Dartmouth Skiway 968 ft 40 100" $82 Indy Pass - Day forecast →
15 Pats Peak 770 ft 34 100" $82 Indy Pass Day forecast →
16 Whaleback 700 ft 32 110" $79 Indy Pass Day forecast →
17 Granite Gorge 525 ft 27 150" $82 - - Day forecast →
18 King Pine 350 ft 22 82" $70 - Day forecast →
19 McIntyre Ski Area 170 ft 11 50" $45 Indy Pass Day forecast →

*Ticket prices vary by date, demand, and age. Verify with the mountain before purchasing.

Pass guide

Epic Pass vs Ikon Pass: Northeast

New Hampshire skews Epic: 4 Epic mountains vs 2 on Ikon. Cannon and Waterville are the notable independents outside both passes.

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