Middlebury Snow Bowl
Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort is a ski area located in the state of Vermont in USA. The resort is in the town of Hancock, VT.
We recently ranked all of Vermont's ski resorts, so you can see where Middlebury Snow Bowl stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Middlebury Snow Bowl is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Middlebury Snow Bowl's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Middlebury Snow Bowl around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Middlebury Snow Bowl Mountain Resort Terrain Overview
Middlebury Snow Bowl has a total of 17 ski trails, which are serviced by 4 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. With 600 acres, Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort has a moderate amount of skiiable terrain available for skiers. This area is equivalent to 243 hectares, 0.9 square miles, or 2.4 square kilometers.
Middlebury Snow Bowl's slopes see on average 200 inches (5.1 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 16 feet every year!
Total Runs
17
Lifts
4
Skiable Acres
600(2 km2)
Annual Snowfall
200"(508 cm)
Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort Elevation
Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort has a summit elevation of 2,720 feet, or 829 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 1,720 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 1,000 feet (305 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Middlebury Snow Bowl's summit elevation is about average. There are a lot of ski slopes that are quite a bit higher, but also many that are much, much smaller.
Summit Elevation
2,720'(829 m)
Vertical Drop
1,000'(305 m)
Base Elevation
1,720'(524 m)
Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
40.2out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Middlebury Snow Bowl has 600 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Middlebury Snow Bowl is a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 41% of its trails as easy. However, it also has a fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 59%.
Beginner
41%(247 acres)
Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.
Intermediate
24%(141 acres)
Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.
Expert
35%(212 acres)
Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.
Is Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort good for beginners?
Middlebury Snow Bowl can be beginner-friendly, depending on the runs you take. While it ranks in the lower half of all North American ski areas in terms of overall difficulty, it still has 59% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.
Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort Location
Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort is located in the state of Vermont, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Hancock, VT.
Address:
Hancock, VT 05748 USA
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Website:
middleburysnowbowl.com
GPS Coordinates:
43.93900, -72.95800
Getting to Middlebury Snow Bowl Mountain Resort
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort), its coordinates of 43.93900, -72.95800 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Hancock, VT to get close.
By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport | YUL | Montréal, QC | 113 mi |
| Portland International Jetport | PWM | Portland, ME | 134 mi |
| Logan International Airport | BOS | Boston, MA | 147 mi |
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Middlebury Snow Bowl.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport | RUT | Rutland, VT | 28 mi |
| Burlington International Airport | BTV | Burlington, VT | 38 mi |
| Lebanon Municipal Airport | LEB | Lebanon, NH | 39 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.
Other Nearby Ski Resorts
Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pico Mountain | Mendon, VT | 3,967 ft | 57% | 7 mi |
| Sugarbush | Warren, VT | 4,083 ft | 62% | 14 mi |
| Killington | Killington, VT | 4,241 ft | 69% | 21 mi |
| Cochran Ski Area | Richmond, VT | 950 ft | 33% | 31 mi |
| Bolton Valley | Richmond, VT | 3,150 ft | 42% | 34 mi |
| Okemo Mountain | Ludlow, VT | 3,344 ft | 54% | 38 mi |
| Woods Valley | Bolton Landing, NY | 1,400 ft | 35% | 43 mi |
| Smuggler's Notch | Jeffersonville, VT | 3,640 ft | 61% | 43 mi |
| Mad River Glen | Morrisville, VT | 3,637 ft | 61% | 48 mi |
| Saskadena Six | South Pomfret, VT | 1,200 ft | 37% | 48 mi |
| Bromley Mountain | Peru, VT | 3,284 ft | 44% | 49 mi |
| Magic Mountain | Londonderry, VT | 2,850 ft | 54% | 52 mi |
| Whiteface Mountain | Wilmington, NY | 4,650 ft | 71% | 55 mi |
| Stratton Mountain | Winhall, VT | 3,875 ft | 47% | 57 mi |
| Gore Mountain | North Creek, NY | 3,600 ft | 66% | 57 mi |
| Mount Sunapee | Newbury, NH | 2,743 ft | 45% | 60 mi |
| West Mountain | Queensbury, NY | 1,470 ft | 31% | 63 mi |
| Mt. Pisgah Recreation Center | Saranac Lake, NY | 2,500 ft | 39% | 64 mi |
| Cannon Mountain | Franconia, NH | 4,080 ft | 59% | 65 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | Andover, NH | 2,250 ft | 44% | 65 mi |
| Mount Snow | Somerset, VT | 3,600 ft | 47% | 67 mi |
| Burke Mountain | East Burke, VT | 3,267 ft | 62% | 68 mi |
| Willard Mountain | Greenwich, NY | 1,415 ft | 36% | 69 mi |
| Catamount Mountain | Hillsdale, NY | 2,000 ft | 36% | 72 mi |
| Waterville Valley | Waterville Valley, NH | 4,004 ft | 50% | 72 mi |
| Jay Peak | Jay, VT | 3,968 ft | 60% | 75 mi |
| Bretton Woods | Bretton Woods, NH | 3,100 ft | 54% | 78 mi |
| Mont Sutton | Sutton, QC | 3,175 ft | 42% | 83 mi |
| Stowe Mountain | West Halifax, VT | 4,395 ft | 59% | 83 mi |
| Titus Mountain | Malone, NY | 2,025 ft | 37% | 85 mi |
| Crotched Mountain | Bennington, NH | 2,066 ft | 43% | 85 mi |
| Owl's Head | Mansonville, QC | 2,480 ft | 47% | 85 mi |
| Dartmouth Skiway | Concord, NH | 1,943 ft | 41% | 87 mi |
| Pats Peak | Henniker, NH | 1,400 ft | 33% | 87 mi |
| Attitash | Bartlett, NH | 2,350 ft | 53% | 87 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | Gorham, NH | 4,062 ft | 57% | 90 mi |
| Black Mountain | Jackson, NH | 2,350 ft | 45% | 91 mi |
| Cranmore Mountain | North Conway, NH | 2,000 ft | 41% | 92 mi |
| King Pine Ski Area | Madison, NH | 850 ft | 17% | 93 mi |
| Bromont | Bromont, QC | 1,693 ft | 43% | 94 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | Hancock, MA | 2,380 ft | 46% | 97 mi |
| Royal Mountain | Saint Johnsville, NY | 1,800 ft | 37% | 99 mi |
| McIntyre Ski Area | Manchester, NH | 510 ft | 18% | 100 mi |
Middlebury Snow Bowl Ski Resort Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 2,720 ft |
| Base Elevation | 1,720 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 1,000 ft |
| Trails | 17 (41% Beginner, 24% Intermediate, 35% Expert) |
| Lifts | 4 |
| Skiable Acres | 600 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 200 inches |