Wachusett Mountain Ski Area
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area is a ski area located in the state of Massachusetts in USA. The resort is in the town of Princeton, MA.
We recently ranked all of Massachusetts's ski resorts, so you can see where Wachusett Mountain Ski Area stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area 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 Wachusett Mountain Ski Area. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Wachusett Mountain Ski Area's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area Terrain Overview
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area has a total of 22 ski trails, which are serviced by 8 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Wachusett Mountain Ski Area is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 110 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 45 hectares, 0.2 square miles, or 0.4 square kilometers.
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area's slopes see on average 100 inches (2.5 meters) of snowfall a year.
Total Runs
22
Lifts
8
Skiable Acres
110(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
100"(254 cm)
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area Elevation
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area has a summit elevation of 2,006 feet, or 611 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 990 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 1,016 feet (310 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.
Summit Elevation
2,006'(611 m)
Vertical Drop
1,016'(310 m)
Base Elevation
990'(302 m)
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
41.3out 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
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area has 110 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area is a beginner-friendly ski area, with about 30% of its trails as easy. However, it also has a fair share of more difficult runs - which account for the remaining 70%.
Beginner
30%(33 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
40%(44 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
30%(33 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 Wachusett Mountain Ski Area good for beginners?
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area 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 70% of its trails rated at or above intermediate.
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area Location
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area is located in the state of Massachusetts, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Princeton, MA.
Address:
Princeton, MA 01541 USA
View on Google Maps
Website:
wachusett.com
GPS Coordinates:
42.49000, -71.88000
Getting to Wachusett Mountain Ski Area
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Wachusett Mountain Ski Area), its coordinates of 42.49000, -71.88000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Princeton, MA 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 Wachusett Mountain Ski Area.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Logan International Airport | BOS | Boston, MA | 45 mi |
| Theodore Francis Green State Airport | PVD | Providence, RI | 58 mi |
| Portland International Jetport | PWM | Portland, ME | 112 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 Wachusett Mountain Ski Area.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester Regional Airport | ORH | Worcester, MA | 15 mi |
| Manchester-Boston Regional Airport | MHT | Manchester, NH | 38 mi |
| Bradley International Airport | BDL | Hartford, CT | 56 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Wachusett Mountain Ski Area, 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 Wachusett Mountain Ski Area.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nashoba Valley | Boxborough, MA | 440 ft | 37% | 20 mi |
| Ski Butternut | Great Barrington, MA | 1,800 ft | 40% | 26 mi |
| Ski Ward | Shrewsbury, MA | 410 ft | 25% | 26 mi |
| Crotched Mountain | Bennington, NH | 2,066 ft | 43% | 35 mi |
| McIntyre Ski Area | Manchester, NH | 510 ft | 18% | 42 mi |
| Blue Hills Ski Area | Canton, MA | 635 ft | 24% | 43 mi |
| Ski Bradford | Haverhill, MA | 1,548 ft | 31% | 46 mi |
| Stowe Mountain | West Halifax, VT | 4,395 ft | 59% | 47 mi |
| Gunstock Mountain | Kingston, NH | 2,267 ft | 50% | 50 mi |
| Dartmouth Skiway | Concord, NH | 1,943 ft | 41% | 52 mi |
| Pats Peak | Henniker, NH | 1,400 ft | 33% | 52 mi |
| Blandford | Blandford, MA | 1,685 ft | 25% | 58 mi |
| Mount Sunapee | Newbury, NH | 2,743 ft | 45% | 60 mi |
| Mount Snow | Somerset, VT | 3,600 ft | 47% | 63 mi |
| Otis Ridge Ski Area | Otis, MA | 1,700 ft | 35% | 66 mi |
| Magic Mountain | Londonderry, VT | 2,850 ft | 54% | 67 mi |
| Berkshire East | Charlemont, MA | 1,840 ft | 45% | 67 mi |
| Stratton Mountain | Winhall, VT | 3,875 ft | 47% | 68 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | Andover, NH | 2,250 ft | 44% | 68 mi |
| Yawgoo Valley | Exeter, RI | 315 ft | 24% | 69 mi |
| Bousquet Mountain | Pittsfield, MA | 1,818 ft | 47% | 71 mi |
| Jiminy Peak | Hancock, MA | 2,380 ft | 46% | 72 mi |
| Bromley Mountain | Peru, VT | 3,284 ft | 44% | 74 mi |
| Okemo Mountain | Ludlow, VT | 3,344 ft | 54% | 76 mi |
| Mt. Southington | Plantsville, CT | 525 ft | 32% | 82 mi |
| Mohawk Mountain | West Cornwall, CT | 1,600 ft | 36% | 86 mi |
| Ski Sundown | New Hartford, CT | 1,075 ft | 30% | 87 mi |
| Killington | Killington, VT | 4,241 ft | 69% | 93 mi |
| Woodbury Ski Area | Woodbury, CT | 850 ft | 34% | 95 mi |
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 2,006 ft |
| Base Elevation | 990 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 1,016 ft |
| Trails | 22 (30% Beginner, 40% Intermediate, 30% Expert) |
| Lifts | 8 |
| Skiable Acres | 110 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 100 inches |