Ski smarter guides
When to go, when to skip, and how to spend less time in line, built from SkiWhen's crowd model.
Thanksgiving 2026 ski crowds: which mountains will be packed?
Christmas & New Year's ski crowds 2026–27: when to go, when to skip
MLK weekend 2027 ski crowds: how busy will the mountains be?
Presidents' Day 2027 ski crowds (and Family Day in Canada)
Spring break 2027 ski crowds: dates by state and province
How SkiWhen predicts ski crowds
The five things that decide how busy a ski mountain will be, and how SkiWhen turns them into a forecast.
12 ways to avoid lift lines this ski season
Practical, no-nonsense ways to spend less time in line and more time skiing.
Best time to ski: every mountain
Vermont
Killington · Stowe · Sugarbush · Okemo · Mount Snow · Stratton · Jay Peak · Smugglers' Notch · Mad River Glen · Bolton Valley · Pico · Bromley · Burke Mountain · Magic Mountain
New Hampshire
Loon Mountain · Bretton Woods · Cannon · Waterville Valley · Cranmore · Attitash · Wildcat · Mount Sunapee · Gunstock · Ragged Mountain
Maine
Massachusetts
New York
Whiteface · Gore Mountain · Hunter Mountain · Windham Mountain · Belleayre · Holiday Valley
Pennsylvania
Seven Springs · Camelback · Blue Mountain (PA) · Elk Mountain
Mid-Atlantic & South
Midwest
Quebec
Mont-Tremblant · Mont-Sainte-Anne · Le Massif de Charlevoix · Stoneham · Mont Orford · Mont Sutton · Bromont · Sommet Saint-Sauveur
Washington
Crystal Mountain · Stevens Pass · Summit at Snoqualmie · Mt. Baker · White Pass · Mission Ridge · 49 Degrees North
Oregon
Mt. Hood Meadows · Timberline · Mt. Hood Skibowl · Mt. Bachelor · Mt. Ashland · Hoodoo
Idaho
British Columbia
Whistler Blackcomb · Cypress Mountain · Revelstoke · Big White · Sun Peaks · RED Mountain · Grouse Mountain · Mt. Seymour · Mount Washington Alpine · SilverStar · Kicking Horse · Fernie · Panorama
Alberta
Lake Louise · Sunshine Village · Mt. Norquay · Nakiska · Marmot Basin
Montana
Wyoming
Utah
Alta · Snowbird · Brighton · Solitude · Park City · Deer Valley · Snowbasin · Brian Head · Sundance
Colorado
Vail · Beaver Creek · Breckenridge · Keystone · Arapahoe Basin · Copper Mountain · Winter Park · Loveland · Eldora · Steamboat · Aspen Snowmass · Telluride · Crested Butte · Wolf Creek · Monarch Mountain · Purgatory
Southwest
California & Nevada
Palisades Tahoe · Northstar · Heavenly · Kirkwood · Sierra-at-Tahoe · Sugar Bowl · Bear Valley · Mt. Rose · Mammoth Mountain · Big Bear Mountain Resort · Mountain High