Bretton Woods Ski Area
Ski resort · New Hampshire, United States
Bretton Woods Ski Area is a ski resort in New Hampshire (United States) with 41 km of runs and 9 lifts. You can ski between 487 m and 912 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 425 m. Its longest run is Two Miles Home (2.4 km) and the steepest, Dave's Drop, reaches 57% on its toughest stretch.
See Bretton Woods Ski Area on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 41 km
- Lifts
- 9
- Elevation
- 487–912 m
- Vertical drop
- 425 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green0.1 km
- Blue13 km
- Red21 km
- Black8.0 km
The steepest runs at Bretton Woods Ski Area
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Dave's Drop Black57% · 30°
- Bode's Run Black54% · 28°
- Fast Fall Black54% · 28°
- Upper Express Black51% · 27°
- Mcintyre's Ride Black48% · 26°
The longest runs
- Two Miles Home Red2.4 km
- Granny's Grit Red1.6 km
- Coos Caper Red1.5 km
- Range View Blue1.5 km
- Sawyer's Swoop Blue1.3 km
Lifts
5 chairlifts · 2 magic carpets · 1 T-bar lift · 1 gondola.
When to go to Bretton Woods Ski Area
For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 699 m (the resort's mean elevation is 700 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
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Resorts near Bretton Woods Ski Area
- Wildcat Mountain19 km · 26 km of runs
- Cannon Mountain21 km · 39 km of runs
- Black Mountain26 km · 16 km of runs
- Loon Mountain Resort27 km · 46 km of runs
- Attitash Mountain Resort27 km · 39 km of runs
- Waterville Valley Resort33 km · 31 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bretton Woods Ski Area?
- In New Hampshire, United States. The nearest resort is Wildcat Mountain, 19 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Bretton Woods Ski Area have?
- 41 km: 0.1 km of green runs, 13 km of blue runs, 21 km of red runs, 8.0 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Bretton Woods Ski Area?
- You can ski between 487 m and 912 m: a vertical drop of 425 m.
- How many lifts does Bretton Woods Ski Area have?
- 9: 5 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets, 1 T-bar lift, 1 gondola.
- What is the steepest run at Bretton Woods Ski Area?
- Dave's Drop (black), at 57% (30°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Bretton Woods Ski Area?
- For snow, February: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Bretton Woods Ski Area?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.