Sugarbush Resort, United States

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About Sugarbush Resort

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A ski resort with its village at 550 m and its top at 1,238 m. It has 81 km of runs and 18 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 783 m, from 1,238 m to 455 m. For beginners and families: 60% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate). For experts: 32 km of advanced, expert and freeride runs. Within 5 km of the village: childcare. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in February, about 0.4 m at the top (1,238 m). The town to stay in is Warren.

Sugarbush Resort is a ski resort located in the Mad River valley in Warren, Vermont, owned by Alterra Mountain Company. It is one of the largest ski resorts in New England. The resort encompasses more than 4000 acres (16 km²), including 484 trail acres (2.34 km²) skiable, 53 miles (85 km) of trails, and 16 ski lifts. Sugarbush has 111 ski trails, 18 additional marked wooded areas, and substantial off-piste skiing and riding. The summit elevation is 4,083 ft (1,244 m), and it has a vertical drop of 2,600 feet (790 m), the second largest in Vermont after Killington, and the third largest in New England after Killington and Sugarloaf.

From the Wikipedia article Sugarbush Resort, shortened. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 455 m to 1,238 m: 783 m of vertical. 81 km of runs and 18 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for Sugarbush Resort.

Runs
Beginner	0.3 km
Easy	13 km
Intermediate	35 km
Advanced	28 km
Expert	3.9 km

Lifts
Chairlifts	13
Drag lifts	3
Magic carpets	2

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area data © OpenSkiMap.org and OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

For families

60% of the km of runs are green or blue (beginner to intermediate).

Within 5 km of the village:

childcare: Sugarbush Day School, 0.2 km

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From Chicago: about 5 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to BTV, direct.
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Getting there. 1 h 20 from the airport to Sugarbush Resort.
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Where it is

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

Forecast and score for each day at Sugarbush Resort
Day	Score	Depthtop, mid, base	Coldestat top	Windat top
Mon 19Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	2°C	wind, 2 knots
Tue 20Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	2°C	wind, 7 knots
Wed 21Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	-2°C	wind, 2 knots
Thu 22Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	-1°C	wind, 11 knots
Fri 23Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	-4°C	wind, 9 knots
Sat 24Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	-4°C	wind, 2 knots
Sun 25Oct	0, poor	0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m	0°C	wind, 4 knots

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
Month	Base550 m	Mid894 m	Top1,238 m	Coldestat the top
Dec	0.2 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	-11°C
Jan	0.3 m	0.2 m	0.2 m	-14°C
Feb	0.5 m	0.4 m	0.4 m	-13°C
Mar	0.4 m	0.3 m	0.3 m	-8°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

Tue 20 Oct
Travel out
Direct flight ORD to BTV, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 30 door to door
Wed 21 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Thu 22 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Fri 23 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Sat 24 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Sun 25 Oct
Lifts closed
Out of season.
Mon 26 Oct
Travel home
Direct flight ORD to BTV, then 1h 20 by road. About 5h 30 door to door

Rough cost

About £1,880–£2,935 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

Rough cost per person for this trip
What	How we worked it out	Each
Flights	return ORD to BTV, estimated from distance and season, 3 airlines on the route, with a hold bag	£135–£285
To the UK airport	parking or the train, there and back	£35–£65
Transfer	shared airport transfer, return	£70–£120
Stay	6 nights, a mid-range double, shared	£215–£360
Food	7 days eating out	£260–£480
Lift pass	5 days	£1,000–£1,350
Ski hire	5 days, or about £85 to fly your own	£165–£275
Total		£1,880–£2,935

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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Sugarbush Resort, United States

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