Industry News
Vermont has had quite the snow season, from the mountains down to the cities. Burlington just reached a whopping 73 days with snow on the ground, the longest stretch since 2004. Burlington is reporting 71 inches as of February 24, which would be average snowfall for the entire winter, and they still have over a month left of the snow season. The city has accumulated more snow than, Denver, Anchorage, Boston, Providence and Minneapolis. After the historic Blizzard of 2026 dropped 41 inches in one storm, Providence, Rhode Island, has reported 61 inches this season—only 10 inches short of Burlington.
On the skiing side of things, most Vermont resorts have reported well above-average snowfall this season. Jay Peak leads the pack with 353 inches to date, already surpassing their season average of 347 inches and it is still only the beginning of March, which is nothing short of incredible. Other notable resorts include Sugarbush, reporting 199 inches when its full season average is 260. Smuggler’s Notch has had 263 inches, which is about 100 inches above normal for this time of year. Burlington is around an hour drive from these well known resorts.
Last year’s winter was also a strong snow year in Vermont, not quite at the caliber of this year, but many resorts accumulated above-average snowfall. Jay Peak, reported 475 inches last season, just short of its all time record of 491 inches. Jay Peak averages 76 inches in March and 31 in April. This season could push close to those records again as the resort is currently sitting at 353″ of snowfall for the season as of March 2. Only time will tell. With the dry weather pattern out west for much of the season, Northeast skiing has been a welcome bright spot for the industry this year.
