Vail Resorts’ Vermont & New York Ski Areas Now Open For Winter Season

A combination of superlative snowmaking technology and a dedicated operations staff, allow for Vail Resorts’ Vermont and New York ski areas to open for the 2020/2021 ski and snowboard season. Stowe, Okemo and Mount Snow in Vermont, as well as Hunter Mountain in New York opened today with exclusive early season access for Epic Pass holders through December 7, 2020. 

Vail Resorts’ 34 properties across North America are committed to keeping guests safe and providing them with great skiing and riding more than ever this winter season as they deliver on the Experience of a Lifetime. In addition to following all local regulations and complying with state guidance, some core ways the resorts are working to keep guests safe this winter include: 

• Face Coverings: All guests and staff are required to wear a face covering in all aspects of the operation, including while in lift lines, while riding lifts and gondolas and in all lodges and facilities. 

• Reservations: Reservations are required for all guests, passholders included. This will allow resorts to manage access and allow for physical distancing. 

• Re-Imagined Mountain Experience: New operating procedures are in place across each resort, including lift and gondola loading, in Ski School, food and beverage and rental locations. 

• Cashless Transactions: All transactions will be cashless for the coming season. For the most seamless experience, book and pay online in advance.  

• Follow State Guidelines: Know before you go: all guests are expected to follow state guidelines: Vermont State Guidelines, New York guidelines.  

Mount Snow
Mount Snow will open for the season with top-to-bottom skiing and riding on seven trails across two mountain faces, serviced by The Bluebird and Discovery lifts from the Main Base Area and Challenger on The North Face. Offering something for everyone, Mount Snow will start the season with everything from beginner to advanced terrain for skiing and riding on day one, with the plan to continue to open more terrain as conditions allow. For more information on trails and conditions please visit mountsnow.com 

Stowe 
Stowe is offering top-to-bottom skiing and riding from the Four Runner Quad on Mount Mansfield, Vermont's highest peak, with advanced and intermediate terrain. The Sensation lift on Spruce Peak will offer beginner terrain on the Inspiration trail. Skier services, retail and rental operations are open at the Mansfield and Spruce Camp base lodges, with dining available at the Mansfield Café, Octagon and Great Room. More info at www.stowe.com   
 
Okemo 
Okemo opened for the season with top-to-bottom skiing and riding on nine trails serviced by two lifts. All operations are based in Okemo's Clock Tower base area. Beginner terrain is accessible from the South Ridge Quad A lift. Okemo's Sunburst Six bubble chair provides access to Countdown, Upper World Cup, Lower World Cup, Sapphire, Upper Arrow, Lower Arrow, Route 103, Lower Mountain Road and Fairway. Food service options include Base 68, The Sitting Bull and the Summit Lodge. More at www.okemo.com  

Hunter Mountain 
Thanks to a stretch of cold weather and its powerful snowmaking system, Hunter Mountain will officially become the first ski resort in New York to open for the 2020/2021 season, when lifts start spinning at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 25, 2020. Opening day will see top-to-bottom skiing and riding with six trails to choose from, accessed by the Kaatskill Flyer lift out of the main base area. More at www.huntermtn.com.