Crowd calendar · 2026-27 season
Mad River Glen
Fayston, Vermont· Open Dec 12 – Apr 3
Snow in the forecast: Sat, Oct 17 (3.7"). Powder days fill up fast, especially on weekends.
Tap a day to see why, then plan a trip around it.
QuietModerateBusyPacked 3"+ snow forecast
December 2026
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Busy stretches to avoid
- Thanksgiving weekendNov 25 – Nov 29
- School holidaysDec 20 – Dec 25
- Christmas week: day ticket sales capped, per resortDec 25 – Jan 1
- Christmas–New Year peakDec 26 – Jan 1
- School holidaysJan 2 – Jan 3
- MLK weekendJan 16 – Jan 18
- MLK weekend: day ticket sales capped, per resortJan 16 – Jan 18
- Presidents' Day weekendFeb 13 – Feb 15
- Presidents' Week: day ticket sales capped, per resort; also school midwinter break in Massachusetts and ConnecticutFeb 13 – Feb 21
- Presidents' week school breakFeb 16 – Feb 19
- Easter weekendMar 26 – Mar 29
Beating the crowds
- Tuesday to Thursday is quietest almost everywhere, and often cheaper.
- Day ticket sales are capped on weekends and holidays. Buy online before you go, or use a Stark Mountain Card, which gets you direct-to-lift access and is not subject to the daily cap.
- Midweek, the 2 pm to close ticket ($39 adult) is the cheapest way to ski, and lift lines are usually shorter than on weekend mornings.
- The Single Chair is the only lift of its kind in the US and runs at about 600 feet per minute with limited capacity, so lines build quickly after fresh snow. Arrive early on powder days, or ski midweek when the crowds are thinner.
- Mad River Glen has no snowmaking, so it depends on natural snow. Plan trips after storms, or in early season and late winter weekdays, for the lightest crowds.
Ski Mad River Glen for less
Get every cost per person with sources, the cheapest place to stay, quiet dates and a day-by-day plan. Takes about a minute.
Plan a cheap trip herePlaces to stay nearby
The cheapest beds are usually a town or two down the road. Split a whole house with your group.
This is a forecast from patterns: weekdays, national holidays, school breaks, pass blackout dates and events. Resorts don't publish lift-line data, so treat it as a guide. Snow forecast from Open-Meteo.
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