At this time last year, we were battling a warm and dry fall, celebrating our Opening Day on December 4th with one lift and four trails. Man what a difference...
Guides, Personalities, and the Latest Happenings
Learn and connect with the interesting people and personalities that make up our community at Sugarbush Resort. Check out tips, resort guides, and suggested itineraries to get the best possible experience while you are here. Stay in the know with the latest news and happenings around the mountain.
A full week of free skiing for kids = fun...
My name is Griffin Paradee, and I’m excited to share...
For the second year in a row, Sugarbush is partnering...
It’s back! A community favorite event, the Big Kicker returns...
Winter at Sugarbush isn’t just about carving the first turns, it’s about the moments that follow. The sound of a guitar echoing off the lodge walls, friends raising a glass to the season ahead, and that unmistakable energy when the mountain comes alive again. From Mt. Ellen’s Big Kicker to...
If you haven’t seen it yet… we’ve joined the Ikon Pass App 2.0 — a fresh, upgraded way to plan, play and connect at Sugarbush and beyond. From snow reports to lunch spots, it’s your one-stop mountain companion. Your Mountain, Your Way Set Sugarbush as a favorite to make it...
AND SO IT BEGINS (queue the Lord of the Rings meme). If you weren’t thinking about winter before, I’m sure you’re thinking about it since we posted our first snow two Fridays ago or even more snow this past Saturday. We’re officially in the season prologue. The prelude. The Star...
You’ve grabbed your season pass and/or $99 unrestricted lift tickets. (If you haven’t, well then…) And now with the flakes falling and lifts spinning, it’s time to get packed. Whether it’s a Premium Demo 4-pack or some Schoolhouse Lesson Packs that save you money and help your kids grow their...
Welcome back to This Mountain Makes Us, our video series celebrating the people and stories that shape Sugarbush and the Mad River Valley. Each episode dives into the heart of our mountain community. The folks who dig, drive, shovel, weld, and dream to make this place what it is. In Episode Two, we meet Mik...
Each year, the holiday weekend over Indigenous Peoples’ Day and Columbus Day Weekend, is seen as one last fall hoorah. One more chance for leaf peeping, sight seeing, and hopefully enjoying a bit more of that warm fall sun. I’m happy to report that Oktoberfest and Community Weekend was exactly...
We are proud to once again be sponsoring Olympic Alpine Skier Ali Nullmeyer for the 2025-2026 ski season! This is our second year sponsoring Ali, and this is an exciting one to say the least. If you don’t know about Ali, check out her introduction blog from last season! As...
What better way to get your friends and family out on the hill with you than enticing them with a discount? As a passholder, you get tons of perks. But ones that you can share with your people might just be the best yet. Like all good things, this deal...
Friends of the Mad River, the Mad River Backcountry Coalition (MRVBC), Sugarbush, and POW (Protect Our Winters) have united again to bring an entire season’s worth of uphill fun to the Mad River Valley community. Following the success of last year’s inaugural uphill skiing events, Climb It For Climate returns...
Welcome to our new video series: This Mountain Makes Us. We’re excited to introduce This Mountain Makes Us, a new video series that dives deep into the stories that shape Sugarbush and the Mad River Valley. This series is about more than just trails and turns. It’s about the people,...
If you had to guess, what would you say is the busiest season for Sugarbush? With some pretty basic reasoning it’s safe to assume that the overwhelming majority of you would say winter. You would, of course, be right. We are a ski resort after all, and while we operate...
Finding fall in the Mad River Valley isn’t difficult. If we’re being honest you can start seeing signs of fall in August around these parts. But, as the day I’m writing this, it’s ~officially~ the first day of fall and so I figured it was the perfect time to share...
Sugarbush’s Community Day dates back to before I joined the resort in 2011. The inception of the event came partially from the fact that we knew so many second homeowners were here for various homeowners weekends and wanted to provide a resort update and some fun activities on the Saturday...
Zicke zacke, zicke zacke, hoi hoi hoi! We cannot wait for the return of Oktoberfest this fall! We’ve been slowly reimagining Indigenous Peoples’ Weekend here at Sugarbush which is usually the time of our Community Day Event. Last year we introduced Oktoberfest across the weekend and it was a hit!...
Is it even a question that late summer is the best time to hike?! The temperature is starting to cool off, the leaves are juuust starting to change, but you’ll still get a nice afternoon for a post-hike dip or drink on the patio. Oh and my favorite part, it’s...
It’s back! A community favorite event, the...
I’d be lying if I said I didn’t look forward to Hogan’s opening every summer....
A Foreword: (2/19) **Last Tuesday, my boss asked me to write a state-of-the-mountain report, to...
