Face it, there are mountain people and there’s everyone else. And if you’re a mountain person, Sugarbush is where you belong. What makes it special isn’t something man-made (though people surely help to make the place). It’s this mountain that makes us.
If you have a primal urge to feel yourself sliding down snowy slopes, this mountain makes you too. If you love being up high instead of at sea level, this mountain makes you. If altitude is your attitude, this mountain makes you. For people like you, for people like us, being in the mountains means being home.

Up, down. Up, down. Up, down. Far from being monotonous, every time I go up this mountain, I find a new way to slide down. Spending the whole winter here makes me, me.

I may only be eight, but I know what makes me happy. Sliding down big mountains. Ducking around trees. Launching off anything and everything. And Sleeper. More Sleeper, please.
I even like hanging out with my brother here, and that doesn’t happen anywhere. This mountain made me a little ripper, at least that’s what my dad says.


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Climb It For Climate Returns for 2025-26 Season!
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 this October 12th to the…
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This Mountain Makes Us: Episode One Featuring Mad River Riders
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, places, and purpose that makes…
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Wardrobe Change
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 year-round in a number of…
Finding Fall in the Mad River Valley
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 some of our favorite fall…