When stacked up agains west coast ski areas the east coast biggest resorts can hold their own. The ten ski areas east of the Mississippi have more vert than Alta or Squaw Valley’s KT-22.
Top 10 East Coast Ski Resorts With The Most Vertical
Whiteface, New York = 3,430-ft.
*Whiteface Ski Resort has hosted 2 Olympic and is one of New York’s 46 peaks over 4,000-ft.
Killington, Vermont = 3,050-ft.
*Killington ski resort has the most vertical in New England.
Sugarloaf, Maine = 2,820-ft
*Sugarloaf has the most vertical in Maine.
Smugglers Notch, Vermont = 2,610-ft.
Sugarbush, Vermont = 2,600-ft.
Gore Mountain, New York = 2,537-ft.
Le Massif Ski Resort, Quebec = 2,526-ft.
Stowe, Vermont = 2,360-ft.
Sunday River, Maine = 2,340-ft.
Okemo, Vermont = 2,200-ft
Cannon Mountain, New Hampshire = 2,180-ft.
*Cannon has the most vertical in New Hampshire.