North America — Wild weather resulted in wild swings in visitation during the 2025 Christmas Week. Slopes, an app that tracks ski data, captured trends in visitation this past Holiday period.
With over 2 million active Slopes users, they were able to determine which ski resorts saw growth and decline in visitation last year. It compared the numbers between Christmas Week 2024 and 2025. Obviously, not everybody uses Slopes, so it doesn’t detail the exact visitation drops or growth numbers. But it does give us a perspective into which ski resorts are having a great winter, and which mountains are looking to rebound after a tough Christmas period.
Here’s a recap of their core data findings:
States With Biggest Gains Year By Year
5. Tie between Massachusetts and Minnesota (32%)
4. Indiana (42%)
3. Maryland (45%)
2. New Jersey (57%)
1. Virginia (74%)
States With Biggest Losses Year By Year
5. Tie between Alaska, California, and Colorado (-22%)
4. Washington (-29%)
3. Utah (-31%)
2. Idaho (-45%)
1. Oregon (-49%)
Biggest Gains By Resorts
5. Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont (33%)
4. Hunter Mountain, New York (42%)
3. Sugarbush Resort, Vermont (44%)
2. Mountain Creek Resort, New Jersey (57%)
1. Camelback Resort, Pennsylvania (126%)
Biggest Losses By Resorts
5. Mt. Hood Meadows (-43%)
4. Beaver Creek Resort, Colorado (-45%)
3. Stevens Pass, Washington (-68%)
2. Snowbasin Resort, Utah (-69%)
1. Bogus Basin (-81%)
Overview
If you follow the ski industry, the declines are not too surprising. Bogus Basin was barely open, Stevens Pass didn’t open until December 29th, and Mt. Hood Meadows opened with limited terrain on December 23rd. Other mountains listed in states like Colorado and Utah didn’t have much terrain to explore. What’s surprising is how those in the Northeast stuck to their local mountains, leading to large gains at places like Camelback and Mountain Creek. Snowy resorts in the Northeast, such as Stowe and Sugarbush, also did well.
While we don’t know the official visitation figures for these ski resorts, we do know how one ski conglomerate is doing so far this winter. Vail Resorts reported today that their early season metrics dropped 20% compared to the prior year. Ouch.
It’s also worth looking at Canada’s metrics. Each of the four provinces saw growth. In Western Canada, it’s been generally solid, partially thanks to SkiBig3’s historic start. Meanwhile, Eastern Canada saw huge growth thanks to cold weather.
Ultimately, it seems like some vacationers stayed home and/or visited their local resorts instead during the holidays.
You can read how Slopes gets its data here.
Image Credits: Madison Olling, Slopes
