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Mount Sunapee ski resort

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The short answer

Mount Sunapee has about 31 km of mapped runs and 10 lifts, with skiing from about 382 m up to 830 m (2,723 ft), a vertical drop of 448 m. By mapped runs it is number 97 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lebanon Municipal (LEB), about 38 km away in a straight line.

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Mount Sunapee 7-day mountain forecast

At about 606 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 2 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 132°-2°3 mm
  2. Sat 143°-3°0.5 mm
  3. Sun 153°-1°0 mm
  4. Mon 164°0°0 mm
  5. Tue 178°-2°0 mm
  6. Wed 1810°1°0 mm
  7. Thu 1912°0°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Mount Sunapee: runs from 382 m to 830 m, a vertical drop of 448 m400500600700800Top of the highest mapped run: 830 m (2,723 ft)Top 830 m · 2,723 ftBase 382 m · 1,253 ft448 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
830 m2,723 ft
Vertical drop
448 m1,470 ft
Mapped runs
31 km75 runs
Lifts
10mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 3% (0.9 km), Easy 21% (6.3 km), Intermediate 62% (19 km), Advanced 13% (3.9 km), Expert 2% (0.6 km)Novice: 0.9 km, 6 runs (3%)Easy: 6.3 km, 15 runs (21%)21%EasyIntermediate: 19 km, 43 runs (62%)62%IntermediateAdvanced: 3.9 km, 10 runs (13%)13%AdvancedExpert: 0.6 km, 1 runs (2%)

About 23% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 62% intermediate and 15% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice60.9 km
Easy156.3 km
Intermediate4319 km
Advanced103.9 km
Expert10.6 km

Lifts

10 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts5
Magic carpets3
Rope tows2

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Lebanon Municipal (LEB)Lebanon38 km
Manchester-Boston Regional (MHT)Manchester68 km
Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional (RUT)Rutland74 km
Boston Logan (BOS)Boston138 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Mount Sunapee?

The highest mapped run starts at about 830 m (2,723 ft) and the lowest ends at about 382 m (1,253 ft), a vertical of 448 m (1,470 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Mount Sunapee have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 31 km of downhill runs and 10 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Mount Sunapee?

Lebanon Municipal (LEB) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 38 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Mount Sunapee piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.