Now that the winter weather has finally began to settle in, it’s time for us to enjoy the perks of snow - skiing and snowboarding. Hopefully within the coming months we will be ambushed with enough snow to get us a nice base layer to set our skies and board on. For my fellow snow lovers, you’re probably thinking, when can I hit the slopes? I don’t live around here, where do I go? Can I afford it? Unfortunately for us Roger Williams students, we are far from any decent sized mountain, like Killington, Mt. Snow, Loon Mountain or Gore Mountain. However, I am here to point you in the right direction if you want to hit some of the local slopes or take off for a weekend with your friends while at school this winter. (Mountains are in order from closest to farthest.)

Ski Ward

Shrewsbury, MA

Travel Time: 1h 20min

Vertical: 220ft

Number of Lifts: 4

Number of Trails: 9

Nashoba Valley

Westford, MA

Travel Time: 1hr 30min

Vertical: 240ft

Number of Lifts: 4

Number of Trails: 17

Wachusett Mountain

Princeton, MA

Travel Time: 1hr 45min

Vertical: 2,006ft

Number of Lifts: 8

Number of Trails: 23

Ski Bradford

Haverhill, MA

Travel Time: 2hr

Vertical: 272ft

Number of Lifts: 7

Number of Trails: 15

Crotched Mountain

Hillsborough, NH

Travel Time: 2hr 30min

Vertical: 1,000ft

Number of Lifts: 5

Number of Trails: 29

Pats Peak

Henniker, NH

Travel Time: 2hr 30min

Vertical: 770ft

Number of Lifts: 11

Number of Trails: 28

Weekend Getaways

Whether you want to escape from school for the weekend with your friends, or you want to challenge your skills at bigger and better mountains, you can always travel a few hours more to reach a whole new group of mountains! Either way, these nine mountains below are far and big enough for you to make it a fun and exciting weekend instead of rushing the day the day away. Enjoy every run these bigger mountains have to offer!

Ragged Mountain Ski Resort

Danbury, NH

Travel Time: 2hr 45min

Vertical: 1,250ft

Number of Lifts: 7

Number of Trails: 55

Mount Sunapee

Newbury, NH

Travel Time: 2hr 50min

Vertical: 1,510ft

Number of Lifts: 9

Number of Trails: 66

Gunstock Ski

Gilford, NH

Travel Time: 3hr

Vertical: 1,400ft

Number of Lifts: 8

Number of Trails: 55

Loon Mountain Resort

Lincoln, NH

Travel Time: 3hr 10min

Vertical: 2,100

Number of Lifts: 12

Number of Trails: 61

Mount Snow

Dover, VT

Travel Time: 3hr 15min

Vertical: 3,586

Number of Lifts: 20

Number of Trails: 80

Killington Ski Resort

Killington, VT

Travel Time: 3hr 40min

Vertical: 4,241ft

Number of Lifts: 22

Number of Trails: 155

Hunter Mountain

Hunter, NY

Travel Time: 3hr 40min

Vertical: 4,040ft

Number of Lifts: 10

Number of Trails: 58

Windham Mountain

Windham, NY

Travel Time: 3hr 40min

Vertical: 3,100ft

Number of Lifts: 12

Number of Trails: 54

Gore Mountain

North Creek, NY

Travel Time: 4hr 20min

Vertical: 2,537ft

Number of Lifts: 15

Number of Trails: 103