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Waterville Valley Resort ski resort

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  • Experts32% of mapped runs are difficult

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Waterville Valley Resort has about 31 km of mapped runs and 10 lifts, with skiing from about 556 m up to 1,163 m (3,816 ft), a vertical drop of 607 m. By mapped runs it is number 95 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Lebanon Municipal (LEB), about 72 km away in a straight line.

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Waterville Valley Resort 7-day mountain forecast

At about 860 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 1 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 132°-5°0 mm
  2. Sat 141°-5°0.6 mm
  3. Sun 15-1°-4°0.4 mm
  4. Mon 160°-2°0.1 mm
  5. Tue 176°-5°0 mm
  6. Wed 188°-3°0 mm
  7. Thu 1911°-2°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.

Waterville Valley Resort: runs from 556 m to 1,163 m, a vertical drop of 607 m6008001,000Top of the highest mapped run: 1,163 m (3,816 ft)Top 1,163 m · 3,816 ftBase 556 m · 1,824 ft607 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Waterville Valley Resort logo from waterville.com. Logos are trademarks of their owners, shown for identification; no endorsement implied.

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,163 m3,816 ft
Vertical drop
607 m1,991 ft
Mapped runs
31 km84 runs
Lifts
10mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 14% (4.3 km), Intermediate 54% (16.9 km), Advanced 29% (9.1 km), Expert 4% (1.1 km)Easy: 4.3 km, 11 runs (14%)14%EasyIntermediate: 16.9 km, 47 runs (54%)54%IntermediateAdvanced: 9.1 km, 24 runs (29%)29%AdvancedExpert: 1.1 km, 2 runs (4%)

About 14% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 54% intermediate and 32% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy114.3 km
Intermediate4716.9 km
Advanced249.1 km
Expert21.1 km

Lifts

10 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts6
J-bars2
T-bars2

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)Lebanon72 km
Portland International Jetport (PWM)Portland104 km
Portsmouth International Airport at Pease (PSM)Portsmouth114 km
Boston Logan (BOS)Boston183 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Waterville Valley Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,163 m (3,816 ft) and the lowest ends at about 556 m (1,824 ft), a vertical of 607 m (1,991 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Waterville Valley Resort 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 Waterville Valley Resort?

Lebanon Municipal (LEB) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 72 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Waterville Valley Resort 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.