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Wachusett Mountain Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area is a ski area in Massachusetts, United States with 15 km of mapped downhill runs and 8 lifts, between 314 m and 599 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 15 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Top elevation
- 599 m
- Vertical drop
- 285 m
- Nearest airport
- ORH · 25 km
Slopes by difficulty
38 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 4 Chairlifts
- 4 Magic carpets
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area is a ski area in Massachusetts, the United States. Its 38 mapped downhill runs add up to 15 km, which ranks it #182 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 392 m long.
Slopes at Wachusett Mountain Ski Area
About 12% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 73% intermediate and 15% advanced or expert, which makes Wachusett Mountain Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 8 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 314 m up to 599 m, a vertical drop of 285 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Wachusett Mountain Ski Area
The nearest airport is Worcester Regional Airport (ORH), about 25 km away in a straight line — roughly 33 minutes by car; Laurence G Hanscom Field (BED) is 49 km away. Nearby ski areas include Pine Ridge Ski Area, Ski Ward (1.7 km), Nashoba Valley Ski Area (4.3 km) and Great Brook Ski Touring Center, which together add 6 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Wachusett Mountain Ski Area
- 1 ORH25 kmstraight line
- 2 BED49 kmstraight line
- 3Manchester-Boston Regional AirportMHT61 kmstraight lineManchester, United States
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- 4Boston Logan International AirportBOS74 kmstraight lineBoston, United States
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Nearby
Ski resorts near Wachusett Mountain Ski Area
- 21 kmPine Ridge Ski AreaSmall ski area
- 28 kmSki Ward1.7 km of slopes · 6 lifts · up to 161 m
- 36 kmNashoba Valley Ski Area4.3 km of slopes · 12 lifts · up to 129 m
- 45 kmGreat Brook Ski Touring Centerup to 73 m
- 49 kmNorthfield Mountain Recreation and Environmental Centerup to 333 m
- 54 kmWeston Ski Trackup to 26 m
- 57 kmCrotched Mountain Ski & Ride8.6 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 584 m
- 58 kmEaston Ski Area1 lift · up to 235 m
- 59 kmGranite Gorge Ski Area4.5 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 400 m
- 67 kmMcIntyre Ski Area1.9 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 155 m
- 69 kmBrattleboro Ski Hill0.7 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 178 m
- 70 kmBlue Hills Ski Area2.7 km of slopes · 4 lifts · up to 176 m
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.