Two New England Ski Resorts Plan To Close For The Season This Weekend
New England — What a ski season it has been for Black Mountain and Jay Peak. The two New England ski resorts opened early, had quality mid-season conditions, and are concluding with a deep spring thanks to impressive work by their snowmaking squads. Sadly, both plan to close this upcoming weekend. Here’s a rundown of the plans for their final weekends of the 2025-26 season.
Black Mountain
The New Hampshire ski area opened on November 15th, technically making it the first in the state to open for the season. Black Mountain made various upgrades during the offseason, including three new hike-to expert runs, snowmaking enhancements, and new food experiences.
Black announced yesterday that this will be their final weekend of the 2025-26 season. The Double and Triple will be able to operate, meaning they’ll still have top-to-bottom skiing for the final two days. This will be Black’s latest closing ever, with last season the second-latest (May 3rd). Some of the highlights will include a vast food and drink menu, live music, and 50% off everything at the retail store.
Black Mountain stated that they plan to give Killington a run for its money next spring, so we’ll see what they have in store.
Jay Peak
The Vermont ski resort had one of the highest snow tallies out of any North American ski resort during the 2025-26 season. This winter, Jay Peak received 410″ of snowfall. However, like most mountains in the Northeast, the snow melted quickly in the spring due to above-average temperatures.
That’s when the snowmakers stepped in. Following an April snowstorm, they put the snowguns back on across the mountain. This stretch allowed Jay to keep both its base areas open through April.
The plan for this weekend is operations off the Jet Triple, with the only open trail being the Jet piste. The lift will be spinning from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. Recent photos show the snowpack being minimal, so some dirt skiing is likely. Jay tends to keep runs open even with some dirt patches, as their hardy skiers take this type of skiing with pride.
After Sunday, the final two mountains in the Northeast standing will be Sommet Saint-Sauveur in Quebec and Killington in Vermont. Sommet plans to conclude its season on Monday (known as Victoria Day up north), but will host summer camps for park skiers in June. Killington remains open on weekends until the snow melts.
Image/Video Credits: Black Mountain, Jay Peak Resort
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