United States

Vermont

New England's Green Mountain state, for fall colour in October and skiing from late November.

Pick your Vermont resort by pass first. Killington, Sugarbush and Stratton are on the Ikon Pass. Stowe, Okemo and Mount Snow sell the Epic Pass. Jay Peak sells its own passes, and Mad River Glen is a skier-owned co-op.

Ikon's list gives tentative opening dates of 21 November for Sugarbush and 25 November for Stratton, and TBA for Killington. Mount Snow says it is 2.5 hours from Boston and 4 hours from New York City. Killington is 160 miles from Boston Logan and Stratton is 145 miles, according to Ikon. Stowe says it is 40 minutes from Burlington airport.

You can get partway by train. The Ethan Allen Express leaves New York at 2:19 p.m. and reaches Rutland at 7:35 p.m. The Bus runs from Rutland to Killington for $3, but its route page lists the last run at 7:05 p.m. Amtrak's Vermonter stops at Waterbury-Stowe, which is 17 miles from Stowe. A free shuttle runs up Mountain Road to the Stowe resort from 27 November 2026 to 4 April 2027.