Mount Snow, ski resort in Somerset, Vermont, United States
Mount Snow is a mountain and ski resort in the Green Mountains of southern Vermont, in the town of Somerset. Its summit stands at 3,600 feet (1,100 m), with a vertical drop of 1,700 feet over 600 acres of skiable terrain, 86 trails and 100 acres of terrain parks. The resort's lifts include a Leitner-Poma high-speed detachable six-pack bubble chair installed in 2011 that reaches the summit in seven minutes.
The mountain was originally called Mount Pisgah and opened as a ski resort in 1954 following the purchase of land from the Snow family. This early start helped establish it as a major ski destination in the region.
The resort's name comes from farmer Reuben Snow, who sold the land to Walt Schoenknecht in 1953. Carinthia, the terrain-park area, opened in 2008–09 with ten parks and a superpipe, and Mount Snow co-hosted the first Extreme Games in 1995 and hosted the X Games in 2000 and 2001.
Mount Snow has 18 lifts, including six high-speed detachable chairlifts: four from the Main Base Area, one from Carinthia and one from Sunbrook. The Leitner-Poma six-pack bubble chair reaches the 3,600-foot summit in seven minutes, and riders may leave the bubble open on warm days. Snowmaking covers 83% of the terrain with 917 snowguns, 250 of them fan guns.
Carinthia Parks debuted in the 2008–2009 season and now holds ten terrain parks with natural and man-made features plus a superpipe. Mount Snow co-hosted the first Extreme Games in 1995 and hosted the X Games in 2000 and 2001. Its 917 snowguns include 250 fan guns, the most of any resort in North America.
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