TOTAL SOLAR ECLIPSE SKIING
Besides the storm, a solar eclipse will pass occur on Monday. A number of ski areas are planning festivities around this rare astronomical event. Although not all location will be equal during this event, only a few will be in the part of totality. More information in another post.
As mentioned above, this will be first time ever that anyone will be able to ride and ski the day of a Total Solar Eclipse in Eastern America. More on this below the list of open ski areas.
Besides the storm, a solar eclipse will pass occur on Monday. A number of ski areas are planning festivities around this rare astronomical event. Although not all location will be equal during this event, only a few will be in the part of totality.
Easter is often used as the last ski event to attract people to the hills. This year part of Eastern North America will be on the path of a Total Solar Eclipse. More on this subject in a separate post. Here are the rare occurrence of total solar eclipses in part of the East:
July 10, 1972: Québec’s Gaspé peninsula and the Canadian Maritimes.
March 7, 1970: Southeast US, northeast to the Maritimes.
July 20, 1963: Maine and Québec
October 2, 1959: Northeastern Massachusetts/southern tip of New Hampshire.
July 9, 1945: Ontario
This will be first time ever that anyone will be able to ride and ski the day of a Total Solar Eclipse in Eastern America.
Besides the storm, a solar eclipse will pass occur on Monday. A number of ski areas are planning festivities around this rare astronomical event. Although not all location will be equal during this event, only a few will be in the part of totality.
LIST OF 34 SKI AREAS TENTATIVELY OFFERING SKIING and/or LIFT ACCESS FOR THE ECLIPSE
*Ski areas in path of total solar eclipse. 17 ski areas
QUÉBEC : 8
*Adstock – April 8 (lift only)
Tremblant – April 14
Le Massif – April 14
*Sutton – April 14 – TBD
*Bromont – TBD (tentative – Fri-Sun only)(lift only)
*Owl’s Head – TBD (tentative – Fri-Sun only)(lift only)
*Orford – TBD
Ste-Anne – April 21 (daily until April 14)
St-Sauveur – May 20 (daily until April 21 then Friday-Sunday + Victoria Monday)
ONTARIO : 1
Blue – April 14
VERMONT : 12
*Burke – April 8
*Mad River Glen – April 14 (after April 8, weekend only)
*Bolton – April 14
Okemo – April 14
*Smugglers – April 14
*Stowe – April 14
Stratton – April 14
Snow – April 21
*Sugarbush – TBD
*Jay – May 5 TBD
Killington – May or tentative June (daily until May then Friday-Sunday only)
NEW HAMPSHIRE : 5
Bretton Woods – April 8
Cannon – April 14
Loon – April 14
Waterville – April 14
Wildcat – April 14
NEW YORK : 4
*Titus – April 8 (Monday only)
Belleayre – April 14 (tentative – daily until April 8 then Fri-Sun only)
*Whiteface – April 14 or more (tentative – daily until April 8 then Fri-Sun only)
Gore – April 21 (tentative – daily until April 8 then Fri-Sun only)
MAINE : 3
*Big Moose – April 8 (weekend only and Monday possibly)
Pleasant – April 8 (Saturday-Monday only)
*Saddleback – April 14
Sunday River – April 28 (Daily until April 15 then weekend only)
*Sugarloaf – April 30 or more (tentative)
Lifts and skiing situation.
Many ski areas are running special events for the Eclipse, however I’ve only detailed operations for the areas that will in the path of totality. Please check with specific ski resorts for the latest on logistics, etc. Parking is paid or reserved at certain ski areas, so please be advise.
34 ski areas will be running lifts on Monday, but only 17 of those are in the path of Totality.
Québec : 5 (Sutton, Owl’s Head, Orford, Bromont, Adstock)
Vermont : 7 (Jay, Smugglers, Stowe, Bolton, Burke, Mad River Glen, Sugarbush)
Maine : 3 (Big Moose, Sugarloaf, Saddleback)
New York : 2 (Titus, Whiteface)
Of the 17 ski resorts in the path of totality.
3 areas closed for skiing on Monday, but lifts open to access summit (may be sold-out):
Owl’s Head, Bromont, Adstock
2 areas that will closed early and skiers won’t be allowed to stay at summit. Only access will be for passengers (may be sold-out):
Jay Peak, Whiteface
2 areas that will closed for the day prior to Totality, but will allow skiers to stay at summit:
Orford, Smugglers
9 Areas open for skiing. In most cases lifts will shutdown around totality, but normally operations will continue until end of day.
Sutton, Titus, Stowe, Bolton, Sugarloaf, Burke, Saddleback, Mad River, Sugarbush
1 In the present moment, Big Moose (Maine) hasn’t finalized their plan on skiing operations on Eclipse Monday. There is access to the mountain summit via cat-rides.
You will find a detail of ski areas with lifts running (with skiing or not) below.
By order of maximum totality.
Sutton, Québec : open for skiing
Start 02:15 pm
Start Totality 03:26 pm
End Totality 03:30 pm
End 04:37 pm
Duration of Totality: 3m31.0s
Duration of Eclipse: 02:22:15
Owl’s Head, Québec : closed for skiing. Access to summit via lift.
Start 02:15 pm
Start Totality 03:27 pm
End Totality 03:30 pm
End 04:37 pm
Duration of Totality: 3m31
Duration of Eclipse: 02:22:08
Jay Peak, Vermont : Close prior to Eclipse.
Upper Lifts closes at 12:30pm, Lower Mountain lifts at 2:00pm
Skiing are not permitted to stay on the mountain if they haven’t bought the passenger Tram ride (sold-out). No skiing.
Start 02:15 pm
Start Totality 03:26 pm
End Totality 03:30 pm
End 04:37 pm
Duration of Totality: 3m30
Duration of Eclipse: 02:22:22
Titus, New York : open for skiing.
Start 02:13 pm
Start Totality 03:24 pm
End Totality 03:28 pm
End 04:36 pm
Duration of Totality: 3m28
Duration of Eclipse: 02:23:25
Whiteface, New York : Close prior to Eclipse.
Lifts closes at 2:00pm
Skiing are not permitted to stay on the mountain if they haven’t bought the passenger for the gondola ride. No skiing.
Start 02:13 pm
Start Totality 03:25 pm
End Totality 03:28 pm
End 04:36 pm
Duration of Totality: 3m26
Duration of Eclipse: 02:23:32
Orford, Québec : Lift, skiing and permitted to stay on top of Mont Giroux after lifts close.
Lifts closes at 12:00pm.
Mont Orford summit restricted to passengers for the gondola ride (sold-out). No skiing.
Start 02:16 pm
Start Totality 03:27 pm
End Totality 03:30 pm
End 04:37 pm
Duration of Totality: 3m24
Duration of Eclipse: 02:21:53
Bromont, Québec : closed for skiing. Access to summit via Gondola.
Start 02:15 pm
Start Totality 03:26 pm
End Totality 03:30 pm
End 04:37 pm
Duration of Totality: 3m18
Duration of Eclipse: 02:22:07
Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont : open for skiing. lift close at 2pm, but can stay at summit.
Start 02:14 pm
Start Totality 03:26 pm
End Totality 03:29 pm
End 04:37 pm
Duration of Totality: 3m08
Duration of Eclipse: 02:22:47
Stowe, Vermont : open for skiing.
Start 02:14 pm
Start Totality 03:26 pm
End Totality 03:29 pm
End 04:37 pm
Duration of Totality: 3m07
Duration of Eclipse: 02:22:50
Bolton, Vermont : open for skiing (10am to 6pm)
Only Pre-purchased tix, hotel or Indy and season passes will be allowed to park at the resort.
Start 02:14 pm
Start Totality 03:26 pm
End Totality 03:29 pm
End 04:37 pm
Duration of Totality: 2m48
Duration of Eclipse: 02:22:56
Big Moose, Maine : possibly open for skiing – lift yes. Open this weekend for skiing. Cat-rides to summit on Monday. Paid parking.
Start 02:19 pm
Start Totality 03:30 pm
End Totality 03:33 pm
End 04:40 pm
Duration of Totality: 2m20
Duration of Eclipse: 02:20:22
Adstock, Québec : lift only – no skiing
Start 02:17 pm
Start Totality 03:29 pm
End Totality 03:31 pm
End 04:38 pm
Duration of Totality: 2m19
Duration of Eclipse: 02:20:45
Sugarloaf, Maine : open for skiing
Start 02:18 pm
Start Totality 03:29 pm
End Totality 03:32 pm
End 04:39 pm
Duration of Totality: 2m18
Duration of Eclipse: 02:21:02
Burke, Vermont : open for skiing
Start 02:16 pm
Start Totality 03:28 pm
End Totality 03:30 pm
End 04:38 pm
Duration of Totality: 2m17
Duration of Eclipse: 02:22:17
Saddleback, Maine : open for skiing
Paid $50 reserved only
Start 02:18 pm
Start Totality 03:29 pm
End Totality 03:31 pm
End 04:39 pm
Duration of Totality: 2m05
Duration of Eclipse: 02:21:13
Mad River Glen, Vermont : open for skiing
Start 02:14 pm
Start Totality 03:27 pm
Max Eclipse 03:27 pm
End Totality 03:28 pm
End 04:37 pm
Duration of Totality: 1m56
Duration of Eclipse: 02:23:09
Sugarbush, Vermont : open for skiing
Start 02:14 pm
Start Totality 03:27 pm
End Totality 03:28 pm
End 04:37 pm
Duration of Totality: 1m26
Duration of Eclipse: 02:23:13
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