Every Ikon Pass Mountain in the Northeast (2026-27)

2026-07-05 · Guides

Nine mountains, one pass

The Ikon Pass covers 76 mountains scattered across the planet — Chile, Japan, Australia, the Alps, half of the Rockies. But if you live in New England or upstate New York, the number that actually matters is much smaller: nine. That's how many Ikon mountains sit in the Northeast, and this is the full list, state by state, with a link to every one of them.

Some of these are full-access Ikon mountains you can ski as many days as your tier allows. Others come in on the Base Pass with day-count limits. Either way, if you're deciding where to point the car this winter, these are your options within a tank of gas.

Ikon's other 67 mountains are spread across the Rockies, the West, the Mid-Atlantic, the Midwest, and a long list of destinations well outside driving range — Australia, Austria, Canada, Chile, France, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Switzerland. That's a genuinely global pass. But unless you're planning a trip, the nine mountains below are the ones your pass actually gets you to on a random Saturday.

The nine at a glance

(A dash just means we don't have that stat logged yet for that mountain — not that it's small.)

Vermont: three mountains, three different personalities

Vermont carries the biggest share of the Northeast's Ikon mountains, and they don't overlap much in character.

Killington / Pico is the giant of the group — 3,050 feet of vertical, 155 trails, and 21 lifts spread across two connected mountains. It's the biggest number on this whole list by a wide margin, and it's also one of six Northeast Ikon mountains where you can skin up before the lifts spin (more on that below).

Sugarbush Resort, VT in Warren covers 2,600 vertical feet over 111 trails and 16 lifts — a sprawling, Mad River Valley resort that also allows uphill travel.

Stratton, VT rounds out the trio at 2,003 feet of vertical across 99 trails and 11 lifts. Stratton's uphill policy is also on the list of "yes" mountains, so if you're building a habit of dawn patrol laps before an Ikon day, Vermont gives you three places to do it.

New Hampshire: Cranmore and Loon

New Hampshire's two Ikon mountains sit less than an hour apart in the White Mountains, but they've drawn different lines on uphill access. Cranmore in North Conway allows uphill travel — check our uphill guide for the specifics on hours and pricing. Loon Mountain in Lincoln does not currently allow it, so if skinning before your lift ticket kicks in is part of your routine, Cranmore is the one to pencil in.

Maine: Sugarloaf and Sunday River

Maine's two entries are both destination resorts, and they're the biggest of the "no vertical logged yet" and "biggest trail count on the list" contrasts here. Sugarloaf in Carrabassett Valley posts the largest trail count of any Northeast Ikon mountain — 176 trails across 2,820 vertical feet and 15 lifts — though its uphill policy is currently a no. Sunday River in Newry is the other Maine option, and it does allow uphill travel.

Massachusetts: Butternut and Jiminy Peak

The two Massachusetts mountains on this list are both Berkshires-area resorts and both compact compared to the Vermont and Maine giants. Butternut in Great Barrington runs 1,000 vertical feet over 22 trails and 11 lifts, and doesn't currently allow uphill travel. Jiminy Peak in Hancock does allow it — one more entry on the "yes" side of the ledger.

Uphill access on your Ikon days

One thing that sets this list apart from a generic "here's what's on your pass" rundown: we track uphill policy for every mountain in our database, and six of these nine Northeast Ikon mountains currently allow it — Cranmore, Jiminy Peak, Killington / Pico, Stratton, VT, Sugarbush Resort, VT, and Sunday River. Butternut, Loon Mountain, and Sugarloaf currently don't.

If skinning up before the lifts open (or after they close) is part of how you use your pass, that's a real factor in choosing where to go — and it's exactly the kind of detail that doesn't show up on the pass company's own resort list. We break down hours, prices, and the exact policy language for every one of these mountains, plus dozens more across New England, in our full uphill skiing guide.

It's worth noting that "allows uphill travel" and "free uphill travel" aren't the same thing — some of these six charge a separate day or season fee for skinning privileges, on top of whatever you're already paying for the Ikon Pass itself. The uphill guide has the specific numbers for each mountain, since they vary quite a bit from one resort to the next.

Picking between them

If you want the single biggest mountain on an Ikon day in the Northeast, Killington / Pico is the answer, full stop — 3,050 vertical feet is nearly triple what you'll find at the smallest entries here. If you want the most terrain to explore, Sugarloaf's 176 trails top the list, ahead of Killington / Pico's 155 and Sugarbush Resort, VT's 111. If you want a shorter drive and a smaller crowd, Butternut and the two New Hampshire mountains are the more low-key options — Butternut's 22 trails and 1,000 feet of vertical make it the smallest of the six mountains here with a logged trail count.

Lift count tells a similar story about scale: Killington / Pico runs 21 lifts, Sugarbush Resort, VT runs 16, and Sugarloaf runs 15 — all three built to move a lot of skiers across a lot of terrain. Stratton, VT and Butternut both run 11 lifts apiece despite Stratton having nearly double Butternut's vertical, which tells you Stratton's lifts are simply covering more ground per line.

None of these nine is a bad choice — they're all Ikon mountains for a reason — but they genuinely don't ski the same, and now you've got the numbers to tell them apart before you load the car.

Ready to compare all nine side by side, or see what else is out there on other passes? Browse every mountain in our database.