Lost Valley 3/15/2026

NewEnglandSkier13

True to their reputation as having one of the best snowmaking systems around, Lost Valley was the only ski area in the state to be 100% open today. Things started firm with groomed trails being excellent edgeable frozen granular, and ungroomed areas being very frozen and chattery. Because the only groomed trail off of Chair 3 was Logging Trail, they waited to open that lift until around noon. As things softened up, there were excellent spring conditions to be had across the mountain on groomed and ungroomed terrain. One of the best things about having three chairlifts now is how well it spreads out people. All three chairs were ski-on pretty much all day, and no area ever seemed crowded. It was impressive how much coverage there still was, and I suspect they’ll still be in pretty good shape for next weekend, even with the rain this week.

Chair 1

Bull Moose

Deer Run

Chair 2

Beaver

Chair 3

Coyote & Chair 3

Racoon

snowphoenix

Thanks for the report! I actually stopped by there at around 2:30 on my way home from Sugarloaf hoping to use my Indy Pass and ski for an hour or so, unfortunately the ticket office was closed by then. Looked like it was fun spring skiing, but boy was that parking lot muddy.

NewEnglandSkier13

snowphoenix Too bad I missed you! When the ticket window is closed, you can get lift tickets in the retail shop. It did look muddy; luckily I got there early enough to park in the paved section.

Hedg

Great pictures! We were there Thursday to burn the 2nd day of our Indy pass and check it off for one of my kids who was sick the first day we were there. It was great skiing then and they had tons of snowpack left as you pointed out.

My kids love Lost Valley and I’m not entirely sure what specifically they love there, but they definitely have something special. The mountain punches way, way above its pay grade. Lots of variety across a small area. Some of the better terrain parks in the state too, in my humble opinion. My kids just wanted to lap the jump line on Squirrel over and over. Short lifts and no lines make for fast laps.

NewEnglandSkier13

Hedg I agree, Lost Valley is way more entertaining than most ski areas of that size. I suspect is has something to do with how much varied terrain there is and how large they are horizontally; when you’re over at Lift 3, it feels like a whole different ski area than Lift 2. The do a super good job with terrain parks (both small and large) and they have terrain that is actually interesting and even challenging at times. Not to mention that the lifts are meticulously maintained and they groom to perfection.

Hedg

NewEnglandSkier13 Yep, agree. Scott and his team have done a fantastic job with the area. Owning a business focused on lifts probably helps with the meticulous maintenance. 🙂