Haystack Mountain
Where Haystack Mountain’s numbers come from
10 observations from 4 publishers behind 10 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
3/11 core figures collected.
Highest lift-served elevation3,205 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — The Hermitage Club at Haystack MountainPublishedSep 2026“Top of the highest mapped lift: 977 m (3,206 ft)”
Advertised vertical drop1,400 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Haystack Mountain
Haystack Mountain — official websitePublishedSep 2026“-and-beam lodge. The mountain offers easy driving access to 1400 vertical feet of skiing and snowboarding with 4 lifts including a heated”
Named trails481 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Total lifts51 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — The Hermitage Club at Haystack MountainPublishedSep 2026“Lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap: 4 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet (5 in all)”
Snowmaking coverage (share)90%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Drive from the fly-in airport1 h 28 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Albany International Airport (ALB) to Haystack Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Albany International Airport (ALB) to Haystack Mountain: 1 h 28 min and 62.7 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from nearest major airport1 h 28 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Albany International Airport (ALB) to Haystack Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Albany International Airport (ALB) to Haystack Mountain: 1 h 28 min and 62.7 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from nearest major airport62.7 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Albany International Airport (ALB) to Haystack Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Albany International Airport (ALB) to Haystack Mountain: 1 h 28 min and 62.7 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from closest airline airport1 h 28 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Albany International Airport (ALB) to Haystack Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Albany International Airport (ALB) to Haystack Mountain: 1 h 28 min and 62.7 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from closest airline airport62.7 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Albany International Airport (ALB) to Haystack Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Albany International Airport (ALB) to Haystack Mountain: 1 h 28 min and 62.7 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, best tier first.
- Tier 1Haystack Mountain — official websiteHaystack Mountain · hermitageclub.com
- Tier 2Ikon Pass 2026-27 access detailsAlterra Mountain Company (Ikon Pass) · account.ikonpass.com
- Tier 2Indy Pass — partner resortsIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 2Power Pass — season passes (Purgatory Resort)Mountain Capital Partners (Power Pass) · purgatory.ski
- Tier 2Mountain Collective — Resort Map (partner list)The Mountain Collective · mountaincollective.com
- Tier 2Epic Pass 2026-27 resort access (epicpass.com)Vail Resorts (Epic Pass) · epicpass.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Hermitage ClubLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3Wikipedia — Haystack Mountain Ski AreaWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from Albany International Airport (ALB) to Haystack Mountain, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- Tier 4GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areGMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- Tier 5OpenSkiMap — The Hermitage Club at Haystack MountainOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Coordinates
- Wikipedia — Haystack Mountain Ski Area
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Haystack Mountain – Wilmington (private)
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Hermitage Club: 4 operating lift(s) — Barnstormer (High Speed Six), Stag's Leap (Quad), The Tage (Quad), The Witches (Triple); 9 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28The Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 5; downhill runs mapped: 65; Wilmington
Data quality notes
- missingNot yet collected: summit elevation, base elevation, skiable acres, beginner terrain, intermediate terrain, advanced terrain, expert terrain, average annual snowfall.