Merry on the Mountain is This Friday
Tickets Now on Sale
Please join us for West Mountain's popular Merry on the Mountain--A Kick Off to the Holidays event happening this Friday, Dec. 5 from 6:30-9pm downstairs in the Main Lodge. It's a wonderful event for all ages.
Admission for Non-WM Season Pass Holders is $25/per person (ages 7 and Older)
Admission for Current 25-26 WM Winter Season Passholders is $15/per person (ages 7 and Older)
Children ages 6 and Under are free
Tickets are now on sale HERE and must be purchased in advance.
Admission includes:
- Soup and Sandwich Bites Bar
- Tree Lighting Ceremony
- Cookie Decorating
- Ornament Making
- Selfies with Santa
- S'mores and Bonfire
- Build Your Own Bundle of Greens
- Cash Bar
- Holiday music
- Parking
Add-Ons:
A cash bar with our signature holiday Jingle Juice cocktail and other spirits will be available.
Event schedule:
6:30-8pm Mingle and Jingle in the Main Lodge (activities listed above)
8:15-8:30pm Tree Lighting Ceremony
8:30-9pm More Mingling and Jingling.
We hope to see you all this Friday!
Please Note: We love animals, but we kindly request they be left at home. Outside alcohol and coolers are not permitted.
Opening Day is Coming Soon
Pre-Opening and Opening Day Details Here
The weather report is looking very promising, and the fresh snow is a welcome sight. Please keep checking westmountain.com for all Opening Day Updates. Currently, our estimated opening day for skiing and riding is Dec. 13 (weather permitting), and for tubing is Dec. 20 (weather permitting). Tickets for skiing can be pre-purchased HERE. Tickets for tubing can be pre-purchased HERE.
Prior to opening day, season pass holders are welcome to stop in at the front desk for pass pick up. The front desk is open Monday-Friday 9am-5pm and Saturday from 9am-1pm. If you have not purchased your 25-26 season pass yet, please visit HERE.
Seasonal and 6-Week program rental fittings are available Saturday and Sunday from 10am-3pm in the rental shop. For more rental information, please visit HERE.
Pre-book your Private and Semi-Private Lessons today. Please contact 518-636-3699 ext. 316 for booking.
We can't wait to see you all this winter at West!
Adult and Youth 6-Week Programs on Sale
Registration Closes at Midnight on 12/15
Learn to Ski and Ride or sharpen your skills at West Mountain!
West offers 6-Week weekday and weekend program options for children and adults of all abilities. Our passionate instructors are trained and ready to help everyone be better skiers and riders.
The registration cutoff is midnight on 12/15. Late fees apply starting on 12/16. There are limited spots available.
For Mountain Explorers Youth (Ages 4-6) Lesson Program Information and Registration HERE
For Mountain Adventurers (Ages 7-17) Lesson Program Information and Registration HERE
For Mountain Masters (Ages 18+) Lesson Program Information and Registration HERE
For Ladies' Lift, Lesson & Lunch (Ages 18+) Program Information and Registration HERE
For Gentlemen's Lift, Lesson & Lunch (Ages 18+) Program Information and Registration HERE
For Ski Patroller In Training (Ages 13+) Program Information and Registration HERE
West’s Ski & Ride School is a certified member school of the Professional Ski Instructors of America.
After School 6-Week Programs on Sale
Registration Closes at Midnight on 12/15
Since 1961, West Mountain has been making students happy with an affordable program that allows them to ski and snowboard and learn to ski and snowboard with their school friends in our After School Programs.
Our very affordable After School and College Programs begin on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026 and run for 6 weeks (not including school holidays and holiday break weeks), and all participating schools come one day a week from 3-9pm on their designated day of the week.
The After School Programs are for children ages 7-18. Our College Programs are for active college students. All students have to be affiliated with a school or college, and the school or college has to have a lead organizer. We are still signing up new schools, so please contact west@westmountain.com if you would like to enroll your school in our After School Programs today!
After School Program Registration is now Open HERE. Registration closes at midnight on 12/15. Late fees apply starting 12/16.
Learn to Ski 3-Packs, 6-Packs & More on Sale
Great for Holiday Gift Giving
Winter is on its Way, and the Holidays are Just Around the Corner! Give the Gift of the Outdoors at West Mountain this Holiday Season. Our popular 6-Packs, Learn to Ski 3-Packs, Gifts Cards, and 518 Cards are Now on Sale!
For Learn to Ski 3-Packs, please click HERE
For Skiing & Tubing 6-Packs, please click HERE
For 518 Discount Cards, please click HERE
For Gift Cards, please click HERE
Winter & Summer Camps are the Best at West
Fresh Air Fun During School Breaks
During winter and summer school breaks, give your kids something to do that will get them out of the house and away from their electronics. Send them to camp at West Mountain!
Ask our campers, and they will tell you: Our camps are their favorite!
Winter Holiday Break Camps
During our popular Winter Stay & Play camps, children ages 7-12 learn to ski or fine tune their existing skills, meet new friends and breathe fresh air. The winter camps (available December, MLK, and February Break Weeks) include lessons, lunch and an all-day lift ticket valid on the days of the camp.
The camps run from 9:30AM-2:00PM each day. Add rentals from on-site West Mountain Sports to any Stay & Play Camp during registration. Register before midnight on 11/15 and save!
For more details and registration, please visit HERE
Weekly Summer Camps
During our popular Weekly Summer Camps children ages 6-15 stay active all day playing new and old-school outdoor games and activities in the great outdoors on the mountain. New for Summer 2026, we will be offering a Summer Camp option for 4–5-year-olds.
We offer a 3-day AND a 5-day Camp option that meets from 9am-3pm with an Pre-Camp Care Add-On option from 8-9am and an After Camp Add-On option from 3-4pm. Meal Plans can also be added on to our Weekly Camps.
Summer 2026 Registration is now Open!
For more details and registration, please visit HERE
Weddings/Special Events at West are Magical
Begin Planning your Unique Event at West Today
Weddings at West
Are you recently engaged and ready to look for the perfect wedding destination? West provides a unique venue and spectacular backdrop for wedding ceremonies and receptions year-round.
Are you interested in a spring/summer mountain breeze theme, a fall foliage & harvest theme, or a winter wonderland theme, let our expert team of planners ensure your special day is executed flawlessly. All you need to do is fall in love and we’ll do the rest.
We offer several breathtaking indoor and outdoor venues for wedding parties of all sizes. Get married at the top of the mountain at our beautiful wedding venue with panoramic mountain views, or at the bottom of the mountain in our beautiful courtyard with the mountain as your beautiful backdrop. The possibilities are endless.
Please feel free to visit West Mountain's listings on the Knot and Wedding Wire.
Special Events at West
West is also the perfect location for engagement, Christmas, graduation, birthday parties, rehearsal dinners, anniversaries and receptions, family and class reunions, baby showers and more. Let our professional in-house chef and staff make your event beautiful, memorable and stress free.
West Mountain offers indoor and outdoor space for special events. Host your next event in the West Mountain Bar & Eatery, Main Lodge, Northwest Lodge, or outdoors, or under a tent with the mountain as the beautiful backdrop.
Begin customizing your wedding or special event with our expert team of planners today by contacting west@westmountain.com.
WM Gift Cards Now on Sale
Purchase, Reload, and Redeem Online
West Mountain's Reloadable Gift Cards are the best gift when you don’t know what to buy! Our new gift cards (black cards with the new WM logo) can be purchased in $25, $50, $75, $100 denominations, and redeemed online on any of our online products. They can also be reloaded in any amount using the reload feature located on the WM Shop Page. Card balances can also be checked on the same page.
Gift Cards can be redeemed online or at any West Mountain sales point. West Mountain Gift Cards cannot be redeemed for cash or credit. West Mountain Gift Cards have no expiration date.
West Mountain Merchandise is on Sale
Stop In and Save on Select Items
Great news! West Mountain is having a BIG sale on Merchandise!
Up to 40% off on select hats, neck warmers, fleece vests and jackets, beanies, t-shirts, and more! Stop by the main lodge at West Monday through Sunday between 9am-4pm!
Stop in Today!
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