Destructive Winds Rip Roof Off Vermont Ski Resort Gondola Terminal

Originally posted on Powder | By Izzy Lidsky | Last updated Feb 20, 2025 1:20 PM ET

A recent storm in Vermont has impacted more than ski conditions.

Much of the east coast experienced some wild weather last week that included heavy snowfall and strong winds. Several resorts experienced closures and delays on Monday, February 17th as a result of the storm, but it seems Stratton Mountain took the brunt of it.

The southern Vermont resort closed on President's Day around 10 a.m. due to strong winds that were forecasted to increase through the day and continue to impact lift operations. Ski lessons and lift tickets were refunded or able to be used a different day.

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Stratton staff worked through the night to reopen the resort following the storm for a bluebird ski day on Wednesday.

However, amidst storm recovery, mountain ops discovered that 100mph winds literally blew the roof off the gondola's top terminal building. The resort posted images of the snow-filled and damaged gondola terminal to social media. See below.

Stratton officials said contractors were onsite working hard to get the gondola up and running as soon as possible. Lift operators were able to bump gondola cars and chip towers on Wednesday afternoon, but still faced extensive 'clean-up' from the storm's damage. Construction on the roof to enclose the terminal will being on Thursday as well.

The mountain hopes to get the gondola up and running by Saturday, and plans to have 100% of the mountain open for the weekend.

Stratton's gondola was installed in the 1988/89 season and underwent updates during the 2014/15 season, including new cabins.

This article first appeared on Powder and was syndicated with permission.

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