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East Rutherford · New Jersey · USA
North America’s first and only indoor real-snow ski resort, featuring a 300m main slope and an indoor quad chairlift.
Situated inside the massive American Dream retail and entertainment complex in the Meadowlands Sports Complex, Big Snow is a historic engineering milestone as the first indoor alpine snow park in North America. Spanning 4 acres of internal skiable footprint, the facility drops 160 vertical feet (equivalent to a 16-story building) down a 300-metre slope configuration. Kept at a strict alpine sub-zero environment, it features 5,500 tons of real machine-made snow maintained to a constant 2-foot depth.
Main slope
300 m
Snow type
Real machine-made snow (Groomed daily to a consistent 2-foot/60cm base pack)
Temperature
-2°C to -2°C
Typical session
120 min
Main slope width
61 m
Beginner slope length
75 m
Number of slopes
3
Lift type
Doppelmayr Fixed-Grip Quad Chairlift, Poma Platter surface lift, & Magic Carpet conveyators
Main lifts
2
Beginner lifts
2
Booking required
Yes
Best time to visit
Monday through Wednesday early afternoons (13:00 - 15:30) for completely empty lines and flawless machine corduroy groom lines.
Max pitch reaches a legitimate 26% grade. Features a split-trail layout where riders can choose the steeper Northern Lights advanced trail or the sweeping Switchback intermediate route.
Beginner
10
Freestyle
9
Snow quality
8
Crowd level
8
Mountain transfer
9
Terrain-Based Learning Intro
Private Coaching (2-Hour Blocks)
Kids Multi-Week Camps
Freestyle Progression Camps
Adaptive Ski Clinic Paths
Pricing is in USD ($) and excludes standard local taxes. All-inclusive SNOW Day packages bundle 2-hour slope access, hard hardware rentals, safety helmet, and outerwear (pants and jacket).
Free Ride
All Inclusive Packages
| Monday | 13:00 - 20:00 |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 13:00 - 20:00 |
| Wednesday | 13:00 - 20:00 |
| Thursday | 13:00 - 20:00 |
| Friday | 13:00 - 21:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 - 21:00 |
| Sunday | 10:00 - 20:00 |
Located right off the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95 Western Spur, Exits 16W/18W) and Route 3. Easily accessible from Manhattan via the NJ Transit 355 express bus departing directly from Port Authority Bus Terminal, or local routes 85, 703, and 772.
Heavy traffic clusters occur around rainy weekend afternoons, school breaks, and Friday evenings when local terrain park communities gather for freestyle jams.
Park in American Dream Deck A for the closest access. First hour is free; after that, it is a flat $5.00 daily rate. WARNING: MetLife Stadium event and NFL Game Day parking rules apply—rates surge up to $30-$50 if you do not bring your parking ticket inside Big SNOW to validate down to the $5 tier.
