Best Ski Resorts for Experts
40 resorts ranked by editorial assessment
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Alps, France
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
The world capital of alpinism — where Mont Blanc reigns and skiing reaches its most extreme expression.
10.0Off-piste8.5Very GoodPremiumPremium - 2
Himalaya, India
Gulmarg
India's only world-class ski destination — one of the highest ski lifts on earth, deep Himalayan powder above a Kashmir meadow.
9.5Off-piste7.0GoodModerateMid-range - 3
Rocky Mountains, USA
Jackson Hole
Wyoming's authentic mountain — Corbet's Couloir, the Aerial Tram, and the steepest lift-served terrain in North America.
9.5Off-piste8.5Very GoodLuxuryLuxury - 4
Andes, Argentina
Las Leñas
The Andes at their most uncompromising — a legendary freeride mountain with one of the longest lift-accessed descents on earth.
9.5Off-piste7.5GoodPremiumPremium - 5
Alps, Austria
Lech Zürs am Arlberg
Austria's most beautiful ski village — Lech Zürs anchors Ski Arlberg, Austria's largest connected ski area, with 305km of pistes.
9.5Off-piste9.0ExceptionalLuxuryLuxury - 6
British Columbia, Canada
Revelstoke Mountain Resort
The deepest powder and the greatest vertical in North America — Revelstoke is the Canadian Selkirks at their most uncompromising.
9.5Off-piste7.5GoodPremiumPremium - 7
Alps, Austria
St. Anton am Arlberg
The birthplace of modern skiing — where the Arlberg technique was born and the world's most demanding linked ski area awaits.
9.5Off-piste8.5Very GoodPremiumPremium - 8
Alps, France
Val d'Isère
Home of the Espace Killy — 300 kilometres of high-altitude terrain forged around a World Cup race village.
9.5Off-piste8.5Very GoodLuxuryLuxury - 9
Alps, Switzerland
Verbier
Four Valleys, a Freeride World Tour stage, and the most uncompromising lift-served off-piste in Switzerland.
9.5Off-piste8.5Very GoodLuxuryLuxury - 10
Rocky Mountains, USA
Alta
Utah's skiers-only legend — 405 inches of annual powder in Little Cottonwood Canyon, 55% advanced terrain, and no snowboards since 1939.
9.0Off-piste8.5Very GoodPremiumPremium
