9.0Exceptional
Aspen Snowmass
Four mountains, one legendary ski town — from Buttermilk's beginner slopes to Highlands Bowl's world-class hike-to terrain.
Ski Resorts in USA
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475–4,010 mAltitude range
Premium – LuxuryPrice tier
14 Resorts in USA
8.5Very Good
Vail
Colorado's most famous mountain — 5,473 acres of Front Range skiing anchored by the legendary Back Bowls.
8.5Very Good
Jackson Hole
Wyoming's authentic mountain — Corbet's Couloir, the Aerial Tram, and the steepest lift-served terrain in North America.
8.5Very Good
Telluride Ski Resort
Colorado's most beautiful ski town — a National Historic Landmark beneath 4,000m peaks, linked to Mountain Village by a free gondola.
8.5Very Good
Big Sky Resort
The biggest ski resort in the United States — 5,850 acres, 40 lifts, and a skier-to-acre ratio that makes every day feel like a private mountain.
8.5Very Good
Alta
Utah's skiers-only legend — 405 inches of annual powder in Little Cottonwood Canyon, 55% advanced terrain, and no snowboards since 1939.
8.5Very Good
Steamboat Springs
The birthplace of Champagne Powder® — six Colorado peaks, 170 runs, 3,741 acres, and more Winter Olympians per capita than anywhere else on the continent.
8.0Very Good
Breckenridge
Colorado's highest ski resort — five interconnected peaks above a genuine historic mining town, on the Epic Pass.
8.0Very Good
Park City
The largest single ski resort in the United States — 7,300 acres above a historic Utah mining town, 40 minutes from Salt Lake City.
8.0Very Good
Mammoth Mountain
California's premier ski destination — 175 trails and 3,500 acres in the Sierra Nevada, with a season that regularly runs from November to June.
8.0Very Good
Sun Valley
America's first destination ski resort — Union Pacific's 1936 creation that became the definitive model for luxury mountain travel in the United States.
8.0Very Good
Palisades Tahoe
Lake Tahoe's largest ski complex — 6,000 acres across six Sierra Nevada peaks, 1960 Winter Olympics heritage, and an enviable skier-to-acre ratio.
8.0Very Good
Snowbird
Alta's neighbour and rival in Little Cottonwood Canyon — an aerial tram, steep terrain, and Utah's deepest powder record.
7.5Good
Stowe Mountain Resort
Vermont's most iconic ski mountain — the classic New England ski experience, serious expert terrain, and a village reputation built over ninety years.