Compare the Best North American Ski Resorts
Winter is here, and you are looking for the best place to ski this winter. With so many factors from pricing to snowfall to elevation to number of runs, it can be difficult to decide which resort is best. That’s why we put together the ultimate ski resort comparison tool to help you narrow down your decision. We include prices of ski rentals, accommodation, lift tickets and more plus all the mountain and terrain stats, to make it easy to compare the best North American ski resorts. Find the best ski resort for you and your group!
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Comprehensive North American Ski Resort Comparison
| Ski Resort | State | Total Daily Cost | 1 Day Ski Rental | 1 Day Lift Ticket | Lunch | Accommodation (Per Night/Per Person) | Summit Elevation | Vertical Drop | Base Elevation | # of Lifts | Skiable Terrain | # of Runs | Avg Snowfall (inches) | Terrain Parks | Longest Run (Miles) | % Beginner | Beginner Acres | % Intermediate | Intermediate Acres | % Advanced | Advanced Acres | % Expert | Expert Acres |
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| Powder Mountain | UT | $262 | $35 | $92 | $13 | $122 | 9422 | 2522 | 6900 | 9 | 8464 | 154 | 400 | 2 | 3.5 mi | 25% | 2116 | 40% | 3386 | 35% | 2962 | ||
| Whistler Blackcomb | BC | $377 | $55 From $44 Online | $126 | $14 | $182 | 7493 | 5279 | 2215 | 25 | 8171 | 234 | 461 | 5 | 6.8 mi | 18% | 1471 | 40% | 3268 | 35% | 2860 | 7% | 572 |
| Park City | UT | $417 | $57 From $30 Online | $148 | $18 | $221 | 10000 | 3200 | 6800 | 41 | 7300 | 341 | 355 | 8 | 3.5 mi | 8% | 584 | 41% | 2993 | 28% | 2044 | 23% | 1679 |
| Heavenly Mountain | CA | $377 | $68 From $54 Online | $131 | $14 | $164 | 10067 | 3500 | 7170 | 28 | 4800 | 97 | 360 | 3 | 5.5 mi | 8% | 384 | 62% | 2976 | 25% | 1200 | 5% | 240 |
| Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows | CA | $330 | $45 Book Online | $159 | $15 | $111 | 9050 | 2850 | 6200 | 42 | 6000 | 245 | 450 | 5 | 3.2 mi | 25% | 1500 | 42% | 2520 | 33% | 1980 | ||
| Aspen Snowmass | CO | $517 | $64 From $50 Online | $174 | $21 | $258 | 12510 | 4406 | 8104 | 40 | 5517 | 336 | 300 | 10 | 5.3 mi | 6% | 331 | 43% | 2372 | 17% | 938 | 34% | 1876 |
| Northstar California | CA | $404 | $65 Book Online | $137 | $15 | $187 | 8610 | 2280 | 6330 | 20 | 3170 | 100 | 350 | 9 | 1.4 mi | 13% | 412 | 60% | 1902 | 27% | 856 | ||
| Lake Louise Ski Resort | AB | $258 | $46 Book Online | $124 | $16 | $72 | 8652 | 3251 | 5400 | 10 | 4200 | 145 | 179 | 1 | 5 mi | 25% | 1050 | 45% | 1890 | 19% | 798 | 11% | 462 |
| Sun Peaks | BC | $264 | $35 | $99 | $15 | $115 | 7060 | 2894 | 4117 | 13 | 4270 | 137 | 237 | 1 | 5 mi | 15% | 641 | 43% | 1836 | 34% | 1452 | 8% | 342 |
| Vail | CO | $479 | $69 From $34 Online | $169 | $22 | $219 | 11570 | 3450 | 8120 | 31 | 5289 | 195 | 354 | 3 | 4 mi | 19% | 1005 | 29% | 1534 | 48% | 2539 | 4% | 212 |
| Big White Mountain | BC | $255 | $35 | $89 | $13 | $118 | 7608 | 2549 | 4948 | 15 | 2765 | 119 | 295 | 1 | 4.5 mi | 18% | 498 | 54% | 1493 | 22% | 608 | 6% | 166 |
| Big Sky | MT | $412 | $52 Book Online | $170 | $14 | $176 | 11166 | 4350 | 7500 | 36 | 5800 | 317 | 400 | 8 | 6 mi | 15% | 870 | 25% | 1450 | 42% | 2436 | 18% | 1044 |
| Mammoth Mountain | CA | $382 | $55 Book Online | $149 | $18 | $160 | 11053 | 3100 | 7953 | 25 | 3500 | 154 | 400 | 7 | 3 mi | 25% | 875 | 40% | 1400 | 20% | 700 | 15% | 525 |
| Keystone | CO | $330 | $65 From $34 Online | $128 | $13 | $144 | 12408 | 3128 | 9280 | 20 | 3148 | 128 | 235 | 1 | 3.5 mi | 16% | 504 | 43% | 1354 | 41% | 1291 | ||
| Revelstoke Mountain | BC | $261 | $39 | $109 | $13 | $100 | 7300 | 5620 | 1680 | 6 | 3121 | 75 | 413 | 1 | 9.5 mi | 12% | 375 | 43% | 1342 | 30% | 936 | 15% | 468 |
| Silver Star Mountain | BC | $229 | $24 | $95 | $14 | $96 | 6283 | 2493 | 3789 | 10 | 3282 | 132 | 276 | 1 | 5 mi | 15% | 492 | 40% | 1313 | 35% | 1149 | 10% | 328 |
| Steamboat Springs | CO | $439 | $65 From $53 Online | $199 | $14 | $173 | 10568 | 3668 | 6900 | 18 | 2965 | 169 | 336 | 4 | 3 mi | 14% | 415 | 42% | 1245 | 44% | 1305 | ||
| Mission Ridge Ski Area | WA | $227 | $45 | $75 | $16 | $91 | 6820 | 2250 | 4570 | 6 | 2000 | 53 | 200 | 3 | 0.8 mi | 10% | 200 | 60% | 1200 | 30% | 600 | ||
| Schweitzer Mountain | ID | $243 | $36 | $89 | $16 | $102 | 6400 | 2400 | 4000 | 10 | 2900 | 92 | 300 | 3 | 2.1 mi | 10% | 290 | 40% | 1160 | 35% | 1015 | 15% | 435 |
| Whitefish | MT | $270 | $38 | $83 | $14 | $135 | 6817 | 2353 | 4464 | 14 | 3000 | 105 | 333 | 4 | 3.3 mi | 12% | 360 | 38% | 1140 | 44% | 1320 | 6% | 180 |
| Fernie Alpine Resort | BC | $293 | $41 | $124 | $14 | $114 | 7001 | 3550 | 3451 | 10 | 2504 | 142 | 444 | 1 | 3.1 mi | 3% | 751 | 40% | 1002 | 25% | 626 | 5% | 125 |
| Jackson Hole | WY | $399 | $50 Book Online | $159 | $12 | $178 | 10450 | 4139 | 6311 | 17 | 2500 | 130 | 459 | 6 | 4.5 mi | 4% | 100 | 38% | 950 | 42% | 1050 | 16% | 400 |
| Panorama Mountain | BC | $304 | $36 | $121 | $12 | $135 | 8038 | 4265 | 3773 | 10 | 2975 | 133 | 205 | 2 | 4 mi | 10% | 298 | 31% | 922 | 18% | 536 | 41% | 1220 |
| Purgatory Resort | CO | $281 | $35 | $99 | $14 | $133 | 10822 | 2029 | 8793 | 12 | 1650 | 105 | 260 | 1.3 mi | 23% | 380 | 51% | 842 | 26% | 429 | |||
| Sugar Bowl | CA | $260 | $57 From $45 Online | $125 | $17 | $73 | 8383 | 1500 | 6883 | 12 | 1650 | 105 | 500 | 3 | 3 mi | 15% | 248 | 45% | 743 | 28% | 462 | 12% | 198 |
| Winter Park Resort | CO | $346 | $48 Book Online | $157 | $16 | $125 | 12060 | 3060 | 9000 | 25 | 3081 | 166 | 360 | 7 | 4.9 mi | 24% | 739 | 22% | 678 | 50% | 1541 | 4% | 123 |
| Breckenridge | CO | $393 | $65 From $25 Online | $173 | $15 | $180 | 12998 | 3398 | 9600 | 34 | 2908 | 187 | 300 | 4 | 3.5 mi | 13% | 378 | 23% | 669 | 36% | 1047 | 28% | 814 |
| Deer Valley | UT | $558 | $54 From $30 Online | $199 | $25 | $304 | 9570 | 3000 | 6570 | 21 | 2026 | 103 | 300 | 2.8 mi | 27% | 547 | 31% | 628 | 10% | 203 | 32% | 648 | |
| Snowbird | UT | $397 | $63 | $104 | $15 | $215 | 11000 | 3240 | 7760 | 14 | 2500 | 140 | 500 | 1 | 2.5 mi | 8% | 200 | 25% | 625 | 43% | 1075 | 24% | 600 |
| Copper Mountain | CO | $378 | $46 Book Online | $119 | $17 | $196 | 1231 | 2738 | 9712 | 24 | 2527 | 150 | 300 | 6 | 1.7 mi | 25% | 632 | 24% | 606 | 34% | 859 | 17% | 430 |
| Telluride | CO | $455 | $63 From $57 Online | $169 | $14 | $215 | 13150 | 4425 | 8725 | 17 | 2000 | 147 | 280 | 3 | 4.6 mi | 16% | 320 | 30% | 600 | 21% | 420 | 34% | 680 |
| Kicking Horse Mountain | BC | $307 | $38 | $124 | $14 | $131 | 8038 | 4134 | 3904 | 5 | 2800 | 129 | 288 | 6.2 mi | 20% | 560 | 20% | 560 | 45% | 1260 | 15% | 420 | |
| Beaver Creek | CO | $584 | $59 From $45 Online | $189 | $17 | $333 | 11440 | 3340 | 8100 | 24 | 1832 | 150 | 323 | 3 | 2.8 mi | 38% | 696 | 30% | 550 | 24% | 440 | 8% | 147 |
| Marmot Basin | AB | $177 | $35 | $79 | $14 | $49 | 8570 | 3002 | 5571 | 7 | 1720 | 91 | 173 | 3 | 3.5 mi | 30% | 516 | 30% | 516 | 20% | 344 | 20% | 344 |
| Killington | VT | $367 | $58 | $130 | $17 | $162 | 4241 | 3050 | 1165 | 22 | 1515 | 155 | 250 | 6 | 6 mi | 28% | 424 | 33% | 500 | 24% | 364 | 15% | 227 |
| Mount Baker | WA | $300 | $39 | $69 | $13 | $179 | 5000 | 1500 | 3500 | 10 | 1000 | 38 | 663 | 0.7 mi | 24% | 240 | 45% | 450 | 31% | 310 | |||
| Brighton Resort | UT | $307 | $40 | $94 | $13 | $160 | 10500 | 1745 | 8755 | 7 | 1050 | 66 | 500 | 4 | 1.2 mi | 21% | 221 | 39% | 410 | 25% | 263 | 15% | 158 |
| Crested Butte | CO | $331 | $58 From $37 Online | $119 | $17 | $158 | 12162 | 3062 | 9375 | 14 | 1547 | 121 | 234 | 4 | 2.6 mi | 14% | 217 | 25% | 387 | 25% | 387 | 36% | 557 |
| Angel Fire | NM | $280 | $35 | $89 | $15 | $141 | 10677 | 2077 | 8600 | 7 | 560 | 81 | 210 | 3 | 3 mi | 21% | 118 | 56% | 314 | 23% | 129 | ||
| Sunday River | ME | $313 | $49 | $109 | $16 | $139 | 3140 | 2340 | 800 | 18 | 870 | 135 | 167 | 5 | 3 mi | 30% | 261 | 36% | 313 | 18% | 157 | 16% | 139 |
| Stowe Mountain | VT | $364 | $67 | $110 | $13 | $174 | 4395 | 2360 | 2035 | 12 | 485 | 116 | 314 | 3.7 mi | 16% | 78 | 55% | 267 | 15% | 73 | 15% | 73 | |
| Okemo Mountain | VT | $260 | $65 | $96 | $13 | $86 | 3344 | 2200 | 1144 | 20 | 667 | 121 | 200 | 9 | 3.4 mi | 33% | 220 | 38% | 253 | 21% | 140 | 9% | 60 |
| Sugarbush Valley | VT | $357 | $52 | $109 | $16 | $180 | 4083 | 2600 | 1483 | 16 | 581 | 111 | 250 | 4 | 3 mi | 23% | 134 | 42% | 244 | 27% | 157 | 7% | 41 |
| Mont-Tremblant | QC | $240 | $35 | $89 | $13 | $103 | 2871 | 2116 | 755 | 14 | 754 | 102 | 178 | 3 | 3.7 mi | 22% | 166 | 30% | 226 | 36% | 271 | 12% | 90 |
| Taos Ski Valley | NM | $297 | $39 | $86 | $15 | $157 | 12481 | 3281 | 9200 | 14 | 1294 | 110 | 300 | 2 | 5 mi | 14% | 181 | 16% | 207 | 30% | 388 | 40% | 518 |
| Jay Peak | VT | $282 | $55 | $76 | $16 | $135 | 3968 | 2153 | 1815 | 9 | 385 | 81 | 349 | 6 | 3 mi | 26% | 100 | 50% | 193 | 24% | 92 | ||
| Bretton Woods | NH | $298 | $49 | $99 | $13 | $137 | 3100 | 1500 | 1600 | 10 | 464 | 63 | 200 | 1 | 2 mi | 23% | 107 | 28% | 130 | 34% | 158 | 15% | 70 |
| Whiteface Mountain | NY | $257 | $57 | $104 | $14 | $82 | 4650 | 3430 | 1220 | 12 | 288 | 89 | 168 | 5 | 2.1 mi | 20% | 58 | 42% | 121 | 38% | 109 | ||
| Bolton Valley | VT | $207 | $49 | $84 | $14 | $60 | 3150 | 1704 | 1446 | 6 | 300 | 71 | 300 | 3 | 0.6 mi | 34% | 102 | 38% | 114 | 23% | 69 | 6% | 18 |
| Holiday Valley | NY | $320 | $34 | $80 | $14 | $192 | 2250 | 750 | 1500 | 13 | 290 | 60 | 180 | 5 | 1 mi | 37% | 107 | 25% | 73 | 37% | 107 | 2% | 6 |
