Ski resorts

Browse all ski resorts across North America. Compare snow forecasts, lift ticket prices, accommodations, and plan your perfect ski trip with Powder Snipers.

Alaska

• Alyeska: Tram-served Alaskan steeps and trees, 669 inches of snow a year and runs that end near sea level.

Alberta

• Lake Louise: 4,200 acres in Banff National Park, with back bowls and views of glaciers and Lake Louise itself.
• Marmot Basin: Uncrowded Jasper National Park skiing: family friendly, with real chutes like Dupres and Tres Hombres.
• Sunshine Village Banff: Ski-in lodging at 7,082 ft above Banff, with Delirium Dive for experts and a historic log-cabin saloon.

British Columbia

• Fernie Alpine Resort: Five alpine bowls of Canadian Rockies tree skiing, with a laid-back historic town just down the road.
• Kicking Horse: Big-mountain bowls and chutes off one gondola near Golden, BC: 4,133 ft of vertical and 60% black.
• Mount Washington Alpine Resort: Relaxed Vancouver Island skiing with ocean and mountain views, 354 inches of snow and short lift lines.
• Panorama: A self-contained BC resort village with 3,986 ft of vertical, Taynton Bowl and slopeside hot pools.
• RED Mountain: Five peaks of uncrowded tree skiing above historic Rossland, with an old-school, laid-back vibe.
• Revelstoke Mountain Resort: North America's biggest vertical at 5,620 ft, with deep Columbia Mountains powder and tree skiing.
• Sun Peaks: Canada's second-largest ski area: three mountains of glades around a ski-through village.
• Whistler Blackcomb: The most skiable terrain in North America: two mountains linked by the Peak 2 Peak and a car-free village.

California

• Heavenly Mountain: Ski California and Nevada in one day, on 4,800 acres of long cruisers above Lake Tahoe.
• Kirkwood: Tahoe's high, steep one: The Wall's chutes, 354 inches of snow and an old-school village.
• Mammoth Mountain: A volcano with one of California's longest seasons, 3,500 acres and big terrain parks.
• Northstar: Tahoe's family resort: groomed cruisers, a village with an ice rink and upscale slopeside lodging.
• Palisades Tahoe: 1960 Olympic host with KT-22's steeps, 6,000 acres across two mountains and Lake Tahoe views.
• Sugar Bowl: Historic Tahoe skiing since 1939, with 500 inches of snow and a car-free village reached by gondola.

Colorado

• Arapahoe Basin: The Legend: rustic, no-frills Colorado steeps (73% black), Pallavicini's bumps and tailgating at The Beach.
• Aspen Snowmass: Four mountains and 5,680 acres, from Big Burn cruisers to The Cirque, with free buses into Aspen.
• Beaver Creek: Upscale and polished: groomed runs, a walkable luxury village and free cookies at 3pm.
• Breckenridge: Five peaks above a historic mining town: high bowls, Peak 9's family-friendly zones and a lively Main Street.
• Copper Mountain: One of Colorado's largest resorts, with high bowls, Woodward terrain parks and three base villages.
• Crested Butte: Colorado's 'last great ski town': funky Victorian streets and extreme terrain, 37% of it double black.
• Keystone: Colorado's night skiing capital, with three peaks, Outback bowls and one of the earliest openings.
• Steamboat: Ski Town, U.S.A.: trademarked Champagne Powder snow, world-famous tree skiing and hot springs in town.
• Telluride: A Victorian town linked to the slopes by a free gondola, with Gold Hill Chutes and See Forever views.
• Vail: The legendary Back Bowls, Blue Sky Basin and 5,317 acres, with a European-style pedestrian village.
• Winter Park: Mary Jane's relentlessly steep bumps, open Parsenn Bowl and 3,081 acres, just 67 miles from Denver.

Idaho

• Schweitzer: North Idaho tree skiing with Lake Pend Oreille views and a laid-back, family-friendly vibe.
• Sun Valley: America's first destination ski resort, with 3,400 ft of vertical, legendary grooming and the Sun Valley Lodge.

Maine

• Sugarloaf: Maine's big mountain, with some of New England's best tree skiing and the open Snowfields up top.
• Sunday River: Eight interconnected peaks in Maine, with the steep White Heat trail and a long season.

Montana

• Big Sky Resort: Montana's Lone Peak: 5,850 acres, 4,350 ft of vertical and tram-served chutes like Marx and Lenin.

New Hampshire

• Loon Mountain: New Hampshire cruising: 53% blue terrain, a gondola, three base lodges and the town of Lincoln nearby.

New Mexico

• Taos Ski Valley: High, steep and sunny New Mexico skiing with a European flavor and a 12,481-ft summit.

New York

• Whiteface Mountain: Olympic Adirondack skiing: 3,166 ft of lift-served vertical, The Slides, and Lake Placid 20 minutes away.

Oregon

• Mt. Bachelor: Ski 360 degrees off the top of a volcano, with 4,323 acres and Bend's breweries 22 miles away.

Quebec

• Le Massif de Charlevoix: An upside-down mountain: park at the top and ski 2,526 ft down toward the St. Lawrence River.
• Mont Tremblant: Quebecois culture and a colorful, cobblestone pedestrian village modeled on Quebec City.

Savoie

• Meribel: The heart of the Three Valleys, the world's largest ski area, with chalet villages and La Folie Douce.

Utah

• Alta Ski Area: A skiers-only Utah classic: steep and deep powder, 543 inches a year and old-school lodges.
• Brighton: Laid-back Big Cottonwood Canyon skiing with night skiing, tree runs and 500 inches of Utah snow.
• Deer Valley: Skiers-only and polished: impeccable corduroy, white-glove service and champagne-and-caviar après.
• Park City Mountain: The largest ski resort in the US, with two big bases, a Town Lift down to historic Main Street and whiskey après.
• Snowbasin: Olympic speed venue in 2002 with wide-open bowls, top grooming and views of the Great Salt Lake.
• Snowbird: Utah's Greatest Snow on Earth, 500 inches a year, with an Aerial Tram to the Cirque and 68% black terrain.
• Solitude: Low-key Wasatch skiing with tree runs, Honeycomb Canyon and Utah powder without the crowds.

Vermont

• Jay Peak: Vermont's snow magnet, with the deepest snow and wildest glades in eastern North America and an indoor waterpark.
• Killington: The Beast of the East: Vermont's early opener, 3,050 ft of vertical, Outer Limits bumps and the Wobbly Barn.
• Mount Snow: A southern Vermont favorite for families and intermediates, with 66% blue terrain and Carinthia's parks.
• Okemo: Vermont's family favorite: immaculate grooming, 98% snowmaking and two base areas.
• Stowe Mountain: Stowe, the Ski Capital of the East: Mount Mansfield, Vermont's highest peak, and its steep Front Four.
• Stratton: An early home of snowboarding, with a European-style village and family-friendly groomers.
• Sugarbush: Two Vermont mountains linked by the Slide Brook Express, with steep glades and a laid-back vibe.

Washington

• Crystal Mountain: Washington's largest ski area, with Mount Rainier views from the Summit House and a Seattle locals' crowd.
• Mission Ridge: Sunny Eastern Washington skiing with dry snow, Columbia River views and few crowds.
• Stevens Pass: A no-frills Cascades mountain with 460 inches of snow, night skiing and tree runs Seattle locals love.

West Virginia

• Snowshoe: An upside-down West Virginia resort: the village sits on top, with 100% snowmaking below.

Wyoming

• Grand Targhee: 500 inches a year on the quiet west side of the Tetons, with tree skiing and a family-friendly base.
• Jackson Hole Mountain Resort: Steep and serious: Corbet's Couloir, the Aerial Tram and 4,139 ft of vertical under the Tetons.