United States

Skiing in United States

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Top elevation of the highest mapped run, in metres. Full figures in the table below.

Ski resorts in United States by size

Ski area	Region	Top elevation	Vertical	Mapped runs	Lifts
Park City Mountain Resort	Utah	3,046 m	945 m	256 km	43
Big Sky Resort	Montana	3,402 m	1,325 m	238 km	45
Vail	Colorado	3,526 m	1,074 m	215 km	32
Deer Valley Resort	Utah	2,912 m	948 m	183 km	36
Beaver Creek	Colorado	3,484 m	1,233 m	167 km	24
Powder Mountain Ski Resort	Utah	2,862 m	840 m	130 km	14
Steamboat Ski Resort	Colorado	3,219 m	1,118 m	122 km	20
Aspen Snowmass	Colorado	3,815 m	1,342 m	120 km	19
Keystone	Colorado	3,803 m	974 m	116 km	20
Copper Mountain	Colorado	3,765 m	806 m	115 km	23
Winter Park Resort	Colorado	3,654 m	883 m	112 km	25
Breckenridge	Colorado	3,910 m	993 m	111 km	35
Killington Resort	Vermont	1,278 m	924 m	107 km	22
Snowbird	Utah	3,367 m	1,009 m	104 km	14
Yellowstone Club	Montana	3,001 m	812 m	104 km	17
Telluride Ski Area	Colorado	3,821 m	1,186 m	101 km	20
Mt. Bachelor	Oregon	2,724 m	1,000 m	94 km	15
Snowbasin Resort	Utah	2,835 m	914 m	86 km	13
Sunday River	Maine	957 m	708 m	86 km	20
Mammoth Mountain	California	3,360 m	903 m	86 km	28
Heavenly Mountain Resort	Nevada	3,052 m	1,027 m	85 km	26
Whitefish Mountain Resort	Montana	2,063 m	1,025 m	84 km	16
Northstar at Tahoe Resort	California	2,625 m	704 m	83 km	20
Sugarbush Resort	Vermont	1,238 m	783 m	80 km	18
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort	Wyoming	3,175 m	1,246 m	79 km	17
Sun Valley - Bald Mountain	Idaho	2,780 m	1,025 m	79 km	12
Sugarloaf	Maine	1,269 m	844 m	76 km	15
Schweitzer Mountain Resort	Idaho	1,949 m	728 m	74 km	10
Alta Ski Area	Utah	3,327 m	732 m	72 km	11
Okemo Mountain	Vermont	1,012 m	660 m	70 km	21
Purgatory Resort	Colorado	3,294 m	598 m	68 km	14
Stowe Mountain Resort	Vermont	1,112 m	729 m	67 km	12
Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley	California	2,664 m	774 m	67 km	27
Stratton Mountain Resort	Vermont	1,184 m	643 m	66 km	17
Mount Snow	Vermont	1,093 m	502 m	61 km	20
Gore Mountain	New York	1,093 m	773 m	61 km	14
Aspen Mountain	Colorado	3,431 m	1,005 m	59 km	5
Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area	Idaho	2,305 m	546 m	59 km	11
Tamarack Resort	Idaho	2,329 m	841 m	58 km	7
Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort	Oregon	2,226 m	846 m	57 km	11
Grand Targhee Resort	Wyoming	2,999 m	682 m	56 km	6
Crested Butte Mountain Resort	Colorado	3,488 m	706 m	56 km	15
Angel Fire Resort	New Mexico	3,290 m	672 m	53 km	8
Timberline Lodge Ski Area	Oregon	2,586 m	1,373 m	53 km	12
49° North Mountain Resort	Washington	1,760 m	570 m	52 km	7
Wolf Creek Ski Area	Colorado	3,586 m	458 m	50 km	11
Arapahoe Basin	Colorado	3,815 m	621 m	49 km	9
Smugglers' Notch Resort	Vermont	1,112 m	772 m	49 km	9
Brundage Mountain	Idaho	2,333 m	541 m	49 km	6
Loveland Basin Ski Area	Colorado	3,937 m	619 m	48 km	7
Brighton Resort	Utah	3,188 m	568 m	47 km	8
Loon Mountain Resort	New Hampshire	929 m	667 m	46 km	12
Great Divide Ski Area	Montana	2,194 m	426 m	45 km	6
Aspen Highlands	Colorado	3,541 m	1,075 m	43 km	6
Montana Snowbowl	Montana	2,296 m	774 m	43 km	6
Three Summits	Washington	1,385 m	719 m	43 km	20
Taos Ski Valley	New Mexico	3,603 m	752 m	43 km	14
Sunrise Park Resort	Arizona	3,329 m	477 m	42 km	7
Bridger Bowl	Montana	2,457 m	656 m	42 km	12
Kirkwood Mountain Resort	California	2,884 m	503 m	41 km	13
Bretton Woods Ski Area	New Hampshire	912 m	425 m	41 km	9
Discovery Ski Area	Montana	2,486 m	745 m	41 km	8
Jay Peak Resort	Vermont	1,167 m	651 m	41 km	9
Buttermilk	Colorado	3,014 m	612 m	40 km	8
Attitash Mountain Resort	New Hampshire	696 m	507 m	39 km	8
Sugar Bowl Resort	California	2,550 m	443 m	39 km	12
Crystal Mountain	Washington	2,072 m	728 m	39 km	11
Wasatch Peaks Ranch	Utah	2,843 m	973 m	39 km	7
Cannon Mountain	New Hampshire	1,232 m	671 m	39 km	9
Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows	California	2,589 m	692 m	38 km	17
Brian Head Resort	Utah	3,325 m	396 m	38 km	13
Silver Mountain Resort	Idaho	1,910 m	638 m	38 km	7
Lookout Pass	Idaho	1,879 m	505 m	37 km	5
Powderhorn	Colorado	2,997 m	504 m	37 km	5
Solitude Mountain Resort	Utah	3,052 m	613 m	37 km	9
Monarch Mountain	Colorado	3,598 m	346 m	37 km	9
Whiteface Mountain Ski Center	New York	1,335 m	962 m	37 km	11
Saddleback Mountain	Maine	1,218 m	563 m	36 km	5
Lost Trail	Idaho	2,495 m	536 m	36 km	8
Mt. Spokane	Washington	1,783 m	602 m	36 km	8
White Pass Ski Area	Washington	1,987 m	620 m	36 km	8
Bear Valley	California	2,586 m	562 m	36 km	9
China Peak Mountain Resort	California	2,635 m	492 m	35 km	11
Homewood Ski Area	California	2,403 m	500 m	35 km	7
Dodge Ridge Ski Area	California	2,482 m	481 m	34 km	11
Pajarito Mountain	New Mexico	3,179 m	444 m	34 km	6
Mission Ridge	Washington	2,066 m	665 m	33 km	7
Red Lodge Mountain	Montana	2,858 m	699 m	33 km	7
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center	New York	1,045 m	419 m	33 km	8
Sundance Resort	Utah	2,514 m	655 m	32 km	10
Ski Cooper	Colorado	3,579 m	354 m	32 km	5
Holiday Valley	New York	708 m	241 m	31 km	13
Bolton Valley Resort	Vermont	950 m	842 m	31 km	6
Snowshoe Mountain	West Virginia	1,470 m	476 m	31 km	13
Waterville Valley Resort	New Hampshire	1,163 m	607 m	31 km	10
Pico Mountain Resort	Vermont	1,203 m	593 m	31 km	7
Mount Sunapee	New Hampshire	830 m	448 m	31 km	10
Ski Apache	New Mexico	3,491 m	548 m	31 km	9
Beaver Mountain	Utah	2,670 m	490 m	31 km	6
Eldora	Colorado	3,232 m	434 m	30 km	10
Stevens Pass	Washington	1,727 m	561 m	30 km	14
Burke Mountain Resort	Vermont	977 m	607 m	30 km	5
Alyeska Resort	Alaska	837 m	757 m	30 km	7
Ski Santa Fe	New Mexico	3,686 m	534 m	29 km	7
Windham Mountain Club	New York	927 m	432 m	29 km	10
Red River Ski Area	New Mexico	3,132 m	497 m	29 km	7
Mt. Shasta Ski Park	California	2,298 m	634 m	29 km	6
Hunter Mountain	New York	969 m	467 m	27 km	10
Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort	California	2,693 m	663 m	27 km	13
June Mountain	California	3,089 m	781 m	27 km	7
Mad River Glen	Vermont	1,110 m	609 m	27 km	5
Lutsen Mountains	Minnesota	514 m	240 m	27 km	8
Gunstock Recreation Area	New Hampshire	684 m	423 m	26 km	6
Mt. Hood Skibowl	Oregon	1,528 m	416 m	26 km	9
Seven Springs Mountain Resort	Pennsylvania	914 m	226 m	26 km	16
Boyne Mountain	Michigan	352 m	139 m	25 km	10
Sandia Peak Ski Area	New Mexico	3,133 m	487 m	25 km	6
Cranmore Mountain Resort	New Hampshire	510 m	343 m	24 km	8
Eagle Point	Utah	3,223 m	423 m	24 km	5
Mount Rose Ski Tahoe	Nevada	2,915 m	495 m	24 km	8
Granby Ranch	Colorado	2,823 m	284 m	24 km	6
The Hermitage Club at Haystack Mountain	Vermont	977 m	429 m	23 km	5
Mt Baker	Washington	1,556 m	450 m	23 km	10
Nordic Valley Resort (Wolf Mountain)	Utah	2,155 m	523 m	23 km	6
Bromley Mountain Ski Resort;Bromley Mountain	Vermont	999 m	395 m	23 km	8
Titus Mountain	New York	609 m	289 m	22 km	9
Willamette Pass	Oregon	2,035 m	494 m	22 km	6
Arizona Snowbowl	Arizona	3,510 m	722 m	22 km	8
Boyne Highlands Resort	Michigan	405 m	176 m	22 km	7
Greek Peak Mountain Resort	New York	636 m	252 m	21 km	9
Snow Summit	California	2,494 m	372 m	20 km	15
Hoodoo Ski Area	Oregon	1,733 m	305 m	20 km	6
Snowy Range	Wyoming	2,941 m	267 m	19 km	5
Teton Pass Ski Resort	Montana	2,163 m	277 m	15 km	3
Magic Mountain Ski Area	Vermont	869 m	450 m	12 km	6
Arctic Valley Ski Area	Alaska	1,242 m	474 m	10 km	3
Tahoe Donner Downhill Ski Area	California	2,219 m	150 m	9 km	5

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