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Ski resorts in Colorado

Skiers, chairlifts and slopes at a Colorado ski resort
A Colorado ski resort in winter. Photo: Quang Vuong / Pexels.

The short answer

We list 22 ski areas in Colorado. The largest by mapped runs is Vail (215 km); the highest is Loveland Basin Ski Area, with runs from 3,937 m (12,917 ft); and the biggest vertical is at Aspen Snowmass (1,342 m).

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Highest ski resorts in Colorado2,000 m2,500 m3,000 m3,500 mLoveland Basin Ski Area: top 3,937 m (12,917 ft)3,937Loveland Basin …Breckenridge: top 3,910 m (12,828 ft)3,910BreckenridgeTelluride Ski Area: top 3,821 m (12,536 ft)3,821Telluride Ski A…Aspen Snowmass: top 3,815 m (12,516 ft)3,815Aspen SnowmassArapahoe Basin: top 3,815 m (12,516 ft)3,815Arapahoe BasinKeystone: top 3,803 m (12,477 ft)3,803KeystoneCopper Mountain: top 3,765 m (12,352 ft)3,765Copper MountainWinter Park Resort: top 3,654 m (11,988 ft)3,654Winter Park Res…Monarch Mountain: top 3,598 m (11,804 ft)3,598Monarch MountainWolf Creek Ski Area: top 3,586 m (11,765 ft)3,586Wolf Creek Ski …Ski Cooper: top 3,579 m (11,742 ft)3,579Ski CooperAspen Highlands: top 3,541 m (11,617 ft)3,541Aspen Highlands
Top elevation of the highest mapped run, in metres. Full figures in the table below.

All Colorado ski areas by size

Ski areaRegionTop elevationVerticalMapped runsLifts
VailColorado3,526 m1,074 m215 km32
Beaver CreekColorado3,484 m1,233 m167 km24
Steamboat Ski Resort logoSteamboat Ski ResortColorado3,219 m1,118 m122 km20
Aspen SnowmassColorado3,815 m1,342 m120 km19
KeystoneColorado3,803 m974 m116 km20
Copper Mountain logoCopper MountainColorado3,765 m806 m115 km23
Winter Park Resort logoWinter Park ResortColorado3,654 m883 m112 km25
BreckenridgeColorado3,910 m993 m111 km35
Telluride Ski Area logoTelluride Ski AreaColorado3,821 m1,186 m101 km20
Purgatory Resort logoPurgatory ResortColorado3,294 m598 m68 km14
Aspen MountainColorado3,431 m1,005 m59 km5
Crested Butte Mountain ResortColorado3,488 m706 m56 km15
Wolf Creek Ski Area logoWolf Creek Ski AreaColorado3,586 m458 m50 km11
Arapahoe Basin logoArapahoe BasinColorado3,815 m621 m49 km9
Loveland Basin Ski AreaColorado3,937 m619 m48 km7
Aspen HighlandsColorado3,541 m1,075 m43 km6
ButtermilkColorado3,014 m612 m40 km8
Powderhorn logoPowderhornColorado2,997 m504 m37 km5
Monarch Mountain logoMonarch MountainColorado3,598 m346 m37 km9
Ski CooperColorado3,579 m354 m32 km5
Eldora logoEldoraColorado3,232 m434 m30 km10
Granby Ranch logoGranby RanchColorado2,823 m284 m24 km6

Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) via OpenSkiMap; mapped figures can differ from resorts’ published ones.

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