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Colorado, Wyoming and Utah deliver very different mountain holidays. Match the terrain to your group, and check lift-pass options before choosing accommodation.

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More remarkable mountains, from familiar favourites to unexpected places.

Gondola cabins and a snowy run in the Elk Camp sector at Snowmass, Colorado.
United States · Colorado

Aspen Snowmass

Four distinct mountains and two different village experiences in Colorado.

Families Mountain villages
Snow-covered front-side ski runs at Vail, Colorado, viewed across the valley.
United States · Colorado

Vail

A large Colorado mountain with front-side trails and its signature Back Bowls.

Scenic skiing Families
Corbet’s Couloir and snow-covered cliffs at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming.
United States · Wyoming

Jackson Hole

Teton scenery and a reputation built on challenging mountain terrain.

Advanced terrain Powder trips
Chairlift base and snow-covered slopes at Park City Mountain, Utah.
United States · Utah

Park City Mountain

An extensive ski area with two main bases and a historic Utah town close by.

Families Snowparks
Destination photograph · Breckenridge The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Breckenridge

A historic Colorado town below five ski mountain peaks.

Mountain villages Snowparks
Destination photograph · Keystone The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Keystone

A Summit County mountain destination with village-style resort bases.

Families Snowparks
Destination photograph · Beaver Creek The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Beaver Creek

A purpose-built mountain village west of Vail.

Families Mountain villages
Destination photograph · Steamboat The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Steamboat

Tree skiing above Steamboat Springs and its western ranching heritage.

Powder trips Mountain villages
Destination photograph · Winter Park The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Winter Park

Mountain sectors including Mary Jane west of the Continental Divide.

Families Advanced terrain
Destination photograph · Copper Mountain The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Copper Mountain

A Colorado mountain with several base villages along Interstate 70.

Snowparks Families
Destination photograph · Arapahoe Basin The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Arapahoe Basin

High alpine skiing below the Continental Divide, without a large resort town.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Destination photograph · Telluride The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Telluride

A historic box-canyon town linked to Mountain Village by gondola.

Scenic skiing Mountain villages
Destination photograph · Crested Butte The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Crested Butte

A colourful Colorado town beneath a mountain known for challenging terrain.

Advanced terrain Mountain villages
Destination photograph · Sunlight Mountain The shortlist
United States · Colorado

Sunlight Mountain

A smaller mountain near Glenwood Springs and its hot springs.

Families Something different
Destination photograph · Alta The shortlist
United States · Utah

Alta

A skier-only mountain at the head of Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Powder trips Advanced terrain
Destination photograph · Snowbird The shortlist
United States · Utah

Snowbird

Steep Wasatch terrain in Little Cottonwood Canyon.

Advanced terrain Powder trips
Destination photograph · Deer Valley The shortlist
United States · Utah

Deer Valley

A skier-only destination with several bases near Park City.

Families Mountain villages
Destination photograph · Brighton The shortlist
United States · Utah

Brighton

A Big Cottonwood Canyon mountain with a strong snowboard following.

Snowparks Powder trips
Destination photograph · Solitude The shortlist
United States · Utah

Solitude

A compact resort village beneath varied Wasatch slopes.

Powder trips Families
Destination photograph · Snowbasin The shortlist
United States · Utah

Snowbasin

A mountain destination east of Ogden with Olympic downhill heritage.

Scenic skiing Advanced terrain
Snow-covered resort lodges and mountain slopes at Big Sky, Montana.
United States · Montana

Big Sky

Expansive mountain terrain below Montana’s Lone Peak.

Scenic skiing Advanced terrain
Destination photograph · Whitefish Mountain The shortlist
United States · Montana

Whitefish Mountain

Forest skiing above Whitefish in northwestern Montana.

Mountain villages Powder trips
A snow-covered mountain slope beneath a blue sky at Sun Valley Resort, Idaho.
United States · Idaho

Sun Valley

Bald Mountain and Dollar Mountain beside Ketchum and Sun Valley.

Mountain villages Scenic skiing
Destination photograph · Taos Ski Valley The shortlist
United States · New Mexico

Taos Ski Valley

A mountain village in New Mexico’s Sangre de Cristo range.

Advanced terrain Mountain villages
Destination photograph · Palisades Tahoe The shortlist
United States · California

Palisades Tahoe

The Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows sides near Lake Tahoe.

Advanced terrain Scenic skiing
Destination photograph · Mammoth Mountain The shortlist
United States · California

Mammoth Mountain

A volcanic mountain above Mammoth Lakes in the Eastern Sierra.

Snowparks Scenic skiing
Destination photograph · Heavenly The shortlist
United States · California Nevada

Heavenly

Lake Tahoe views from slopes spanning California and Nevada.

Scenic skiing Après-ski
Destination photograph · Killington The shortlist
United States · Vermont

Killington

A multi-peak Green Mountains destination in central Vermont.

Snowparks Après-ski
Photograph · Snowbasin
Wider-area photograph
United States · Utah

Powder Mountain Ski Resort

A downhill ski area in Utah, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Mount Bachelor above snow-covered ground in early morning light, Oregon.
Wider-area photograph
United States · Oregon

Mt. Bachelor

A downhill ski area in Oregon, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A snowy ski run and forest near the top of Jordan at Sunday River, Maine.
United States · Maine

Sunday River

A downhill ski area in Maine, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Palisades Tahoe
Wider-area photograph
United States · California

Northstar at Tahoe Resort

A downhill ski area in California, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A wind turbine above snow-covered forest at Bolton Valley, Vermont.
Wider-area photograph
United States · Vermont

Sugarbush Resort

A downhill ski area in Vermont, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A chairlift and snow-covered ski runs at Sugarloaf in Maine.
United States · Maine

Sugarloaf

A downhill ski area in Maine, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Schweitzer village and surrounding mountains in summer, Idaho.
United States · Idaho

Schweitzer Mountain Resort

A downhill ski area in Idaho, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Killington
Wider-area photograph
United States · Vermont

Okemo Mountain

A downhill ski area in Vermont, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snow-covered ski slopes and trees at Stowe Mountain Resort, Vermont.
United States · Vermont

Stowe Mountain Resort

A downhill ski area in Vermont, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Telluride
Wider-area photograph
United States · Colorado

Purgatory Resort

A downhill ski area in Colorado, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Winter ski runs cut through the forest at Mount Snow, Vermont.
Wider-area photograph
United States · Vermont

Stratton Mountain Resort

A downhill ski area in Vermont, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A chairlift between snow-covered trees at Gore Mountain, New York.
United States · New York

Gore Mountain

A downhill ski area in New York, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Winter ski runs cut through the forest at Mount Snow, Vermont.
United States · Vermont

Mount Snow

A downhill ski area in Vermont, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snow-covered slopes and mountain valleys viewed from the back side of Bogus Basin, Idaho.
United States · Idaho

Bogus Basin Mountain Recreation Area

A downhill ski area in Idaho, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Gondola cabins and a snowy run in the Elk Camp sector at Snowmass, Colorado.
Wider-area photograph
United States · Colorado

Aspen Mountain

A downhill ski area in Colorado, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Lake Cascade and the valley viewed from Tamarack Resort in summer, Idaho.
United States · Idaho

Tamarack Resort

A downhill ski area in Idaho, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snow-covered Mount Hood above the slopes of Mount Hood Meadows, Oregon.
United States · Oregon

Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort

A downhill ski area in Oregon, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Corbet’s Couloir and snow-covered cliffs at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming.
Wider-area photograph
United States · Wyoming

Grand Targhee Resort

A downhill ski area in Wyoming, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Skiers among snow-covered trees at the top of Wolf Creek Ski Area, Colorado.
United States · Colorado

Wolf Creek Ski Area

A downhill ski area in Colorado, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Timberline Lodge surrounded by deep snow on Mount Hood, Oregon.
United States · Oregon

Timberline Lodge Ski Area

A downhill ski area in Oregon, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Taos Ski Valley
Wider-area photograph
United States · New Mexico

Angel Fire Resort

A downhill ski area in New Mexico, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A skier on a groomed run at 49 Degrees North near Chewelah, Washington.
United States · Washington

Forty-Nine Degrees North

A downhill ski area in Washington, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Lake Cascade and the valley viewed from Tamarack Resort in summer, west-central Idaho.
Wider-area photograph
United States · Idaho

Brundage Mountain

A downhill ski area in Idaho, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snow-covered trees at the entrance to Doc Dempsey’s Glades at Smugglers’ Notch, Vermont.
United States · Vermont

Smugglers' Notch Resort

A downhill ski area in Vermont, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Arapahoe Basin
Wider-area photograph
United States · Colorado

Loveland Basin Ski Area

A downhill ski area in Colorado, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Skiers on a broad run at Loon Mountain Resort, New Hampshire.
United States · New Hampshire

Loon Mountain Resort

A downhill ski area in New Hampshire, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A chairlift and snow-covered base area at Great Divide, Montana.
United States · Montana

Great Divide Ski Area

A downhill ski area in Montana, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snow-covered slopes at Summit Central at Snoqualmie Pass, Washington.
Wider-area photograph
United States · Washington

Three Summits

A downhill ski area in Washington, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A broad snowy bowl and conifer-covered ridges at Montana Snowbowl.
United States · Montana

Montana Snowbowl

A downhill ski area in Montana, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
The snowy base area and ski slopes at Bridger Bowl near Bozeman, Montana.
United States · Montana

Bridger Bowl

A downhill ski area in Montana, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
The three ski mountains of Sunrise Park Resort in Arizona.
United States · Arizona

Sunrise Park Resort

A downhill ski area in Arizona, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snowy ski runs with Mount Washington beyond Bretton Woods, New Hampshire.
United States · New Hampshire

Bretton Woods Ski Area

A downhill ski area in New Hampshire, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Fresh snow and ski tracks among conifers at Discovery Ski Area, Montana.
United States · Montana

Discovery Ski Area

A downhill ski area in Montana, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Gondola cabins and a snowy run in the Elk Camp sector at Snowmass, Colorado.
Wider-area photograph
United States · Colorado

Buttermilk

A downhill ski area in Colorado, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
The summit of Jay Peak rises above a snowy ski run in Vermont.
United States · Vermont

Jay Peak Resort

A downhill ski area in Vermont, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Skiers on Vista Way at Cannon Mountain, facing snowy Mount Lafayette in New Hampshire.
United States · New Hampshire

Cannon Mountain

A downhill ski area in New Hampshire, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
An aerial view of the snowy ski runs at Attitash Mountain Resort, New Hampshire.
United States · New Hampshire

Attitash Mountain Resort

A downhill ski area in New Hampshire, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Palisades Tahoe
Wider-area photograph
United States · California

Sugar Bowl Resort

A downhill ski area in California, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A winter landscape near Lookout Pass in the Idaho Panhandle.
Wider-area photograph
United States · Idaho

Silver Mountain Resort

A downhill ski area in Idaho, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snow-covered runs and a broad mountain view at Brian Head, Utah.
United States · Utah

Brian Head Resort

A downhill ski area in Utah, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snowy ski runs and frosted trees at Whiteface Mountain, New York.
United States · New York

Whiteface Mountain Ski Center

A downhill ski area in New York, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Two skiers descending deep snow at Lookout Pass on the Idaho–Montana border.
United States · Idaho

Lookout Pass

A downhill ski area in Idaho, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Heavenly
Wider-area photograph
United States · California

Kirkwood Mountain Resort

A downhill ski area in California, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Crested Butte
Wider-area photograph
United States · Colorado

Monarch Mountain

A downhill ski area in Colorado, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Aerial view of snow-covered Grand Mesa in western Colorado.
Wider-area photograph
United States · Colorado

Powderhorn

A downhill ski area in Colorado, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snow-covered terrain at Crystal Mountain with the Norse Peak massif beyond, Washington.
United States · Washington

Crystal Mountain

A downhill ski area in Washington, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Sunrise lights the snowy slopes above Lodge 2 at Mount Spokane, Washington.
United States · Washington

Mt. Spokane

A downhill ski area in Washington, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A skier on a sunny snow-covered slope at Saddleback Mountain, Maine.
United States · Maine

Saddleback Mountain

A downhill ski area in Maine, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Chairlifts, trees and snowy runs at White Pass Ski Area, Washington.
United States · Washington

White Pass Ski Area

A downhill ski area in Washington, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
The lodge and snowy slopes at Lost Trail on the Montana–Idaho border.
United States · Idaho

Lost Trail

A downhill ski area in Idaho, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Mammoth Mountain
Wider-area photograph
United States · California

China Peak Mountain Resort

A downhill ski area in California, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Palisades Tahoe
Wider-area photograph
United States · California

Homewood Ski Area

A downhill ski area in California, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Snowbird
Wider-area photograph
United States · Utah

Sundance Resort

A downhill ski area in Utah, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snow falling over a forest at Pajarito Mountain Ski Area, New Mexico.
United States · New Mexico

Pajarito Mountain

A downhill ski area in New Mexico, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snowy ski slopes in the Palisades area of Red Lodge Mountain, Montana.
United States · Montana

Red Lodge Mountain

A downhill ski area in Montana, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Spring snow on the slopes of Mission Ridge Ski Area near Wenatchee, Washington.
United States · Washington

Mission Ridge

A downhill ski area in Washington, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Halcott Mountain in autumn, viewed from the lower slopes of Belleayre in New York.
Wider-area photograph
United States · New York

Belleayre Mountain Ski Center

A downhill ski area in New York, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Copper Mountain
Wider-area photograph
United States · Colorado

Ski Cooper

A downhill ski area in Colorado, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A wind turbine above snow-covered forest at Bolton Valley, Vermont.
United States · Vermont

Bolton Valley Resort

A downhill ski area in Vermont, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Gondola cabins travel over snowy terrain at Ski Apache, New Mexico.
United States · New Mexico

Ski Apache

A downhill ski area in New Mexico, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Clouds clear above snowy ski runs at Waterville Valley, New Hampshire.
United States · New Hampshire

Waterville Valley Resort

A downhill ski area in New Hampshire, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snow-covered ski slopes bordered by forest at Holiday Valley, New York.
United States · New York

Holiday Valley

A downhill ski area in New York, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Killington
Wider-area photograph
United States · New Hampshire

Mount Sunapee

A downhill ski area in New Hampshire, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A chairlift and conifers fading into snowy fog at Beaver Mountain.
United States · Utah

Beaver Mountain

A downhill ski area in Utah, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A skier in mid-air over snow at Dodge Ridge Wintersports Area, California.
United States · California

Dodge Ridge Ski Area

A downhill ski area in California, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A snowy ski run, conifers and distant mountain ridges at Stevens Pass, Washington.
United States · Washington

Stevens Pass Ski Area

A downhill ski area in Washington, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snow-covered buildings and skiers at the base of Alyeska Resort, Alaska.
United States · Alaska

Alyeska Resort

A downhill ski area in Alaska, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Evening light on the snow-covered ski runs of Burke Mountain, Vermont.
United States · Vermont

Burke Mountain Resort

A downhill ski area in Vermont, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Winter Park
Wider-area photograph
United States · Colorado

Eldora

A downhill ski area in Colorado, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
The Parachute ski run and a wide mountain view at Ski Santa Fe, New Mexico.
United States · New Mexico

Ski Santa Fe

A downhill ski area in New Mexico, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Mount Shasta viewed from Douglas Butte at Mount Shasta Ski Park, California.
United States · California

Mt. Shasta Ski Park

A downhill ski area in California, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Taos Ski Valley
Wider-area photograph
United States · New Mexico

Red River Ski Area

A downhill ski area in New Mexico, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Sunset behind a snowy ski hill at Lutsen Mountains, Minnesota.
United States · Minnesota

Lutsen Mountains

A downhill ski area in Minnesota, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Heavenly
Wider-area photograph
United States · California

Sierra-at-Tahoe Ski Resort

A downhill ski area in California, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Photograph · Mammoth Mountain
Wider-area photograph
United States · California

June Mountain

A downhill ski area in California, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A wind turbine above snow-covered forest at Bolton Valley, Vermont.
Wider-area photograph
United States · Vermont

Mad River Glen

A downhill ski area in Vermont, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Sunlight and mist above a wooded ridge at Hunter Mountain in New York’s Catskills.
United States · New York

Hunter Mountain

A downhill ski area in New York, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
A skier in mid-air over snow at Dodge Ridge Wintersports Area, California.
Wider-area photograph
United States · California

Bear Valley

A downhill ski area in California, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Snow-covered slopes, conifers and skiers at Mount Hood Skibowl, Oregon.
United States · Oregon

Mt. Hood Skibowl

A downhill ski area in Oregon, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
An archival photograph of snow-covered buildings and hills in the Little Belt Mountains foothills, Montana, in 1942.
Wider-area photograph
United States · Montana

Showdown

A downhill ski area in Montana, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing
Clouds over distant snowy peaks, viewed from a ski slope at Wildcat Mountain, New Hampshire.
United States · New Hampshire

Wildcat Mountain

A downhill ski area in New Hampshire, United States, with mapped lift-served terrain.

Something different Scenic skiing