Colorado Skiing
Colorado is widely renowned as one of the best places to ski in America, if not the world. The high elevations and cold temperatures create conditions for excellent snow quality, while being home to some of the largest ski resorts creates options for any kind of skier out there. Whether you’re a family looking to take your first ski trip or a powderhound looking for untouched terrain, Colorado’s got you covered.
Colorado Stats
Total Ski Mountains
23
Resorts
Resorts
Average
Snowfall
300"
Per Year
Per Year
Primary
Airport
DIA - Denver International
Resort Closest to Denver
Loveland - 1 Hour Drive
Largest
Resort
Vail - 5,317 Skiable Acres
Most Beginner Terrain
Beaver Creek
Most Intermediate Terrain
Steamboat Springs
Most Advanced Terrain
Aspen Highlands
Best of Colorado
- Best Ski Resorts in Colorado
- Best for Families
- Best for Beginners
- Best for Intermediates [coming soon]
- Best for Experts [coming soon]
- Best Ski Towns in Colorado [coming soon]


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Colorado Ski Resorts
Excludes ski areas under 100 acres
RESORT | EASY | INTERMEDIATE | ADVANCED | TOTAL SKI AREA |
---|---|---|---|---|
Arapahoe Basin | 7% | 20% | 73% | 1,428 Acres |
Aspen Buttermilk | 35% | 39% | 26% | 470 Acres |
Aspen Highlands | 0% | 23% | 77% | 1,040 Acres |
Aspen Mtn (Ajax) | 0% | 48% | 52% | 675 Acres |
Aspen Snowmass | 5% | 48% | 47% | 3,342 Acres |
Beaver Creek | 38% | 30% | 32% | 1,832 Acres |
Breckenridge | 11% | 31% | 58% | 2,908 Acres |
Copper Mtn | 21% | 25% | 54% | 2,490 Acres |
Crested Butte | 18% | 29% | 53% | 1,547 Acres |
Eldora | 18% | 43% | 38% | 680 Acres |
Granby Ranch | 36% | 40% | 24% | 406 Acres |
Keystone | 12% | 39% | 49% | 3,148 Acres |
Loveland | 13% | 41% | 46% | 1,800 Acres |
Monarch Mtn | 23% | 26% | 49% | 800 Acres |
Powderhorn | 16% | 30% | 54% | 1,600 Acres |
Purgatory | 20% | 45% | 35% | 1,605 Acres |
Ski Cooper | 27% | 39% | 34% | 470 Acres |
Steamboat Springs | 14% | 42% | 44% | 2,965 Acres |
Sunlight Mtn | 20% | 55% | 25% | 680 Acres |
Telluride | 23% | 36% | 41% | 2,000 Acres |
Vail | 18% | 29% | 53% | 5,317 Acres |
Winter Park | 8% | 37% | 55% | 3,081 Acres |
Wolf Creek | 20% | 35% | 45% | 1,600 Acres |