Rankings
Best Ski Resorts with the Longest Season
The best ability is availability -- and these resorts are available longer than anyone else. Early openings, late closes, and the kind of snowpack that laughs at the calendar. Some of them are still spinning lifts when everyone else is mowing lawns.
Mammoth Mountain
IkonCaliforniaMammoth Mountain's 11,053' summit and 400" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Breckenridge
EpicColoradoBreckenridge's 12,998' summit and 353" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Banff Sunshine
IkonAlbertaBanff Sunshine's 8,954' summit and reliable snow keep it skiing late into spring.
Killington
EpicVermontKillington's 4,241' summit and 250" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Alta
IkonUtahAlta's 10,550' summit and 547" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Snowbird
IkonUtahSnowbird's 11,000' summit and 500" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Arapahoe Basin
IkonColoradoArapahoe Basin's 13,050' summit and 350" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Grand Targhee Resort
IkonWyomingGrand Targhee Resort's 10,200' summit and 500" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Solitude Mountain Resort
IkonUtahSolitude Mountain Resort's 10,035' summit and 500" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Jackson Hole
IkonWyomingJackson Hole's 10,450' summit and 459" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Big Sky
IkonMontanaBig Sky's 11,166' summit and 400" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Telluride
EpicColoradoTelluride's 13,150' summit and 309" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Winter Park Resort
IkonColoradoWinter Park Resort's 12,060' summit and 344" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Copper Mountain
IkonColoradoCopper Mountain's 12,313' summit and 305" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
Mt. Bachelor
IkonOregonMt. Bachelor's 9,065' summit and 462" average snowfall keep it skiing late into spring.
How We Score
Each resort gets a 0-100 score based on weighted attributes specific to this category. We pull from real data: average annual snowfall, skiable acres, vertical drop, summit elevation, pass coverage, proximity to major airports, and editorial “best for” tags from our resort profiles.
Scores are normalized so the best resort in each attribute gets 100 and the rest scale proportionally. The final score is a weighted average -- heavier weights go to the attributes that matter most for each category.
This isn't pay-to-play. No resort can buy a higher ranking. It's math, data, and a little editorial judgment.