Best Skiing in Colorado

Telluride: Best Ski Resort in Colorado Overall

Snowmass: one of the best ski resorts in Colorado for overall terrain

Silverton: best Colorado ski area for powder hounds

Wolf Creek: one of the best Colorado ski resorts for powder hounds

Breckenridge wins various awards for top Colorado ski resorts

Keystone Colorado has some good slackcountry options

Crested Butte: one of the best Colorado ski towns

Vail: best Colorado ski resort for advanced terrain

Aspen Colorado has amazing shopping & restaurants

Beaver Creek: best ski-in ski-out lodging award

Arapahoe Basin is renowned for its parking lot parties

Copper Mountain: one of the best CO ski resorts for beginners & intermediates

Best Colorado Ski Resort for Family Friendliness - Purgatory

Aspen Buttermilk: best terrain park in Colorado

Monarch doesn't win any awards for best ski resorts in Colorado

Powderhorn Colorado: uncrowded slopes

Vail Colorado: amazing nightlife

Steamboat: a fantastic Colorado ski town

Aspen: award winning shopping

Telluride: top Colorado ski resort overall

Best Skiing in Colorado

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Powderhounds Awards for the Best Ski Resorts in Colorado

Which are the top Colorado ski resorts? Here are the Powderhounds awards for the best ski resorts in Colorado!

Best Colorado Ski Resorts Overall

Based on many factors including infrastructure & services, terrain, snow & cost

Second Best Overall Colorado Resort: Snowmass

Third Best Overall Colorado Resort: Breckenridge

Other top ski resorts in Colorado are Vail and Steamboat.

Best Ski Resorts in Colorado for Powder Hounds

Based on advanced/expert terrain + snow quality & quantity + lack of people riding off-piste

Best Colorado Resort for Powderhounds: Silverton

Second Best Colorado Resort for Powderhounds: Wolf Creek

Third Best Colorado Resort for Powderhounds: Telluride

Other best places to ski in Colorado for powder hounds are Crested Butte, Steamboat and Snowmass.

Best Skiing in Colorado & Snowboarding CO

Best ski resort in Colorado - overall terrain: Telluride, Snowmass, Breckenridge
Best Colorado ski resort for beginners: Breckenridge, Copper Mountain
Best skiing in Colorado - intermediates: Snowmass, Copper Mountain
Advanced piste terrain: Vail, Breckenridge
Off-piste terrain: Vail, Silverton Mountain
Slackcountry: Keystone, Copper Mountain
Steeps: Crested Butte, Silverton
Top tree skiing: Steamboat, Wolf Creek
Best skiing in Colorado for uncrowded slopes: Powderhorn, Wolf Creek
Best CO ski resort for lifts: Telluride
Terrain parks: Buttermilk, Breckenridge

Snow in Colorado

Best Colorado ski resorts for powder: Wolf Creek, Silverton
Highest likelihood of freshies: Wolf Creek, Powderhorn

Other Awards for Best Colorado Ski Resorts

Best family ski resorts resorts in Colorado: Snowmass, Purgatory Ski Resort
Shopping: Aspen Mountain, Vail
Ski-in ski-out lodging: Snowmass, Beaver Creek
Best ski towns in Colorado: Crested Butte, Telluride, Aspen

Nightlife & Dining

Daytime restaurants: Telluride, Vail
Après ski: Vail, Aspen Mountain
Nightlife: Breckenridge, Vail
Restaurants (evening): Aspen, Vail

Cost & Value for Money

Best resorts in Colorado for value: Crested Butte, Steamboat
Low cost ski resort: Wolf Creek, Powderhorn

Also see our Colorado ski resort ratings to see how we rate Colorado ski resorts on various factors including the terrain, powder, après and family-friendliness.

Best Colorado Ski Resorts - Readers' Reviews

These awards for the "best ski resorts in Colorado" are based on the public reviews on Powderhounds.com. Come and have your say on the top Colorado ski resorts by reviewing and rating a ski area. Navigate to the Colorado ski resort you want to review and click on the "add review" link in the left-hand-column. Put your vote in!

Best overall Colorado ski resort ¹: Aspen Snowmass, Telluride, Aspen Mountain
Best Colorado powder skiing ²: Wolf Creek, Telluride, Aspen Snowmass
Best snow: Wolf Creek, Steamboat, Telluride
Most uncrowded: Powderhorn, Telluride, Wolf Creek
Best lifts: Telluride, Aspen Snowmass, Snowmass
Piste trails: Snowmass, Telluride, Aspen Snowmass
Off-piste: Telluride, Wolf Creek, Silverton
Child friendly: Ski Cooper, Steamboat, Beaver Creek
Value for money: Wolf Creek, Powderhorn, Ski Cooper
Nightlife: Aspen Mountain, Aspen Snowmass, Vail

NB only Colorado ski resorts with a minimum of 4 reviews were considered in the awards. Where there are equal scores, the resort with more reviews is selected as the best. 1 The top overall Colorado ski resort is based on an average of the other above factors. 2 The best Colorado powder skiing is the average of the scores for snow, uncrowded and off-piste.