Best Ski Resorts In US

Telluride: Best US Ski Resort Overall

Park City: one of the best ski resorts in USA overall

Snowmass offers some of the best skiing in USA

Silverton: top US ski area for powder hounds

Powder Mountain Utah: the name says it all

Wolf Creek: a top US ski resort for powder skiing

Alta Utah wins lots of awards for Best Ski Resorts in US

Breckenridge: great all-rounder

Sun Valley: best US ski resort for intermediate terrain

Grand Targhee: one of the top US ski resorts for powder hounds

Jackson Hole: best expert, extreme & sidecountry

Keystone: great terrain parks

Deer Valley: top US ski resort for lifts, ski-in lodging & on-mountain dining

Montana Snowbowl: easy to find fresh tracks

Mammoth: offers some of the best skiing in USA

Mt Bachelor: best tree skiing in US

Crystal Mountain WA scores a few best US ski resort awards

Crested Butte: fantastic US ski town

Vail CO: top apres and nightlife

Sundance Utah: nice for powder hounds

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Powderhounds Awards: Best Ski Resorts in US

Where is the best skiing in USA? The following awards for the best ski resorts in US are according to ratings provided by Powderhounds.com and are for resorts that have been reviewed by Powderhounds.

Top Ski Resorts in US for Powder Hounds Based on advanced terrain + snow quality & quantity + lack of people riding off-piste

Other top 10 US ski resorts for powder hounds are Grand Targhee, Solitude, Alta, Sundance, Snowbasin, Crystal Mountain and Whitefish.

Best US Ski Resorts - Overall Based on infrastructure & services, terrain, snow & cost

Other top ten ski resorts in USA overall are Alta Utah, Copper Mountain, Mammoth Mountain, Breckenridge, Jackson Hole, Snowbasin and Crested Butte.

Also check out the Best Ski Resorts in Colorado, Best Utah Ski Resorts and Best Ski Resorts in California pages and our USA ski resorts ratings for more information.

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Best Ski Resorts in US - Overall Terrain
Telluride, Jackson Hole, Breckenridge, Snowmass

Best Beginner Terrain
Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Sierra at Tahoe

Top Ski Resorts in US - Intermediate
Sun Valley, Park City, Deer Valley, Snowmass

Advanced Piste Terrain
Vail, Snowbasin, Jackson Hole, Grand Targhee, Kirkwood

Best Ski Resorts USA - Expert
Jackson Hole, Silverton, Snowbird, Crested Butte, Palisades Tahoe, Crystal

Extreme Terrain
Jackson Hole, Silverton, Snowbird, Palisades Tahoe

Off-Piste

Alta, Kirkwood, Pow Mow, Crystal Mountain

Best Tree Skiing
Mt Bachelor, Powder Mountain, Sierra at Tahoe, Steamboat

Slackcountry
Jackson Hole, Brighton, Keystone

Uncrowded Slopes
Pow Mow, Silverton, Powderhorn

Lift Infrastructure
Telluride, Park City, Northstar

Best Terrain Park
Mammoth, Buttermilk, Breckenridge, Park City, Keystone

Snow

Best Snow
Alta, Snowbird, Solitude, Grand Targhee, Silverton

Highest Likelihood of Freshies
Montana Snowbowl, Powder Mountain

Other Awards for Best US Ski Resorts

Best Family Ski Resort/Kids Ski Resort
Snowmass, Copper, Durango, Whitefish

Best Ski-in Ski-out Lodging
Deer Valley, Beaver Creek, Telluride, Snowmass

Best Ski Towns in US for Shopping
Aspen, Park City, Vail

Nightlife & Restaurants

On-Mountain Restaurants
Sun Valley, Telluride, Deer Valley, Snowbasin

Best Après
Vail, Aspen, Jackson Hole, Heavenly, Palisades Tahoe, Crystal

Best Nightlife
Heavenly, Breckenridge, Vail

Best Evening Restaurants
Park City, Aspen, Heavenly, Vail

Low Cost

Best Low Cost Ski Resort
Wolf Creek, Bridger Bowl, Snowbowl, Powderhorn

Best Value Ski Resort
Grand Targhee, Alta, Brian Head

For information on the best USA ski resorts for adaptive skiing, check out the Adaptive Skiing Resort Guide.

Best USA Ski Resorts - Readers' Reviews

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

Best overall USA ski resort ¹: Aspen Snowmass, Telluride, Aspen Mountain
Best USA powder skiing ²: Wolf Creek, Solitude, Powder Mountain
Best snow: Wolf Creek, Brian Head, Snowbird
Most uncrowded: Powderhorn, June Mountain, Solitude
Best lifts: Telluride, Aspen Snowmass, Snowmass
Piste trails: Snowmass, Telluride, Aspen Snowmass
Off-piste: Powder Mountain, Bridger Bowl, Snowbird
Child friendly: Nordic Valley, Ski Cooper, June Mountain
Value for money: Bridger Bowl, Powder Mountain, Wolf Creek
Nightlife: Aspen Mountain, Aspen Snowmass, Vail

NB only USA 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 USA ski resort is based on an average of the other above factors. 2 The best USA powder skiing is the average of the scores for snow, uncrowded and off-piste.

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