Kirkwood Resort (Epic)
15 Lifts | 2,300 ac | 9,800′ Top Elev. | 2,000′ Vert. | California
Discover new places to shred with our database of epic ski areas. Explore the world’s best resorts, renowned ski tours, and wild expanses of backcountry bliss. Resorts are categorized by season, number of lifts, skiable terrain, average snowfall, top elevation, vertical drop, percent beginner terrain, and percent expert terrain. Ski touring ranges are categorized by season.
GET OUT THERE
If you haven’t discovered the backcountry yet, here’s your cue to start exploring. When you leave the lifts behind and venture up the mountain under your own power, you earn access to untouched terrain and solitude that few skiers will ever experience. A great entry point is taking a beginner’s ski touring course, where you will learn to use skins and travel uphill on skis. After some practice, you can then take an AIARE I course, where you’ll learn how mitigate the risks of being caught in an avalanche.
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UNITED STATES
Alta-Snowbird Resort (MC + Ikon)
7 Lifts | 2,614 ac | 11,068′ Top Elev. | 2,538′ Vert. | Utah
Snowbasin Ski Resort (Epic)
11 Lifts | 3,000 ac | 9,350′ Top Elev. | 2,900′ Vert. | Utah
Vail Resort (Epic)
31 Lifts | 5,289 ac | 11,570′ Top Elev. | 3,450′ Vert. | Colorado
Beaver Creek (Epic)
23 Lifts | 1,832 ac | 11,440′ Top Elev. | 3,340′ Vert. | Colorado
Deer Valley Resort (Ikon)
21 Lifts | 2,026 ac | 9,570′ Top Elev. | 3,000′ Vert. | Utah
Jackson Hole (MC + Ikon)
15 Lifts | 2,500 ac | 10,450′ Top Elev. | 4,139′ Vert. | Wyoming
Stowe Mountain (Epic)
12 Lifts | 485 ac | 4,396′ Top Elev. | 2,359′ Vert. | Vermont
Big Sky Resort (MC + Ikon)
36 Lifts | 5,850 ac | 11,166′ Top Elev. | 4,350′ Vert. | Montana
Steamboat Resort (Ikon)
18 Lifts | 2,965 ac | 10,568′ Top Elev. | 3,668′ Vert. | Colorado
Killington Resort (Ikon)
22 Lifts | 1,509 ac | 4,242′ Top Elev. | 3,501′ Vert. | Vermont
Aspen Snowmass (MC + Ikon)
20 Lifts | 3,332 ac | 12,510′ Top Elev. | 4,406′ Vert. | Colorado
Mammoth Mountain (MC + Ikon)
25 Lifts | 3,500 ac | 11,053′ Top Elev. | 3,100′ Vert. | California
Taos Ski Valley (MC + Ikon)
14 Lifts | 524 ac | 12,481′ Top Elev. | 3,281′ Vert. | New Mexico
Telluride Ski Resort (Epic)
17 Lifts | 2,000 ac | 12,515′ Top Elev. | 3,790′ Vert. | Colorado
Solitude Mountain (Ikon)
8 Lifts | 1,200 ac | 10,488′ Top Elev. | 2,494′ Vert. | Utah
Sun Valley Resort (Epic)
18 Lifts | 2,154 ac | 9,150′ Top Elev. | 3,400′ Vert. | Idaho
Palisades Tahoe (MC + Ikon)
29 Lifts | 3,600 ac | 9,050′ Top Elev. | 2,850′ Vert. | California
EUROPE
Ski Resort Gudauri
12 Lifts | 7,400 ac | 10,748′ Top Elev. | 4,209′ Vert. | Georgia
Erciyes Ski Resort
18 Lifts | 11,024′ Top Elev. | 4,068′ Vert. | Turkey
Dolomiti Superski
455 Lifts | 90,000 ac | 9,810′ Top Elev. | 5,794′ Vert. | Italy
Les 3 Vallees Ski Resort
166 Lifts | 25,900 ac | 10,499′ Top Elev. | 7,546′ Vert. | France
Lofoten Ski Touring
Ski Touring Region | Norway
St. Anton am Arlberg
88 Lifts | 1,102 ac | 9,222′ Top Elev. | 4,944′ Vert. | Austria
Zermatt Ski Resort
52 Lifts | 360 ac | 12,792′ Top Elev. | 7,477′ Vert. | Switzerland
Schweizerland Alps Traverse
Classic Ski Tour | Greenland
Gran Paradiso Ski Touring
Ski Touring Region | Italy
Verbier Ski Resort
82 Lifts | 400 ac | 10,925′ Top Elev. | 6,004′ Vert. | Switzerland
Italian Haute Route
Classic Ski Tour | Italy + Switzerland
Bernese Oberland Traverse
Classic Ski Tour | France + Switzerland
Paradiski Resort
160 Lifts | 35,559 ac | 10,663′ Top Elev. | 6,562′ Vert. | France
The Haute Route
Classic Ski Tour | France + Switzerland
Dolomites Circuit Ski Touring
Ski Touring Region | Italy
Trollaskagi Ski Touring
Ski Touring Region | Iceland
Vogel Ski Resort
9 Lifts | 193 ac | 5,906′ Top Elev. | 4,039′ Vert. | Slovenia
Ylläs Ski Resort
26 Lifts | 2,356′ Top Elev. | 1,699′ Vert. | Finland
Chamonix Mont-Blanc
67 Lifts | 761 ac | 10,745′ Top Elev. | 7,326′ Vert. | France
ASIA
Solang Ski Resort
3 Lifts | 10,498′ Top Elev. | 1,640′ Vert. | India
Korek Mountain Resort
3 Lifts | 5,590′ Top Elev. | 98′ Vert. | Iraq
Safed Dara Ski Resort
2 Lifts | 9,842′ Top Elev. | 2,953′ Vert. | Tajikistan
Alshan Alpine Ski Resort
2 Lifts | 3,888′ Top Elev. | 486′ Vert. | China
Gulmarg Resort
8 Lifts | 2,400 ac | 13,123′ Top Elev. | 4,921′ Vert. | India
Dizin Ski Resort
16 Lifts | 1,159 ac | 11,811′ Top Elev. | 3,117′ Vert. | Iran
Mt. Elbrus Ski Mountaineering
Ski Touring Region | Russia
Karakol Ski Base
5 Lifts | 582 | 9,974′ Top Elev. | 2,428′ Vert. | Kyrgyzstan
Himalayan Ski Touring
Ski Touring Region | Nepal
Niseko United (MC + Ikon)
31 Lifts | 2,191 ac | 3,898′ Top Elev. | 3,061′ Vert. | Japan
Rishiri-zan Ski Tour
Ski Touring Region | Japan
Yongpyong Resort
15 Lifts | 4,300 ac | 4,718′ Top Elev. | 2,297′ Vert. | South Korea
Shymbulak (Chimbulak)
6 Lifts | 99 ac | 3,163′ Top Elev. | 903′ Vert. | Kazakhstan
Rosa Khutor Ski Resort
25 Lifts | 4500 | 7,612′ Top Elev. | 4,528′ Vert. | Russia
Kyrgyzstan Yurt Skiing
Ski Touring Region | Kyrgyzstan
SOUTH AMERICA
Cerro Castor Ski Resort
11 Lifts | 600 ac | 3,173′ Top Elev. | 2,516′ Vert. | Argentina
Valle Nevado (MC + Ikon)
14 Lifts | 2,200 ac | 12,041′ Top Elev. | 2,657′ Vert. | Chile
Las Leñas Ski Resort
14 Lifts | 17,500 ac | 11,253′ Top Elev. | 3,904′ Vert. | Argentina
Andes Volcano Skiing
Ski Touring Region | Ecuador + Chile
Ski Portillo Resort
14 Lifts | 1,235 ac | 10,984′ Top Elev. | 2,743′ Vert. | Chile
Cerro Catedral Ski Resort
34 Lifts | 1,480 ac | 7,152′ Top Elev. | 3,773′ Vert. | Argentina
CANADA
Mont Tremblant Resort (Ikon)
14 Lifts | 636 ac | 2,871′ Top Elev. | 2,116′ Vert. | Canada
Lake Louise Ski Resort (MC + Ikon)
10 Lifts | 4,200 ac | 8,650′ Top Elev. | 3,251′ Vert. | Canada
Kicking Horse Mountain (Epic)
5 Lifts | 2,800 ac | 8,038′ Top Elev. | 4,134′ Vert. | Canada
Whistler Blackcomb (Epic)
25 Lifts | 8,171 ac | 7,494′ Top Elev. | 5,279′ Vert. | Canada
Revelstoke Mountain (MC + Ikon)
5 Lifts | 3,121 ac | 7,300′ Top Elev. | 5,620′ Vert. | Canada
Sunshine Village (MC + Ikon)
12 Lifts | 3,300 ac | 8,957′ Top Elev. | 3,510′ Vert. | Canada
OCEANIA
Mt. Hutt Ski Area (Ikon)
5 Lifts | 900 ac | 6,844′ Top Elev. | 2,241′ Vert. | New Zealand
The Remarkables (Ikon)
6 Lifts | 220 ac | 6,375′ Top Elev. | 1,171′ Vert. | New Zealand
Coronet Peak (Ikon)
8 Lifts | 692 ac | 5,410′ Top Elev. | 1,516′ Vert. | New Zealand