Rocky Mountains
2026–27 check pending- Ski areas
- 109
- Most vertical
- 4,425 ft
- Highest summit
- 13,487 ft
- Skiable acres
- 133,296
- 103 of 109 areas report
- Lifts
- 1,013
- 105 of 109 areas report
- Most snowfall
- 700 in
States
Rocky Mountains ski areas compared
| Alta | UT | 2,538 ft | 2,614 | 25 | 116 | 545 in | Ikon, Mountain Collective |
| Angel Fire Resort | NM | 2,077 ft | 560 | 7 | 80 | 210 in | — |
| Antelope Butte Mountain Recreational Area | WY | 1,000 ft | 250 | 3 | 40 | 200 in | Indy |
| Arapahoe Basin | CO | 2,530 ft | 1,428 | 9 | 145 | 350 in | Ikon |
| Arizona Snowbowl | AZ | 2,300 ft | 777 | 8 | 55 | 260 in | — |
| Aspen Highlands | CO | 3,638 ft | 1,010 | 5 | 118 | 300 in | Ikon, Mountain Collective |
| Aspen Mountain | CO | 3,267 ft | 673 | 9 | 76 | 300 in | Ikon, Mountain Collective |
| Bald Mountain | ID | 684 ft | 140 | 2 | 15 | 100 in | — |
| Bear Paw Ski Bowl | MT | 860 ft | 80 | 2 | 24 | 140 in | — |
| Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area | WY | 1,000 ft | 600 | 2 | 9 | — | — |
| Beaver Creek Resort | CO | 3,340 ft | 2,082 | 24 | 167 | 323 in | Epic |
| Beaver Mountain | UT | 1,700 ft | 664 | 6 | 48 | 400 in | Indy |
| Big Sky | MT | 4,350 ft | 5,850 | 40 | 320 | 400 in | Ikon, Mountain Collective |
| Blacktail Mountain | MT | 1,440 ft | 1,000 | 4 | 26 | 250 in | — |
| Bogus Basin | ID | 1,790 ft | 2,600 | 18 | 90 | 250 in | — |
| Breckenridge Ski Resort | CO | 3,398 ft | 2,908 | 35 | 187 | 355 in | Epic |
| Brian Head | UT | 1,700 ft | 665 | 8 | 71 | 360 in | — |
| Bridger Bowl | MT | 2,700 ft | 2,000 | 16 | 75 | 350 in | — |
| Brighton | UT | 1,875 ft | 1,050 | 12 | 66 | 700 in | Ikon |
| Brundage Mountain | ID | 1,921 ft | 1,920 | 6 | 70 | 320 in | Indy |
| Buttermilk | CO | 2,030 ft | 435 | 8 | 44 | 200 in | Ikon, Mountain Collective |
| Chapman Hill Ski Area | CO | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cherry Peak Resort | UT | 1,265 ft | 200 | 4 | 38 | 320 in | Indy |
| Copper Mountain Resort | CO | 2,601 ft | 2,465 | 23 | 140 | 310 in | Ikon |
| Cottonwood Butte | ID | 845 ft | 260 | 2 | 7 | 45 in | — |
| Cranor Ski Area | CO | 400 ft | 45 | 1 | 4 | 75 in | — |
| Crested Butte Mountain Resort | CO | 3,055 ft | 1,547 | 15 | 121 | 300 in | Epic |
| Cuchara | CO | 300 ft | — | 1 | 9 | — | Indy |
| Deer Valley | UT | 3,040 ft | 4,300 | 42 | 202 | 150 in | Ikon |
| Diamond Peak | NV | 1,840 ft | 655 | 7 | 40 | 225 in | — |
| Discovery | MT | 2,388 ft | 2,200 | 8 | 67 | 215 in | — |
| Eagle Point Ski Resort | UT | 1,500 ft | 600 | 5 | 40 | 400 in | Indy |
| Echo Mountain Resort | CO | 600 ft | 226 | 2 | 8 | 275 in | Indy |
| Eldora Mountain Resort | CO | 1,240 ft | 680 | 16 | 53 | 300 in | Ikon |
| Elk Ridge Ski Area | AZ | 650 ft | 37 | 2 | 10 | 150 in | — |
| Elko Snobowl Ski and Bike Park | NV | 650 ft | 60 | 2 | 10 | 24 in | — |
| Grand Targhee | WY | 2,454 ft | 3,000 | 12 | 93 | 500 in | Mountain Collective |
| Great Divide | MT | 1,500 ft | 1,500 | 6 | 140 | 180 in | — |
| Hesperus Ski Area | CO | 700 ft | 60 | 1 | 26 | 150 in | — |
| Hogadon | WY | 630 ft | 60 | 2 | 27 | 140 in | — |
| Howelsen Hill Ski Area | CO | 440 ft | 50 | 4 | 19 | 170 in | Indy |
| Jackson Hole | WY | 4,139 ft | 2,500 | 26 | 116 | 459 in | Ikon, Mountain Collective |
| Kelly Canyon | ID | 1,200 ft | 640 | 5 | 27 | 200 in | Indy |
| Kendall Mountain Ski Area | CO | 283 ft | 16 | 1 | 5 | 200 in | Indy |
| Keystone Resort | CO | 3,128 ft | 3,148 | 21 | 135 | 230 in | Epic |
| Lake City Ski Hill | CO | 250 ft | 14 | 1 | 7 | — | — |
| Las Vegas Ski and Snowboard Resort (Lee Canyon) | NV | 860 ft | 385 | 5 | 24 | 161 in | — |
| Little Ski Hill | ID | 374 ft | 50 | 4 | 14 | 140 in | Indy |
| Lookout Pass | ID | 1,650 ft | 1,023 | 5 | 52 | 400 in | — |
| Lost Trail Powder Mountain | MT | 1,800 ft | 900 | 8 | 69 | 300 in | Indy |
| Loveland Ski Area | CO | 2,210 ft | 1,800 | 12 | 94 | 422 in | Indy |
| Magic Mountain | ID | 700 ft | 120 | 3 | 11 | 230 in | — |
| Maverick Mountain | MT | 1,750 ft | 210 | 2 | 24 | 180 in | — |
| Meadowlark Ski Lodge | WY | 1,000 ft | 300 | 3 | 14 | 160 in | — |
| Monarch Ski Area | CO | 1,225 ft | 800 | 7 | 63 | 350 in | — |
| Montana Snowbowl | MT | 2,600 ft | 950 | 6 | 68 | 300 in | Indy |
| Mount Lemmon Ski Valley | AZ | 957 ft | 200 | 3 | 21 | 180 in | — |
| Mount Rose | NV | 1,800 ft | 1,200 | 8 | 70 | 350 in | — |
| Nordic Valley | UT | 960 ft | 140 | 4 | 23 | 300 in | — |
| Pajarito Mountain | NM | 1,700 ft | 280 | 6 | 35 | 125 in | — |
| Park City Mountain Resort | UT | 3,200 ft | 6,700 | 41 | 324 | 355 in | Epic |
| Pebble Creek | ID | 2,200 ft | 1,100 | 4 | 51 | 225 in | Indy |
| Pine Creek | WY | 1,450 ft | 370 | 2 | 32 | 150 in | — |
| Pine Street Ski Area | ID | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pomerelle | ID | 998 ft | 500 | 3 | 22 | 500 in | Indy |
| Powder Mountain | UT | 2,200 ft | 8,000 | 9 | 162 | 360 in | — |
| Powderhorn Resort | CO | 1,697 ft | 1,600 | 5 | 40 | 250 in | Indy |
| Purgatory Resort | CO | 1,700 ft | 1,650 | 12 | 105 | 260 in | — |
| Red Lodge Mountain | MT | 2,400 ft | 1,600 | 6 | 70 | 250 in | Indy |
| Red River Ski Area | NM | 1,600 ft | 209 | 7 | 64 | 214 in | — |
| Rotarun | ID | 475 ft | — | 1 | 12 | 100 in | — |
| Sandia Peak | NM | 1,700 ft | 200 | 6 | 35 | 125 in | — |
| Schweitzer Mountain | ID | 2,400 ft | 2,900 | 26 | 92 | 300 in | Ikon |
| Showdown | MT | 1,400 ft | 640 | 4 | 39 | 240 in | — |
| Silver Mountain | ID | 2,200 ft | 1,600 | 7 | 83 | 340 in | Indy |
| Silverton Mountain | CO | 1,900 ft | 1,819 | 1 | 48 | 400 in | — |
| Sipapu | NM | 1,055 ft | 215 | 6 | 43 | 185 in | — |
| Ski Apache | NM | 1,900 ft | 750 | 11 | 55 | 185 in | — |
| Ski Cloudcroft | NM | 700 ft | 74 | 3 | 25 | 120 in | — |
| Ski Cooper | CO | 1,200 ft | 480 | 5 | 64 | 250 in | — |
| Ski Granby Ranch | CO | 1,000 ft | 406 | 6 | 45 | 220 in | Indy |
| Ski Santa Fe | NM | 1,725 ft | 660 | 7 | 88 | 225 in | — |
| Sky Tavern Ski Area | NV | 900 ft | 200 | — | 14 | 264 in | — |
| Sleeping Giant Ski Area & Zipline | WY | 810 ft | 184 | 3 | 49 | 310 in | — |
| Snow King Mountain | WY | 1,560 ft | 500 | 8 | 41 | 500 in | Indy |
| Snowbasin | UT | 3,000 ft | 3,000 | 13 | 115 | 325 in | Ikon, Mountain Collective |
| Snowbird | UT | 2,900 ft | 2,500 | 13 | 169 | 500 in | Ikon, Mountain Collective |
| Snowhaven | ID | 400 ft | 40 | 2 | 9 | 60 in | — |
| Snowmass | CO | 4,406 ft | 3,362 | 16 | 94 | 300 in | Ikon, Mountain Collective |
| Snowy Range | WY | 990 ft | 250 | 5 | 30 | 250 in | — |
| Soldier Mountain | ID | 1,421 ft | 1,180 | 3 | 35 | 100 in | Indy |
| Solitude | UT | 2,494 ft | 1,200 | 14 | 80 | 500 in | Ikon |
| Steamboat Ski Resort | CO | 3,668 ft | 3,741 | 24 | 170 | 400 in | Ikon |
| Sun Valley | ID | 3,000 ft | 2,533 | 12 | 75 | 220 in | Ikon, Mountain Collective |
| Sundance | UT | 2,150 ft | 450 | 6 | 44 | 320 in | — |
| Sunlight Ski Area | CO | 2,010 ft | 680 | 3 | 72 | 250 in | Indy |
| Sunrise Park Resort | AZ | 1,900 ft | 1,200 | 16 | 67 | 250 in | — |
| Tamarack | ID | 2,800 ft | 1,100 | 7 | 42 | 300 in | Indy |
| Taos Ski Valley | NM | 3,281 ft | 1,294 | 14 | 110 | 300 in | Ikon, Mountain Collective |
| Telluride Ski Resort | CO | 4,425 ft | 2,000 | 30 | 127 | 330 in | Epic |
| Teton Pass | MT | 1,000 ft | 114 | 2 | 26 | 250 in | — |
| Turner Mountain | MT | 2,110 ft | 1,000 | 1 | 20 | 250 in | — |
| Vail Ski Resort | CO | 3,450 ft | 5,317 | 32 | 278 | 354 in | Epic |
| White Pine | WY | 1,100 ft | 350 | 2 | 27 | 150 in | Indy |
| Whitefish Mountain Resort | MT | 2,353 ft | 3,020 | 33 | 93 | 300 in | — |
| Winter Park Resort | CO | 3,060 ft | 3,081 | 23 | 167 | 370 in | Ikon |
| Wolf Creek ski area | CO | 1,604 ft | 1,600 | 11 | 77 | 430 in | — |
| Woodward Park City | UT | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yellowstone Club | MT | 2,700 ft | — | 14 | — | 300 in | — |
Terrain mix
Average across the 96 of 109 areas that publish one.
Season
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FAQ
How many ski areas are in Rocky Mountains?
This guide lists 109 operating ski areas in Rocky Mountains.
Which Rocky Mountains ski area has the most vertical?
Telluride Ski Resort, with 4,425 feet.
Which Rocky Mountains ski area gets the most snow?
Brighton, averaging about 700 inches a year.