Best Ski Resorts
Powderhounds Awards: Best Ski Resorts in the USA
Where is the best skiing in USA? The following awards are for resorts that have been reviewed by the Powderhounds.com.
Top Rated Resorts for Powder Hounds
Based on advanced terrain + snow quality & quantity + lack of people riding off-piste
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Other highly rated resorts for powderhounds are
Alta, Wolf Creek,
Powder Mountain &
Sundance.
Best Overall Resorts
Based on infrastructure & services, terrain, snow & cost
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Other top resorts overall are
Breckenridge ,
Grand Targhee &
Park City.
NB For this award Aspen was rated as Aspen Snowmass ie the four collective ski resorts.
See our
Powderhounds resort rating document for more information.
Also see the
Best Ski Resorts in Colorado and
Best Utah Ski Resorts pages.
Best Beginner Terrain
Breckenridge, Copper Mountain, Buttermilk
Best Intermediate Terrain
Durango, Park City, Deer Valley, The Canyons, Snowmass
Best Advanced Piste Terrain
Vail, Snowbasin, Grand Targhee, Squaw Valley
Best Steeps
Jackson Hole,
Silverton,
Snowbird,
Crested Butte,
Squaw Valley
Best Off-Piste
Jackson Hole,
Silverton,
Snowbird,
Alta,
Vail,
Pow Mow,
Squaw Valley
Best Tree Skiing
Steamboat, Heavenly, Solitude
Best Slackcountry
Keystone,
Powder Mountain,
Jackson Hole
Uncrowded Slopes
Grand Targhee,
Pow Mow,
Wolf Creek, Powderhorn
Best Lift Infrastructure
Telluride,
Snowmass,
Vail Ski Resort
Best Terrain Park
Buttermilk,
Breckenridge,
Park City,
Keystone
Snow
Best Powder
Alta,
Snowbird,
Solitude,
Grand Targhee,
Wolf Creek
Highest Likelihood of Freshies
Wolf Creek,
Sundance,
Grand Targhee,
Snowbowl,
Powder Mountain
Other Awards
Best Family Ski Resort
Snowmass,
Wolf Mountain,
Bridger Bowl,
Whitefish
Best Ski-in Ski-out Accommodation
Snowmass,
Deer Valley,
Beaver Creek,
Telluride
Best Shopping
Aspen,
Park City,
Vail
Nightlife & Restaurants On-Mountain Restaurants
Telluride, Deer Valley, Snowbasin, Whitefish
Best Après
Vail,
Aspen,
Squaw Valley
Best Nightlife
Breckenridge,
Heavenly,
Vail
Best Evening Restaurants
Park City,
Sundance,
Aspen,
Heavenly,
Vail
Low Cost Best Low Cost Ski Resort
Grand Targhee,
Wolf Creek,
Bridger Bowl,
Snowbowl,
Powderhorn
Best Skiing in USA - Public ReviewsThese awards for the "best ski resorts in USA" are based on the public reviews on Powderhounds.com.
Come and have your say on the best skiing in North America and USA by reviewing and
rating a ski resort. 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 ski resort 1:
Aspen Snowmass,
Grand Targhee
Best USA powder skiing 2: Silverton,
Wolf Creek
Best snow:
Alta,
Wolf Creek
Most uncrowded: Wolf Creek,
Solitude,
Powder Mountain
Best lifts: Aspen Snowmass,
Squaw Valley
Piste trails: Alta,
Vail
Off-piste: Silverton Mountain,
Park City Mountain Resort
Child friendly:
Bridger Bowl,
Solitude
Value for money: Wolf Creek,
Grand Targhee
Nightlife: Park City,
Aspen Snowmass
NB only ski fields with a minimum of 2
reviews were considered in the awards. Where there are equal scores, the
resort with more reviews is selected as the best.
1 The best ski resort/field is based on an average of the other above factors.
2 The best ski resort for powder skiing is the average of the scores for snow, uncrowded and off-piste.