12 Ski Resorts From Around The World You Have To Travel To
What dreams are made of.
Putting together a list like this one is difficult. Many people have different opinions when it comes to what defines "the best" ski resorts. Some prefer hidden gems, some prefer the ones that get the most snow and some just want a big spectacular village at the base of the Mountain. So instead of relying on reviews or past rankings, I decided to consult my skier and snowboarder friends that have actually been to these mountains. (So we know what we're talking about.) In fact, that's me in the first photo.
Verbier Suisse
- Elevation: 10925.2 ft
- 410 km of runs
- Sectors: Medran, Les Savoleyres, Mont Fort and Bruson
- Lifts: 35
Photo cred - directski
Chamonix, France
- Highest European mountain west of Russia
- Elevation: 10744 ft
- lifts: 65
- Runs: 106
Park City, Utah
- Elevation: 10,000 ft
- Runs: 314
- Longest Run: Homerun, 5.6 km
- Lifts: 40
- Parks 7
Niseko Japan
- Elevation: 4291 ft
- Runs: 61
- Lifts: 30
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
- Elevation: 10,568 feet
- Runs: 165
- Longest Run: Why Not, 4.8 km
- Lifts: 23
- Parks 4
Photo cred - whistlerblackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia
- Elevation Whistler: 7,160 ft - Elevation Blackcomb: 7,992 ft
- Runs: 200
- Longest Run: Burnt Stew (Whistler), 11 km - Green Road (Blackcomb), 11km
- Lifts 39
Zermatt, Switzerland
- Elevation: 5,276 ft
- Areas: Sunnegga, Gornergrat, Klein Matterhorn and Schwarzsee
- Lists: 54
- 360 km of runs
Photo cred - kitzbuehel
Kitzbühel, Austria
- Elevation 2,558 m (8,392 ft)
- Lifts: 51
- Runs: 60
- Terrain Parks: 2
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
- Elevation: 10,450 ft
- Runs: 116
- Lifts: 15
- Parks: 2
Revelstoke
- Elevation: 7299 ft
- Runs: 65
- Lifts: 16
Valle Nevado, Chile
- Elevation: 17,815 ft
- Skiable Area: 7,000 acres
- Lifts 40
- Parks: 1
St-anton autriche
- Elevation: 9222 ft
- Lifts: 97 (!!!)
- Parks: 7
Photo cred - @monttremblant
Mont Tremblant, Canada
- Elevation: 2,871 ft
- Runs: 95
- Longest Run: Nansen 6 km
- Lifts: 14