Ratings Adjustment: Colorado High-Alpine Snow Scores
Here at PeakRankings, we aim to provide the most helpful and transparent content we can. That being said, we’re always iterating on our methodology and decided to change the snow scores for two Colorado resorts this week.
We’ve decided to upgrade both Loveland and Telluride’s snow scores from 7 to 8. Both mountains receive substantially lighter snow than all other mountains with the same rating. Both resorts also hold their accumulation well thanks to high elevation. These traits result in clear snow quality advantages we felt weren’t adequately reflected in our existing score criteria.
While most other Colorado resorts already receive an 8 for snow, Telluride’s lower accumulation and Loveland’s heavily exposed footprint make for less consistent conditions at each resort. However, after further consideration, we feel that the markdowns for these demerits are already reflected in each resort’s resiliency score.
With these adjustments, Telluride is now tied with Beaver Creek as the second best resort we’ve reviewed in Colorado. Loveland remains tenth in our Colorado rankings.
Telluride Score Change
7
Previous Snow Score
8
New Snow Score
76
Previous Overall Score
77
New Overall Score
Loveland Score Change
7
Previous Snow Score
8
New Snow Score
64
Previous Overall Score
65
New Overall Score
