How to Predict Ski Resort Crowds
Crowding is a serious factor in planning a ski trip, whether it’s local or destination grade. But if you understand the components that go into it, you can plan around the worst circumstances that could theoretically upend your day.
Unpacking Our Rankings Methodology: The PeakRankings Mountain Score
We dive deep into how the Mountain Score is calculated to give you an inside look into our methodology—and to help you compare resorts for your next ski trip.
Score Changes: Multiple Resorts Struggle to Handle Increased Crowds
In the wake of unprecedented resort traffic, we are dropping the Crowd Flow scores for several mountains, including seven owned by Vail Resorts.
Score Change: Snowbasin’s New Middle Bowl Express is the Year’s Most Useful Lift Redundancy
The upgrade has eliminated a painfully long lift ride, redistributed crowds in a more practical manner, and democratized access to some of the resort’s best terrain.
Off Peak Podcast Episode 3: A Crowded Affair
We discuss our recently published Northstar review and how the resort stacks up against other Tahoe destinations. We explain our crowd flow ratings in light of an atrociously long Vail lift line that went viral this season.
Off Peak Podcast Episode 0: The First Ever PeakRankings Podcast
It’s Steve’s first day on the job. Nicole talks about her journey down the Keyhole trail at Alpine Meadows. We discuss COVID-19-related lift construction delays. The team attempts to keep the pod G-Rated.