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.
Mountain Review: Owl’s Head
This Eastern Township Quebec mountain offers great views, reliable snowmaking, and affordable lift tickets, all wrapped in a low-key, uncrowded setting.
Mountain Review: Terry Peak
While it’s not up to the quality of the best in the West, this South Dakota mountain is worth a stop if you’re driving across the plains or looking for some Old West flavor in your ski vacation.
Mountain Review: Lutsen
While it may not measure up to the major resorts in other regions, those in the Upper Midwest seeking a drive-to ski destination will likely find this Minnesota ski resort a compelling option.
Mountain Review: Powderhorn
While it’s nowhere near as big as the best resorts in the state, this western Colorado ski area offers low crowds on a unique footprint.
Indy Pass Adds 43 New Resorts, Including Mont Sutton, Owl’s Head, and Portes du Soleil
While there are still only two days at each mountain, these changes have the potential to make Indy a more competitive alternative to Epic and Ikon in New England and across the world.
2025-26 Indy Pass Debuts With Wild 250-Resort Guarantee
The locally-oriented ski pass, which offers two days of access to each partner hill, is guaranteeing access to at least 250 downhill and cross-country ski areas for the 2025-26 season.
Is Powder Mountain Actively Destroying Itself?
This large, famously-independent Utah resort has been making headlines with a flurry of controversial updates—and while there have been some significant improvements, other changes have been some of the most anti-consumer we’ve ever seen at a ski resort.
Mountain Review: Mission Ridge
Sunny slopes, high quality snow, and a lack of lift lines make this central Washington resort a compelling regional option, although snow totals aren’t the highest.
Loveland Planning to Replace Chair 7, Add New Trails for the 2025-26 Ski Season
This high-alpine, locally-oriented Colorado resort be replacing its oldest and lowest capacity lift for the 2025-26 ski season.