Mountain Review: Aspen Mountain
The oldest Aspen ski area offers incredible views of town on a relatively compact footprint, but the resort could use logistical enhancements in lower-mountain areas.
Mountain Review: Aspen Highlands
While modestly sized, this Aspen resort offers a surprisingly local feel and a diverse, demanding expert footprint.
Mountain Review: Snowmass
The largest resort in the Aspen conglomerate is one of the best in Colorado, delivering a well-rounded experience worthy of the asking price.
Mountain Review: Mount Hood Skibowl
This small, no-frills mountain offers less crowded slopes and extensive night skiing close to Portland.
Mountain Review: Timberline Lodge
North America’s only four-season outdoor ski resort provides a one-of-a-kind summer experience but fails to stand out during the core winter season.
Mountain Review: Mount Hood Meadows
Mount Hood’s largest ski resort boasts diverse terrain and a reasonably large footprint. High-alpine areas are subject to extremely variable openings.
Mountain Review: Mount Bachelor
Inconsistent openings for its most unique terrain seriously hurt this massive Oregon resort’s practicality as a destination ski area.
Mountain Review: Sugar Bowl
This California resort can’t match the acreage and vertical drop of competing Tahoe mountains, but it stands out with trails for all ability levels and an extremely demanding expert footprint.
Mountain Review: Mount Rose
Despite its high elevation, a number of shortcomings detract from this Nevada mountain’s appeal as a destination resort.
Mountain Review: Diamond Peak
This Tahoe mountain will impress many visitors with breathtaking lake views, but its terrain and amenities are no match for the area’s better-known destination resorts.