Mountain Rankings

Each difficulty ranking is a weighted average of the hardest trails at a particular resort. These rankings indicated how challenging trails will be for advanced skiers. Expect that the toughest trails at a resort will have pitches in degrees that are similar to the difficulty score. This score is primarily based on five most difficult runs at a particular resort, which means that a resort with only challenging trails will rank below a mountain that has a few not as challenging advanced runs.

The difficulty scale is roughly from 0-60, where a mountain scoring highly presents extremely difficult terrain. Technically, the max possible score is ~100, but that does not exist in practice. The steepest terrain is primarily in the west, and as such western resorts dominate the top of the difficulty list.

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Intermediate
Advanced
Expert
Extreme

55.9

2. Palisades Tahoe, CA

55.8

55.3

4. Telluride, CO

54.5

5. Crested Butte, CO

53.5

6. Silverton, CO

52.8

7. Solitude, UT

52.6

51.8

9. Heavenly, CA

51.7

10. Arapahoe Basin, CO

51.6

11. Snowbird, UT

51.5

12. Bear Valley, CA

51.4

13. Breckenridge, CO

51.3

14. Mount Hood Meadows, OR

50.8

15. Alyeska, AK

50.5

16. Deer Valley, UT

50.3

17. Stevens Pass, WA

50.2

18. Snowmass, CO

50.0

19. Snowbasin, UT

49.7

49.6

21. Winter Park, CO

49.3

22. Crystal Mountain, WA

49.3

23. Jackson Hole, WY

49.3

24. Aspen Highlands, CO

48.7

25. Park City, UT

48.6

26. Alpental, WA

48.3

27. Mount Baker, WA

48.2

28. Grand Targhee, WY

48.1

29. Mount Rose, NV

47.9

30. Whitefish, MT

47.4

31. Powder Mountain, UT

47.4

47.0

33. Schweitzer, ID

46.8

34. Silver Mountain, ID

46.7

35. Sundance, UT

46.6

36. Kirkwood, CA

46.3

37. Mount Hood Skibowl, OR

46.3

38. Bridger Bowl, MT

45.8

39. White Pass, WA

45.7

40. Keystone, CO

45.2

41. Sugar Bowl, CA

44.8

42. Steamboat Springs, CO

44.8

43. Sunlight, CO

44.5

44. Brundage Mountain, ID

44.4

45. Summit at Snoqualmie, WA

44.3

46. Wolf Creek, CO

44.2

47. Lost Trail, MT

44.2

43.8

49. Mission Ridge, WA

43.8

50. Discovery, MT

43.2

51. Red River, NM

43.0

52. Mount Baldy, CA

42.9

53. Copper Mountain, CO

42.8

54. Loveland, CO

42.7

55. Purgatory, CO

42.6

56. Sun Valley, ID

42.1

57. Brighton, UT

42.0

58. Montana Snowbowl, MT

41.8

59. Red Lodge Mountain, MT

41.7

60. Meany Lodge, WA

41.7

61. Snow King Mountain, WY

41.6

62. Mount Ashland, OR

41.5

63. Eaglecrest, AK

41.2

64. Homewood, CA

40.8

65. Beaver Creek, CO

40.8

66. Cherry Peak, UT

40.1

67. Bogus Basin, ID

39.7

68. Monarch, CO

39.2

69. Sunrise Park, AZ

39.0

70. Arizona Snowbowl, AZ

38.7

71. Ski Santa Fe, NM

38.5

72. China Peak, CA

38.4

73. Meadowlark, WY

38.4

74. Pebble Creek, ID

38.3

75. Great Divide, MT

37.9

76. Angel Fire, NM

37.9

77. Powderhorn, CO

37.6

78. June Mountain, CA

37.4

79. Ski Bluewood, WA

37.3

80. Eldora Mountain, CO

37.2

81. Mount Bachelor, OR

37.2

82. 49 Degrees North, WA

37.0

83. Northstar, CA

36.8

36.8

85. Hurricane Ridge, WA

36.8

86. Tamarack, ID

36.7

87. Teton Pass, MT

35.8

35.7

89. Kelly Canyon, ID

35.4

90. Hesperus, CO

35.2

91. Sierra at Tahoe, CA

34.8

92. Ski Land, AK

34.7

93. Hogadon, WY

34.4

94. Beaver Mountain, UT

34.3

95. Lookout Pass, MT

33.8

96. Soldier Mountain, ID

33.7

97. Willamette Pass, OR

33.7

98. Ski Apache, NM

33.6

99. Pajarito Mountain, NM

33.5

100. Nordic Valley, UT

33.3

101. Mount Spokane, WA

33.3

102. Mount Eyak, AK

33.2

103. Eagle Point, UT

32.9

104. Lee Canyon, NV

32.3

105. Mountain High, CA

32.2

106. Mount Shasta, CA

31.9

107. Ski Cooper, CO

31.8

108. Dodge Ridge, CA

31.7

109. Moose Mountain, AK

31.4

110. Showdown, MT

31.4

111. Pine Creek, WY

31.3

112. Snow Valley, CA

31.2

113. Diamond Peak, NV

31.0

114. Mount Lemmon, AZ

30.7

115. Ferguson Ridge, OR

30.4

116. Snow Summit, CA

30.3

117. Anthony Lakes, OR

30.3

118. Turner Mountain, MT

30.2

119. Ski Cloudcroft, NM

30.0

120. Arctic Valley, AK

29.7

121. Big Bear Mountain, CA

29.5

122. Sandia Peak, NM

29.5

123. Loup Loup Ski Bowl, WA

29.3

124. Brian Head, UT

29.1

125. Timberline Lodge, OR

28.8

126. Donner Ski Ranch, CA

28.5

127. Magic Mountain, ID

28.1

128. Badger Mountain, WA

27.8

129. Maverick Mountain, MT

27.5

130. Tahoe Donner Downhill, CA

27.4

131. Granlibakken, CA

27.1

132. Bald Mountain, ID

27.1

133. Buttermilk, CO

26.9

134. Boreal, CA

25.8

135. Granby Ranch, CO

25.4

136. Sitzmark Ski Area, WA

24.7

137. Howelsen Hill, CO

24.5

138. Kendall Mountain, CO

24.5

139. Alta Sierra, CA

24.4

140. Soda Springs, CA

24.3

141. White Pine, WY

24.3

142. Echo Valley, WA

24.2

143. Little Ski Hill, ID

23.6

144. Cottonwood Butte, ID

23.3

145. Snowy Range, WY

23.1

146. Cooper Spur, OR

22.9

147. Echo Mountain, CO

21.6

148. Badger Pass, CA

21.3

149. Pomerelle, ID

20.3

150. Snowhaven, ID

19.9

151. Birch Hill, AK

16.4

152. Hilltop, AK

15.8