Mountain Rankings
The Difficulty ranking is a weighted average of the hardest trails at each resort. It shows how much of a challenge the mountain will present to advanced skiers. The color denotes how challenging the hardest trails at a mountain are. The longer the bar, the harder the advanced trails at the resort. Expect the toughest trails at a resort to have pitches (in degrees) that are very similar to the difficulty score.
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 would require a mix of terrible weather and deadly cliffs. The steepest terrain is primarily in the west, and as such western resorts dominate the top of the Difficulty list.
- Beginner
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- Expert
- Extreme
1. Ski Ward, MA
2. Mcintyre, NH
3. Hilltop, AK
10. Bottineau, ND
12. Buck Hill, MN
13. Frost Fire, ND
15. Snowhaven, ID
16. Storrs Hill, NH
17. Cochran's, VT
18. Hyland Hills, MN
19. Mad River, OH
20. Ski Brule, MI
21. Mount Pleasant Of Edinboro, PA
30. Pomerelle, ID
32. Brantling, NY
33. Badger Pass, CA
34. Snow Creek, MO
35. Pine Knob, MI
36. Brandywine, OH
38. Appalachian Ski Mountain, NC
39. Boston Mills, OH
43. Blue Hills, MA
44. Ski Bradford, MA
45. Peek'N Peak, NY
48. Wilmot, WI
49. Pine Creek, WY
50. Oak Mountain, NY
52. Veterans Memorial Recreation Area, NH
56. Devil's Head, WI
57. Dry Hill, NY
58. Soda Springs, CA
59. Campgaw, NJ
60. Cataloochee, NC
61. Bryce Resort, VA
62. Cooper Spur, OR
63. Titcomb, ME
64. Big Boulder, PA
65. Echo Valley, WA
70. Snowy Range, WY
72. Woods Valley, NY
74. Ascutney, VT
76. Tyrol Basin, WI
77. Alta Sierra, CA
78. Boreal, CA
79. Granby Ranch, CO
80. Big Bear, PA
81. Bear Creek, PA
82. White Pine, WY
83. Mohawk, CT
84. Mount Peter, NY
85. Afton Alps, MN
86. Snow Ridge, NY
87. Lost Valley, ME
91. Jack Frost, PA
92. Wachusett, MA
94. Bristol, NY
96. Buttermilk, CO
98. Giants Ridge, MN
100. Granlibakken, CA
101. Ski Sundown, CT
103. Moose Mountain, AK
104. Big Rock, ME
105. The Highlands, MI
107. Massanutten, VA
109. Hidden Valley, PA
110. Winterplace, WV
111. Sleeping Giant, WY
112. Wild Mountain, MN
114. Welch Village, MN
116. Willard, NY
117. Bousquet, MA
118. West Mountain, NY
119. Otis Ridge, MA
120. Crystal Mountain, MI
121. Donner Ski Ranch, CA
122. Granite Peak, WI
123. Badger Mountain, WA
125. Boyne Mountain, MI
126. Montage, PA
128. Black Mountain, ME
129. Whitetail, PA
130. Wisp, MD
131. Elk Mountain, PA
132. Gunstock, NH
133. Timberline Lodge, OR
134. Tussey, PA
135. Canaan Valley, WV
136. King Pine, NH
137. Blue Mountain, PA
138. Roundtop, PA
139. Lee Canyon, NV
140. Ski Cooper, CO
141. Nub's Nob, MI
144. Thunder Ridge, NY
145. Magic Mountain, ID
146. Snow Valley, CA
147. Big Powderhorn Mountain, MI
148. Dartmouth Skiway, NH
149. Snowshoe, WV
150. Caberfae Peaks, MI
151. Liberty Mountain, PA
152. Royal Mountain, NY
153. Cranmore, NH
154. Mountain Creek, NJ
155. Arctic Valley, AK
156. Greek Peak, NY
157. Brian Head, UT
158. Mont Ripley, MI
159. Arrowhead, NH
160. Terry Peak, SD
161. Ragged Mountain, NH
162. Sugar Mountain, NC
163. Camelback, PA
164. Diamond Peak, NV
165. Anthony Lakes, OR
166. Ski Cloudcroft, NM
167. Hogadon, WY
168. Dodge Ridge, CA
169. Hunt Hollow, NY
170. Saskadena Six, VT
171. Holiday Valley, NY
173. Mount Abram, ME
174. Snow Summit, CA
175. Tenney Mountain, NH
176. Mount Lemmon, AZ
177. Seven Springs, PA
178. Mount Shasta, CA
179. Ferguson Ridge, OR
180. Turner Mountain, MT
181. Arizona Snowbowl, AZ
182. Bromley, VT
183. Pico, VT
184. Mount Sunapee, NH
185. Pat's Peak, NH
186. Showdown, MT
187. Mount Eyak, AK
189. Sandia Peak, NM
190. Sierra at Tahoe, CA
191. Whaleback, NH
192. Cherry Peak, UT
193. Soldier Mountain, ID
194. Kelly Canyon, ID
195. Attitash, NH
196. Mount Spokane, WA
197. Mountain High, CA
198. Blue Knob, PA
199. Lutsen Mountains, MN
200. Bolton Valley, VT
201. Mount Snow, VT
202. Catamount, MA
203. Jiminy Peak, MA
204. Wildcat, NH
206. Ski Apache, NM
207. Black Mountain, NH
208. Ski Land, AK
209. Ski Bluewood, WA
210. Willamette Pass, OR
211. Berkshire East, MA
212. Plattekill, NY
213. June Mountain, CA
214. Beaver Mountain, UT
215. Hesperus, CO
216. Lookout Pass, MT
217. Eagle Point, UT
218. Teton Pass, MT
219. Okemo, VT
220. Northstar, CA
221. Windham, NY
222. Hoodoo, OR
223. Hurricane Ridge, WA
224. Great Divide, MT
225. Hickory, NY
226. Saddleback, ME
227. Bretton Woods, NH
228. Bogus Basin, ID
229. Loon, NH
230. Angel Fire, NM
231. Powderhorn, CO
232. Mount Bohemia, MI
233. 49 Degrees North, WA
234. China Peak, CA
235. Stratton, VT
236. Lost Trail, MT
238. Mission Ridge, WA
239. Homewood, CA
240. Belleayre, NY
241. Nordic Valley, UT
242. Sugarloaf, ME
243. Sunrise Park, AZ
244. Meadowlark, WY
245. Pebble Creek, ID
246. White Pass, WA
247. Magic, VT
248. Tamarack, ID
249. Sugarbush, VT
250. Eaglecrest, AK
251. Mad River Glen, VT
252. Hunter, NY
253. Sugar Bowl, CA
254. Sunday River, ME
255. Cannon, NH
256. Mount Ashland, OR
257. Keystone, CO
259. Meany Lodge, WA
260. Eldora Mountain, CO
261. Red River, NM
262. Burke, VT
263. Purgatory, CO
264. Bridger Bowl, MT
265. Montana Snowbowl, MT
266. Wolf Creek, CO
267. Sun Valley, ID
268. Sipapu, NM
269. Gore, NY
270. Brighton, UT
271. Copper Mountain, CO
272. Loveland, CO
273. Mount Bachelor, OR
276. Beaver Creek, CO
277. Monarch, CO
278. Mount Baldy, CA
279. Killington, VT
280. Stowe, VT
281. Powder Mountain, UT
282. Ski Santa Fe, NM
283. Snowmass, CO
285. Discovery, MT
286. Vail, CO
287. Sunlight, CO
288. Winter Park, CO
290. Deer Valley, UT
291. Smuggler's Notch, VT
292. Whiteface, NY
294. Schweitzer, ID
295. Mount Rose, NV
296. Sundance, UT
297. Kirkwood, CA
298. Breckenridge, CO
299. Aspen, CO
300. Snowbasin, UT
301. Jackson Hole, WY
303. Jay Peak, VT
304. Park City, UT
305. Aspen Highlands, CO
306. Mount Baker, WA
307. Whitefish, MT
308. Alyeska, AK
309. Silver Mountain, ID
310. Grand Targhee, WY
311. Mammoth, CA
312. Alta, UT
313. Heavenly, CA
314. Crystal Mountain, WA
315. Stevens Pass, WA
316. Taos, NM
317. Snowbird, UT
318. Bear Valley, CA
319. Solitude, UT
320. Crested Butte, CO
321. Palisades Tahoe, CA
322. Arapahoe Basin, CO
323. Alpental, WA
324. Telluride, CO
325. Silverton, CO
326. Big Sky, MT