Skiing in the USA

The USA is home to some of the best ski resorts in the world. Famous names like Lake Tahoe, Vale, and Aspen are icons to ski enthusiasts. Although there are ski areas in many of the northern states, the mountains of Vermont, Colorado, and New York offer some of the best skiing in America.

Vermont

This area was discovered by European skiers who immigrated to America in the early 20th century. It quickly became famous for its great hills and snow conditions. These are some of the oldest ski resorts in the USA and many of them have a European feel.

The highest mountains in Vermont are near Stowe. This ski resort has been in operation for more than 60 years and has a well-developed trail system. Beginner skiers can find gentle slopes and even the most advanced skiers will be challenged by Stowes' expert trails. Killington is another Vermont resort. It has a vertical drop of almost 3,000 feet and over 60 miles of trails. Experts will find less of a challenge here than at Stowe, but for the intermediate skier there is plenty of variety.

New York

The most famous ski resort in New York is Whiteface in Lake Placid, home of the 1980 winter Olympics. It has the biggest vertical drop of any mountain in the eastern US, providing lots of challenges for the expert skier. It also has lots of choices for beginner and intermediate skiers with trails up to 100 feet wide and stretching an impressive 2,200 feet. Whiteface also has some of the most advanced ski lift systems in the eastern US – their high-speed gondola goes from bottom to top in just 8 minutes.

Colorado

Colorado has great ski conditions and the longest ski season in America. Vail and Aspen are the most famous ski areas in Colorado with Keystone a close third.

Aspen includes four ski areas – Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk. All four have a complete range of trails that are suitable for beginners to experts. The snow conditions of Aspen are top notch most of the ski season.

Vail has 127 trails over an area of more than 5,000 acres and gets over 350 inches of snow a year. It also has access to fabulous off-piste skiing and snowboarding. It has a lively night life and world-class shopping.

Keystone has three mountains for a great choice of trails. All three mountains are accessed from the central village and in total there is 1861 acres of pistes. There is lots of variety for all levels of skiers – wide, gentle slopes for beginners and expert-rated mogul runs for experienced skiers.

Wyoming

Wyoming is home to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. It also boasts one of the best off-piste ski areas in America. Jackson Hole has two ski areas – Rendevous and Apres Vous. They offer wide open trials for beginners and intermediates. For the advanced skier, there's a good choice of powder bowls – Cheyenne, Laramie, and Tensleep are challenging expert level runs with superb snow conditions.

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