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Ski areas by state

36 states with lift-served terrain

Skiing in the United States is not only the West. New York has more lift-served ski areas than Colorado — they are just smaller, and most of them live on lake-effect snow rather than on Pacific moisture.

StateAreasUphill lifts Biggest verticalBiggest areaNordic
Alabama11108Cloudmont Ski Hill0
Arizona3122,362Arizona Snowbowl0
California262073,297Heavenly Mountain Resort2
Colorado332744,420Aspen Snowmass8
Connecticut517579Mohawk Mountain Ski Area0
Idaho18653,957Silver Mountain Resort6
Illinois16414Chestnut Mountain Resort4
Indiana15372Perfect North Slopes0
Iowa39420Sundown Mountain Resort0
Maine15582,785Sugarloaf6
Maryland16644Wisp Resort0
Massachusetts10391,133Jiminy Peak Resort3
Michigan27123799Mount Bohemia3
Minnesota1779768Lutsen Mountains8
Missouri28294Hidden Valley0
Montana171154,312Big Sky Resort1
Nevada4161,634Mount Rose Ski Tahoe0
New Hampshire251032,163Loon Mountain Resort7
New Jersey3121,001Mountain Creek0
New Mexico8413,124Taos Ski Valley1
New York341443,146Whiteface Mountain Ski Center2
North Carolina6191,132Sugar Mountain Resort0
North Dakota37352Frost Fire Park0
Ohio421287Mad River Mountain0
Oregon12543,645Timberline Lodge Ski Area2
Pennsylvania291111,072Blue Mountain Resort0
Rhode Island12178Yawgoo Valley Ski Area0
South Dakota251,037Terry Peak Ski Area0
Tennessee14804Ober Mountain0
Utah191623,661Wasatch Peaks Ranch0
Vermont271513,007Killington Resort4
Virginia5131,031Massanutten Resort0
Washington13722,572Crystal Mountain2
West Virginia5171,555Snowshoe Mountain1
Wisconsin2479639Granite Peak Ski Area7
Wyoming10394,077Jackson Hole Mountain Resort7
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BUILT 2026-09-08T19:40:35Z

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