2018 Winners

2018 Winners

We surveyed thousands of you and asked you to tell us what your favorite ski areas do best. We blended that feedback with things like resort size, cost and crowds to bring you the Best In Snow Awards. Whether you are looking for something family friendly or something off the beaten path, we used your feedback and our data to help you find your next favorite ski area.

Top 10 Overall

    Overall Top 10 - North America
    North America
  • Magic Mountain, VT
  • Alta, UT
  • Mad River Glen, VT
  • Snowbird, UT
  • Arapahoe Basin, CO
  • Powder Mountain, UT
  • Jay Peak, VT
  • Mount Bohemia, MI
  • Jackson Hole, WY
  • Bald Mountain, ID

Beginner Friendly Top 10

    Beginner Friendly Top 10 - Northeast
    Northeast
  • Bretton Woods, NH
  • Titus Mountain, NY
  • Magic Mountain, VT
  • Bolton Valley, VT
  • Belleayre, NY
  • King Pine, NH
  • Ragged Mountain, NH
  • Cranmore Mountain, NH
  • Bromley Mountain, VT
  • Smugglers' Notch, VT
    Beginner Friendly Top 10 - High West
    High West
  • Bald Mountain, ID
  • Snowy Range, WY
  • Arapahoe Basin, CO
  • Sundance Resort, UT
  • Ski Cooper, CO
  • Alta, UT
  • Solitude Mountain Resort, UT
  • Brighton, UT
  • Grand Targhee, WY
  • Loveland Ski Area, CO
    Beginner Friendly Top 10 - Southeast
    Southeast
  • Canaan Valley, WV
  • The Omni Homestead Ski Resort, VA
  • Winterplace, WV
  • Beech Mountain Resort, NC
  • Wintergreen Resort, VA
  • Massanutten, VA
  • Timberline Four Seasons Resort, WV
  • Snowshoe Mountain, WV
  • Wisp, MD
  • Bryce Resort, VA
    Beginner Friendly Top 10 - Midwest
    Midwest
  • Cascade Mountain, WI
  • Crystal Mountain, MI
  • Caberfae Peaks, MI
  • Buck Hill, MN
  • Chestnut Mountain, IL
  • Afton Alps, MN
  • Shanty Creek Resorts, MI
  • Alpine Valley Resort, WI
  • Four Lakes, IL
  • Boyne Highlands, MI
    Beginner Friendly Top 10 - West Coast
    West Coast
  • Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area, CA
  • Diamond Peak, NV
  • June Mountain, CA
  • Tahoe Donner, CA
  • Homewood, CA
  • Anthony Lakes, OR
  • Boreal Mountain, CA
  • Snow Valley, CA
  • Donner Ski Ranch, CA
  • Mammoth Mountain, CA

Family Friendly Top 10

    Family Friendly Top 10 - Northeast
    Northeast
  • Titus Mountain, NY
  • Magic Mountain, VT
  • Bretton Woods, NH
  • Bolton Valley, VT
  • Ragged Mountain, NH
  • Smugglers' Notch, VT
  • Black Mountain Ski Area, NH
  • Cranmore Mountain, NH
  • Bromley Mountain, VT
  • Jay Peak, VT
    Family Friendly Top 10 - High West
    High West
  • Bald Mountain, ID
  • Eagle Point, UT
  • Snowy Range, WY
  • Solitude Mountain Resort, UT
  • Arapahoe Basin, CO
  • Powder Mountain, UT
  • Sundance Resort, UT
  • Echo Mountain, CO
  • Grand Targhee, WY
  • Sunlight Mountain, CO
    Family Friendly Top 10 - Southeast
    Southeast
  • Canaan Valley, WV
  • Timberline Four Seasons Resort, WV
  • The Omni Homestead Ski Resort, VA
  • Snowshoe Mountain, WV
  • Winterplace, WV
  • Cataloochee, NC
  • Wolf Ridge, NC
  • Beech Mountain Resort, NC
  • Wisp, MD
    Family Friendly Top 10 - Midwest
    Midwest
  • Cascade Mountain, WI
  • Crystal Mountain, MI
  • Caberfae Peaks, MI
  • Shanty Creek Resorts, MI
  • Buck Hill, MN
  • Tyrol Basin, WI
  • Treetops Resort, MI
  • Sir Sam's ON, CAN
  • Boyne Highlands, MI
  • Lutsen Mountains, MN
    Family Friendly Top 10 - West Coast
    West Coast
  • Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area, CA
  • June Mountain, CA
  • Anthony Lakes, OR
  • Tahoe Donner, CA
  • Diamond Peak, NV
  • Homewood, CA
  • Snow Valley, CA
  • Bear Valley, CA
  • Boreal Mountain, CA
  • Sun Peaks Resort, BC

Most Challenging Top 10

    Most Challenging Top 10 - Northeast
    Northeast
  • Magic Mountain, VT
  • Mad River Glen, VT
  • Jay Peak, VT
  • Cannon Mountain, NH
  • Whiteface Lake Placid, NY
  • Sugarloaf, ME
  • Stowe, VT
  • Killington, VT
  • Wildcat Mountain, NH
  • Sugarbush, VT
    Most Challenging Top 10 - High West
    High West
  • Jackson Hole, WY
  • Snowbird, UT
  • Arapahoe Basin, CO
  • Alta, UT
  • Silverton Mountain, CO
  • Taos Ski Valley, NM
  • Big Sky, MT
  • Bald Mountain, ID
  • Crested Butte, CO
  • Telluride, CO
    Most Challenging Top 10 - Southeast
    Southeast
  • Canaan Valley, WV
  • The Omni Homestead Ski Resort, VA
  • Wolf Ridge, NC
  • Snowshoe Mountain, WV
  • Timberline Four Seasons Resort, WV
  • Sugar Mountain, NC
  • Winterplace, WV
  • Wintergreen Resort, VA
  • Wisp, MD
    Most Challenging Top 10 - Midwest
    Midwest
  • Mount Bohemia, MI
  • Cascade Mountain, WI
  • Caberfae Peaks, MI
  • Crystal Mountain, MI
  • Apple Mountain, MI
  • Granite Peak, WI
  • Shanty Creek Resorts, MI
  • Boyne Mountain, MI
  • Lutsen Mountains, MN
  • Alpine Valley Resort, WI
    Most Challenging Top 10 - West Coast
    West Coast
  • Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC
  • Kicking Horse, BC
  • Squaw Valley, CA
  • Kirkwood, CA
  • Alyeska, AK
  • Whistler Blackcomb, BC
  • Mammoth Mountain, CA
  • Mt Baker, WA
  • Red Mountain Resort, BC
  • Crystal Mountain, MI

Least Crowded Top 10

    Least Crowded Top 10 - Northeast
    Northeast
  • Snow Ridge, NY
  • Maple Ski Ridge, NY
  • Big Squaw Mountain, ME
  • Kissing Bridge, NY
  • Toggenburg, NY
  • McCauley Mountain Ski Area, NY
  • Oak Mountain, NY
  • Otis Ridge, MA
  • Brantling Ski Slopes, NY
  • Swain Resort, NY
    Least Crowded Top 10 - High West
    High West
  • Soldier Mountain, ID
  • Howelsen Hill Ski Area, CO
  • Ski Cooper, CO
  • Eagle Point, UT
  • Pajarito, NM
  • Echo Mountain, CO
  • Tamarack Resort, ID
  • Powderhorn, CO
  • Discovery, MT
  • Red Lodge Mountain, MT
    Least Crowded Top 10 - Southeast
    Southeast
  • Canaan Valley, WV
  • Winterplace, WV
  • Bryce Resort, VA
  • Wintergreen Resort, VA
  • Beech Mountain Resort, NC
  • Wolf Ridge, NC
  • Snowshoe Mountain, WV
  • Ober Gatlinburg, TN
  • Sugar Mountain, NC
  • Cataloochee, NC
    Least Crowded Top 10 - Midwest
    Midwest
  • The Whitecap Mountains, WI
  • Four Lakes, IL
  • Buck Hill, MN
  • Treetops Resort, MI
  • Sir Sam's ON, CAN
  • Ski Snowstar, IL
  • Shanty Creek Resorts, MI
  • Devil's Head, WI
  • Timber Ridge, MI
  • Devils Elbow ON, CAN
    Least Crowded Top 10 - West Coast
    West Coast
  • Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area, CA
  • Loup Loup Ski Bowl, WA
  • June Mountain, CA
  • Donner Ski Ranch, CA
  • Dodge Ridge, CA
  • Tahoe Donner, CA
  • Crystal Mountain, WA
  • Crystal Mountain BC, CAN
  • Snow Valley, CA
  • Manning Park Resort BC, CAN

Best Value Top 10

    Best Value Top 10 - Northeast
    Northeast
  • Magic Mountain, VT
  • Mad River Glen, VT
  • Jay Peak, VT
  • Titus Mountain, NY
  • Burke Mountain, VT
  • Bolton Valley, VT
  • Abenaki Ski Area, NH
  • Bretton Woods, NH
  • Sugarloaf, ME
  • Black Mountain Ski Area, NH
    Best Value Top 10 - High West
    High West
  • Bald Mountain, ID
  • Powder Mountain, UT
  • Alta, UT
  • Arapahoe Basin, CO
  • Snowbird, UT
  • Solitude Mountain Resort, UT
  • Jackson Hole, WY
  • Grand Targhee, WY
  • Snowy Range, WY
  • Big Sky, MT
    Best Value Top 10 - Southeast
    Southeast
  • Canaan Valley, WV
  • Timberline Four Seasons Resort, WV
  • Snowshoe Mountain, WV
  • Beech Mountain Resort, NC
  • Winterplace, WV
  • Wintergreen Resort, VA
  • Cataloochee, NC
  • Sugar Mountain, NC
  • Wolf Ridge, NC
  • Wisp, MD
    Best Value Top 10 - Midwest
    Midwest
  • Mount Bohemia, MI
  • Caberfae Peaks, MI
  • Cascade Mountain, WI
  • Apple Mountain, MI
  • Crystal Mountain, MI
  • Bottineau Winter Park, ND
  • Stony Mountain MB, CAN
  • Tyrol Basin, WI
  • Shanty Creek Resorts, MI
  • Alpine Valley, OH
    Best Value Top 10 - West Coast
    West Coast
  • Anthony Lakes, OR
  • Yosemite Ski & Snowboard Area, CA
  • Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC
  • Kirkwood, CA
  • 49 Degrees North, WA
  • Alyeska, AK
  • Kicking Horse, BC
  • Homewood, CA
  • Diamond Peak, NV
  • Crystal Mountain, WA

Snow Consistency and Quality Top 10

    Snow Consistency and Quality Top 10 - Northeast
    Northeast
  • Bretton Woods, NH
  • Jay Peak, VT
  • Titus Mountain, NY
  • Sunday River, ME
  • Stowe, VT
  • Bolton Valley, VT
  • Killington, VT
  • Okemo Mountain, VT
  • Loon Mountain, NH
  • Mount Sunapee, NH
    Snow Consistency and Quality Top 10 - High West
    High West
  • Alta, UT
  • Arapahoe Basin, CO
  • Powder Mountain, UT
  • Snowbird, UT
  • Grand Targhee, WY
  • Bald Mountain, ID
  • Wolf Creek, CO
  • Solitude Mountain Resort, UT
  • Lost Trail, MT
  • Deer Valley, UT
    Snow Consistency and Quality Top 10 - Southeast
    Southeast
  • Canaan Valley, WV
  • Beech Mountain Resort, NC
  • Snowshoe Mountain, WV
  • Winterplace, WV
  • Sugar Mountain, NC
  • Wolf Ridge, NC
  • Timberline Four Seasons Resort, WV
  • Wisp, MD
    Snow Consistency and Quality Top 10 - Midwest
    Midwest
  • Cascade Mountain, WI
  • Mount Bohemia, MI
  • Crystal Mountain, MI
  • Caberfae Peaks, MI
  • Nub's Nob, MI
  • Shanty Creek Resorts, MI
  • Little Switzerland, WI
  • Apple Mountain, MI
  • Afton Alps, MN
  • Christmas Mountain, WI
    Snow Consistency and Quality Top 10 - West Coast
    West Coast
  • Anthony Lakes, OR
  • Revelstoke Mountain Resort, BC
  • Kirkwood, CA
  • Sugar Bowl, CA
  • Mammoth Mountain, CA
  • Homewood, CA
  • Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, NV
  • Alyeska, AK
  • 49 Degrees North, WA
  • Mt Baker, WA