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A Colorado ski resort in winter. Photo: Quang Vuong / Pexels. Top elevation of the highest mapped run, in metres. Full figures in the table below.
Ski resorts in Colorado
The short answer
We list 22 ski areas in Colorado. The largest by mapped runs is Vail (215 km); the highest is Loveland Basin Ski Area, with runs from 3,937 m (12,917 ft); and the biggest vertical is at Aspen Snowmass (1,342 m).
All Colorado ski areas by size
| Ski area | Region | Top elevation | Vertical | Mapped runs | Lifts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vail | Colorado | 3,526 m | 1,074 m | 215 km | 32 |
| Beaver Creek | Colorado | 3,484 m | 1,233 m | 167 km | 24 |
| Steamboat Ski Resort | Colorado | 3,219 m | 1,118 m | 122 km | 20 |
| Aspen Snowmass | Colorado | 3,815 m | 1,342 m | 119 km | 19 |
| Keystone | Colorado | 3,803 m | 974 m | 116 km | 20 |
| Copper Mountain | Colorado | 3,765 m | 806 m | 115 km | 23 |
| Winter Park Resort | Colorado | 3,654 m | 883 m | 112 km | 25 |
| Breckenridge | Colorado | 3,910 m | 993 m | 111 km | 35 |
| Telluride Ski Area | Colorado | 3,821 m | 1,186 m | 101 km | 20 |
| Purgatory Resort | Colorado | 3,294 m | 598 m | 68 km | 14 |
| Aspen Mountain | Colorado | 3,431 m | 1,005 m | 59 km | 5 |
| Crested Butte Mountain Resort | Colorado | 3,488 m | 706 m | 56 km | 15 |
| Wolf Creek Ski Area | Colorado | 3,586 m | 458 m | 53 km | 11 |
| Arapahoe Basin | Colorado | 3,815 m | 621 m | 49 km | 9 |
| Loveland Basin Ski Area | Colorado | 3,937 m | 619 m | 47 km | 7 |
| Aspen Highlands | Colorado | 3,541 m | 1,075 m | 43 km | 6 |
| Buttermilk | Colorado | 3,014 m | 612 m | 40 km | 8 |
| Powderhorn | Colorado | 2,997 m | 504 m | 37 km | 5 |
| Monarch Mountain | Colorado | 3,598 m | 346 m | 37 km | 9 |
| Ski Cooper | Colorado | 3,579 m | 354 m | 32 km | 5 |
| Eldora | Colorado | 3,232 m | 434 m | 30 km | 10 |
| Granby Ranch | Colorado | 2,823 m | 284 m | 24 km | 6 |
Data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) via OpenSkiMap; mapped figures can differ from resorts’ published ones.