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USA: best ski lifts

Ski resorts with the most modern and best lift facilities in the United States of America.


31 test reports

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4 out of 5 stars

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Best lifts in the United States of America

1-31 out of 31 ski resorts

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The ski resort of Snowbasin is linked by modern lifts. The two gondola lifts and the fast chairlifts… more
Ski lifts:
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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Deer Valley is served mainly by fast, detachable 4-person chairlifts. There are also still a few… more
Ski lifts:
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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Fast detachable chairlifts travel up to the ski area from the two base stations, Wildcat and Albion.… more
Ski lifts:
  • 8
  • Cat-skiing

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Most of the slopes in Solitude are accessed from fast chairlifts. Fixed-grip chairlifts complete the… more
Ski lifts:
  • 9

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The ski resort of Brighton is connected by chairlifts. Most of them start around the large car park.… more
Ski lifts:
  • 8

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Since the 2015/16 season, the two ski resorts of Park City Mountain Resort and Canyons have been… more
Ski lifts:
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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
A large cable car runs from the Snowbird Center to Hidden Peak (3,353 metres) and provides access to a… more
Ski lifts:
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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The ski resort of Sunday River is linked by several chairlifts and a combined installation. The modern… more
Ski lifts:
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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
In the ski resort of Killington, 8-person gondola lifts take visitors up to Killington Peak and Skye… more
Ski lifts:
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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
They have mainly modern and high speed chair lifts. A gondola lift brings the guests from the Village… more
Ski lifts:
  • 25

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The Grandview and West Bowl Express fast 4-person chairlifts provide access to almost all of the… more
Ski lifts:
  • 14

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
From Heavenly Village (South Lake Tahoe), the 8-person Heavenly Gondola takes you up to the ski… more
Ski lifts:
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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The two parts of the ski resort, Olympic Valley and Alpine Meadows, are linked by the modern Base to… more
Ski lifts:
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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The Winter Park ski resort is connected with high speed quad and 6 person chair lifts. The Panoramic… more
Ski lifts:
  • 25

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Telluride offers mainly detachable (rapid) quad chair lifts that provide access to most of the slopes.… more
Ski lifts:
  • 19
  • Heli-skiing

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The majority of the lifts in Snowmass are high speed quad chair lifts. There is also a high speed six… more
Ski lifts:
  • 20

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Buttermilk Mountain is accessed from three sides with detachable quad chair lifts. There is also a… more
Ski lifts:
  • 5

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The entire ski resort can be accessed with the 6 person Silver Queen gondola that stretches over 4 km.… more
Ski lifts:
  • 9

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Almost all of the slopes in the ski resort are accessed with modern and rapid quad chair lifts. There… more
Ski lifts:
  • 5
  • Cat-skiing

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
There are mostly high speed chairlifts as well as two gondola lifts that serve as feeder lifts to the… more
Ski lifts:
  • 34

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The Riverfront Express 8 person gondola lift serves as a feeder lift up to the ski resort. The… more
Ski lifts:
  • 25

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
A modern 8 person gondola with a middle station takes guests from the River Run Village up to the… more
Ski lifts:
  • 21
  • Cat-skiing

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
There are mainly modern, high speed chair lifts at Breckenridge. Unfortunately, none of the chair… more
Ski lifts:
  • 35

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The complete slope range is accessed with a modern 8-person gondola lift and detachable, high-speed 4-… more
Ski lifts:
  • 12

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
The Big Snow American Dream indoor ski area has one 4-person chairlift and a button lift. There are… more
Ski lifts:
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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
From the valley an older two-person chairlift takes you up to the ski resort at June Meadows Chalet.… more
Ski lifts:
  • 7

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
A modern high-speed 4-person chairlift connects the upper ski area in Homewood Mountain Resort. A… more
Ski lifts:
  • 6
  • Cat-skiing

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
The highest fixed grip quad chair lift in the world is found in Loveland at 3871 m. There are quad,… more
Ski lifts:
  • 10

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 9

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
There is one state of the art gondola up to the Little Whiteface Peak. A high speed detachable quad… more
Ski lifts:
  • 12

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Test result: 2 out of 5 stars
The entire ski resort is accessible via chair lifts. Some of these are a bit outdated. The Vista Quad… more
Ski lifts:
  • 6

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