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Rocky Mountains: best ski lifts

Ski resorts with the most modern and best lift facilities in the Rocky Mountains.


27 test reports

Best rating:
4 out of 5 stars

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Best lifts in the Rocky Mountains

1-27 out of 27 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:
  • 13

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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:
  • 25

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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:
  • 42

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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:
  • 14

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
A modern 8-person gondola lift leads from the base station over a middle station to Sunshine Village.… more
Ski lifts:
  • 12

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Modern quad chair lifts provide access to the entire ski area. There are also several people movers. … more
Ski lifts:
  • 6

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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
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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
From the base station, you can take either a six person gondola or a high speed quad chair lift up to… more
Ski lifts:
  • 11

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The Nakiska ski resort is accessed with three detachable (high speed) quad chairlifts. The chairlifts… more
Ski lifts:
  • 6

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Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
The longest detachable quad chairlift in Canada is found at the Marmot Basin ski resort. The Canadian… more
Ski lifts:
  • 7

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
Fernie has two high speed quad chairlifts, which provide access to the Timber Bowl, Siberia Bowl and… more
Ski lifts:
  • 10
  • Cat-skiing

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
The entire Castle Mountain ski resort is accessed with four fixed-grip triple and double chairlifts,… more
Ski lifts:
  • 6
  • Cat-skiing

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Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
A highspeed (detachable) quad chair lift as well as two quad chair lifts and a double chair lift… more
Ski lifts:
  • 5

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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
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