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Colorado: best ski resorts

List of the best ski resorts in Colorado (12 test reports and 19 evaluations based on facts)

Best ski resort in Colorado

The ski resort Vail is the best ski resort in Colorado. With 4.6 out of 5 stars, it has the highest rating in Colorado.

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Colorado: top ski resorts

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Tourism region: 1. Aspen Snowmass

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Mountain ranges: 1. Sawatch Range , 1. San Juan Mountains , 3. Elk Mountains , 4. Front Range , 5. Sangre de Cristo Range , 6. Medicine Bow Mountains , 7. Laramie Mountains

1-31 out of 31 ski resorts

1. Vail

Total result

Test result: 4.6 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Slope preparation

Orientation (trail map, information boards, sign-postings)

Details

2. Telluride

Total result

Test result: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Slope preparation

Cleanliness and hygiene

Friendliness of staff

Details

2. Beaver Creek

Total result

Test result: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Slope preparation

Orientation (trail map, information boards, sign-postings)

Friendliness of staff

Details

4. Snowmass

Total result

Test result: 4.4 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Ski resort size

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Slope preparation

Friendliness of staff

Details

5. Keystone

Total result

Test result: 4.3 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Slope preparation

Friendliness of staff

Families and children

Details

5. Breckenridge

Total result

Test result: 4.3 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Orientation (trail map, information boards, sign-postings)

Friendliness of staff

Accommodation offering

Details

7. Winter Park Resort

Total result

Test result: 4.2 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Friendliness of staff

Beginners

Advanced skiers, freeriders

Details

8. Aspen Highlands

Total result

Test result: 3.9 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Friendliness of staff

Advanced skiers, freeriders

Ski resort size

Details

8. Steamboat

Evaluation: 3.9 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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10. Copper Mountain

Evaluation: 3.8 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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11. Buttermilk Mountain

Total result

Test result: 3.7 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope preparation

Friendliness of staff

Beginners

Snow parks

Slope offering

Details

11. Crested Butte

Evaluation: 3.7 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

Details

13. Aspen Mountain

Total result

Test result: 3.6 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope preparation

Friendliness of staff

Advanced skiers, freeriders

Slope offering

Lifts and cable cars

Details

13. Arapahoe Basin

Total result

Test result: 3.6 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Slope offering

Snow reliability

Advanced skiers, freeriders

Snow parks

Slope preparation

Details

15. Wolf Creek

Evaluation: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

Details

15. Purgatory – Durango

Evaluation: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

Details

17. Loveland

Total result

Test result: 3.1 out of 5 stars

Highlights (5 from 18 evaluation criteria)

Snow reliability

Access, on-site parking

Slope offering

Friendliness of staff

Beginners

Details

17. Powderhorn

Evaluation: 3.1 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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17. Eldora Mountain

Evaluation: 3.1 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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20. Sunlight Mountain

Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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20. Monarch

Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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20. Granby Ranch

Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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20. Cooper

Evaluation: 2.9 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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24. Hesperus Ski Area

Evaluation: 2.6 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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25. Kendall Mountain – Silverton

Evaluation: 2.4 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

Details

25. Howelsen Hill – Steamboat Springs

Evaluation: 2.4 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

Details

27. Echo Mountain Park – Idaho Springs

Evaluation: 2.3 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

Details

28. Lake City Ski Hill

Evaluation: 2.1 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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29. Ski Maxx – Colorado Springs (dry slopes)

Evaluation: 2 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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30. Bowe's Ski Hill – Steamboat Springs

Evaluation: 1.9 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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31. Snöbahn – Centennial

Evaluation: 1.8 out of 5 stars

Evaluated based on facts:
among others: Size, slope offering, ski lifts

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