Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Colorado

Best ski resorts for advanced skiers in Colorado (best difficult slopes, ski routes) as well as best powder snow skiing/freeriding in Colorado


12 test reports

Best rating:
5 out of 5 stars

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Colorado: freeride ski resorts and ski resorts for very good skiers (advanced skiers)

1-12 out of 12 ski resorts

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The legendary Back Bowls and Blue Sky Basin, an 11-kilometer-wide powder area, leave nothing to be… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 93 km (40%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Telluride is a paradise for experts. Challenging runs lead down to Telluride, into the Revelation… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 29.8 km (34%)
  • Ski routes: 11.9 km

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
The Winter Park ski area offers ideal runs for experts with the Parsenn Bowl and Vasquez Cirque. From… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 79 km (55%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Experts will get their money's worth in Snowmass. The runs at Hanging Valley Wall, Frog Pond Glades,… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 111 km (47%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Aspen Mountain is known as "the mountain" for experts. Most of the slopes are difficult to extremely… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 54 km (52%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Aspen Highlands is a paradise for advanced skiers. In Temerity (with the extreme runs Canopy Cruise,… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 70.2 km (52%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Experts will find countless challenging and extreme runs between the Rose Bowl, Grouse Mountain, and… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 57 km (38%)
  • Ski routes: 25 km

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Endlessly steep and truly challenging slopes can be found at Peak 10 (Mustang, Dark Rider, Blackhawk),… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 65 km (42%)

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars
Arapahoe Basin is a paradise for advanced skiers. Countless challenging and extreme runs, mogul… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 31 km (60%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Experts love the wide powder slopes and the challenging runs. Additionally, there are some very… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • very many freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 43 km (46%)

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Keystone offers several challenging runs and mogul slopes in the ski area. Advanced skiers will be… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • some freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 45 km (33%)
  • Ski routes: 100 km

Test result: 2 out of 5 stars
The slopes at Buttermilk Mountain are easy to intermediate. There are also a few mogul runs that are… more
Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers
  • few freeride/deep snow areas
  • Difficult slopes: 8.8 km (26%)
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