Colorado: best ski lifts

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

12 test reports and 28 evaluations based on facts

Best rating:
4 out of 5 stars

Colorado: best ski lifts – Lifts/cable cars Telluride
Colorado: best ski lifts – Lifts/cable cars Winter Park Resort Colorado: best ski lifts – Lifts/cable cars Snowmass Colorado: best ski lifts – Lifts/cable cars Buttermilk Mountain Colorado: best ski lifts – Lifts/cable cars Aspen Mountain

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Best lifts in Colorado

1-40 out of 40 ski resorts
1. Telluride
North America USA Colorado
Ski resort status
Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Telluride
Telluride mostly offers detachable (fast) four-seater chairlifts, which provide access to most of the… more
Ski lifts:
  • 19
  • Heli-skiing

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1. Winter Park Resort
North America USA Colorado
Ski resort status
Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Winter Park Resort
The Winter Park ski area is served by a modern gondola and fast four- and six-seater chairlifts. The… more
Ski lifts:
  • 25

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1. Snowmass
North America USA Colorado Aspen Snowmass
Ski resort status
Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Snowmass
The majority of lifts in Snowmass are fast four- and six-seater chairlifts. A modern eight-person… more
Ski lifts:
  • 20

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1. Buttermilk Mountain
North America USA Colorado Aspen Snowmass
Ski resort status
Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Buttermilk Mountain
Buttermilk Mountain is accessible from three sides with fast, detachable quad chairlifts. In the… more
Ski lifts:
  • 5

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1
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1. Aspen Mountain
North America USA Colorado Aspen Snowmass
Ski resort status
Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Aspen Mountain
The entire ski area can be accessed with the over four-kilometer-long six-person gondola lift Silver… more
Ski lifts:
  • 8

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7
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1. Aspen Highlands
North America USA Colorado Aspen Snowmass
Ski resort status
Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Aspen Highlands
Almost all slopes in the ski area can be reached with modern and fast four-seater chairlifts. In… more
Ski lifts:
  • 5
  • Cat-skiing

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1. Vail
North America USA Colorado
Ski resort status
Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Vail
In Vail, there are mostly high-speed chairlifts and two gondola lifts providing access to the ski… more
Ski lifts:
  • 34

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1. Beaver Creek
North America USA Colorado
Ski resort status
Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Beaver Creek
The Riverfront Express eight-person gondola serves only as a feeder lift into the ski area. The… more
Ski lifts:
  • 25

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1. Keystone
North America USA Colorado
Ski resort status
Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Keystone
From River Run Village, a modern eight-person gondola with a mid-station takes you into the Keystone… more
Ski lifts:
  • 21
  • Cat-skiing

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11
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1. Breckenridge
North America USA Colorado
Ski resort status
Test result: 4 out of 5 stars
Breckenridge
In Breckenridge, most of the chairlifts are modern and fast. Unfortunately, none of the lifts have… more
Ski lifts:
  • 35

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11. Steamboat
North America USA Colorado
Ski resort status
Evaluation: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 20

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15
1
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12. Copper Mountain
North America USA Colorado
Ski resort status
Evaluation: 3.8 out of 5 stars
Copper Mountain
Ski lifts:
  • 24
  • Cat-skiing

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15
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5
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13. Crested Butte
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 3.7 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 12

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14. Powderhorn
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 3.6 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 3

3
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15. Purgatory – Durango
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 11
  • Cat-skiing

10
1
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16. Granby Ranch
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 5

4
1
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17. Loveland
North America USA Colorado
Ski resort status
Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
Loveland
The Loveland ski area features the highest fixed-grip quad chairlift in the world, reaching up to… more
Ski lifts:
  • 10

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1
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17. Arapahoe Basin
North America USA Colorado
Ski resort status
Test result: 3 out of 5 stars
Arapahoe Basin
Ski lifts:
  • 9

6
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19. Wolf Creek
North America USA Colorado
Ski resort status
Evaluation: 3.4 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 11

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20. Eldora Mountain
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 3.2 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 10

7
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21. Sunlight Mountain
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 3 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 3

3
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21. Silverton Mountain
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 3 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 1
  • Cat-skiing

1
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21. Monarch
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 3 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 6
  • Cat-skiing

6
Details
21. Kendall Mountain – Silverton
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 3 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 1

1
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21. Cuchara Mountain Park
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 3 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 1

1
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26. Hesperus Ski Area
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 2.8 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 2

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1
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27. Cooper
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 2.8 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 4
  • Cat-skiing

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2
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28. Howelsen Hill – Steamboat Springs
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 2.7 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 3

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1
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29. Echo Mountain Park – Idaho Springs
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 2.7 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 3

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30. Ski Maxx – Colorado Springs (dry slopes)
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 2 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 1

1
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30. Lake City Ski Hill
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 2 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 1

1
Details
30. Hoedown Hill – Windsor
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 2 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 4

4
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30. Frisco Adventure Park
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 2 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 1

1
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30. Cranor Ski Hill – Gunnison
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 2 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 1

1
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35. Chapman Hill – Durango
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 1.6 out of 5 stars
Ski lifts:
  • 2

1
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36. Snöbahn – Centennial
North America USA Colorado
Evaluation: 1.4 out of 5 stars
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    36. Lee's Ski Hill – Ouray
    North America USA Colorado
    Evaluation: 1.4 out of 5 stars
    Ski lifts:
    • 1

    1
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    36. Infinity Slopes – Loveland (dry slopes)
    North America USA Colorado
    Evaluation: 1.4 out of 5 stars
    Ski lifts:

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      36. Dutch Henry Ski Hill – Leadville
      North America USA Colorado
      Evaluation: 1.4 out of 5 stars
      Ski lifts:
      • 1

      1
      Details
      36. Bowe's Ski Hill – Steamboat Springs
      North America USA Colorado
      Evaluation: 1.4 out of 5 stars
      Ski lifts:
      • 1

      1
      Details
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