Our ranker-in-chief Sam loses his footing as he attempts one of the most dangerous in-bounds entrances in all of North America.
An in-depth video review of Alta, a ski area located in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.
See our full resort breakdown and written review for Alta here.
An in-depth video review of Park City Resort (formerly Park City Mountain and Canyons), a ski resort located near Salt Lake City, Utah.
See our full resort breakdown and written review for Park City here.
Imagine most of you know this mountain quite well, but here's an in-depth video review of Mammoth, a large California ski resort located in the Inyo National Forest.
See our full resort breakdown and written review for Mammoth here.
We assess a panini special from Big Sky's Uncle Dan’s Cookies (with locations at the bases of the Powder Seeker and Six Shooter lifts) while exploring the expert Snake Pit run.
This run was recorded in February 2020. Snow quality was very good at the time.
Big Sky is a Montana ski resort located in the Northern Rockies near Yellowstone. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/big-sky
We visited Squaw Valley's KT-22 area on its 2020-21 season closing day—the last day of skiing in the area before the new Squaw/Alpine Base-to-Base gondola cuts through the terrain. In this video, we explain some of next season's expected changes as well as the potential pros and cons of the new setup.
Filmed on April 30, 2021 under very warm, late-spring conditions.
See our full resort breakdown and outgoing written review for Squaw Valley here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/squaw-valley
To go along with their new gondola connection, the two areas formerly known as Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows now have a new name: Palisades Tahoe. This name change comes in the wake of calls for businesses to remove emblems of past minority oppression, with the word “squaw” having been used as a slur against Indigenous North American women.
Officials say the name change was heavily influenced by the extreme terrain features the area is known for. Unsurprisingly, the move has been met with some controversy.
See Palisades Tahoe's full press release on the name change: https://www.palisadestahoe.com/new-name
See our full resort breakdown and outgoing written review for Squaw Valley (the Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley side) here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/squaw-valley
See our full resort breakdown and outgoing written review for Alpine Meadows (the Palisades Tahoe Alpine Meadows side) here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/alpine-meadows
An in-depth comparison review of Vail and Park City, the two largest ski resorts by skiable terrain in the United States.
An in-depth video review of Mount Hood Meadows, a ski area located on the southeastern flank of Mount Hood, Oregon. Filmed in January and April 2021.
See our full resort breakdown and written review for Mount Hood Meadows here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/mount-hood-meadows
See our full Oregon rankings here: https://www.peakrankings.com/oregon-rankings
See our full West Coast rankings here: https://www.peakrankings.com/west-coast-rankings
An in-depth video review of Snowbird, a ski area located in Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah.
See our full resort breakdown and written review for Snowbird here.
An in-depth video review of Mount Bachelor, a ski resort on a volcano of the same name located near Bend, Oregon.
This video was filmed across three different trips in February and April; conditions were typical for the time of year during each of our visits.
See our full resort breakdown and written review for Mount Bachelor here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/mount-bachelor
A run down Squaw Valley’s Lower Dog Leg trail, off the Red Dog and Far East Express lifts, during Thanksgiving Weekend. Conditions were typical of the early season, with thin cover and protruding shrubs in many places. Wind levels were relatively high on the day of this recording.
Squaw Valley is a ski resort located in Olympic Valley, California near Lake Tahoe. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/squaw-valley
A journey down Crested Butte's expert Rambo run, the steepest tree-defined ski trail in North America. This run is extremely technical and should only be attempted by tenured experts.
Crested Butte is a remote ski resort in southwest Colorado. This video was filmed across in early March 2021; conditions were typical for the time of year. See our full resort breakdown and written review for Crested Butte here.
An in-depth video review of Snowbasin, a ski area located just north of Salt Lake City, Utah.
Vail Resorts is now the largest North American mountain resort company in history, operating 40 ski and snowboard destinations around the world. We dive into the economics behind how Vail Resorts works, how profits have driven some of the recent decisions the company has made, and even how much money it pays to be an executive there.
A line down the expert Ninety-Nine 90 area on Park City's Canyons side, starting at 94 Turns, jumping into the woods and chutes to the left of that trail, and popping out on the lower half of Moraine. All of these trails are designated as double-blacks, although several were rated as single-black before Park City and Canyons merged in 2015. Run recorded March 6, 2021; cover was below average for the time of year.
Park City Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in Park City, UT, about an hour east of Salt Lake City. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/park-city
Context on Fatal 9990 Backcountry Avalanches:
https://www.parkrecord.com/news/summit-county/longtime-park-city-resident-killed-in-backcountry-avalanche-saturday/
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A journey down Beaver Creek's long, precipitously-pitched Royal Elk Glade on Grouse Mountain. Runs like this contribute to the resort's very high challenge score in our ratings. This clip was filmed over President's Day Weekend 2020, and conditions were normal for the time of year.
Beaver Creek is a ski resort located in Avon, Colorado—about two hours west of Denver. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/beaver-creek
While assessing Squaw Valley's navigation score last winter, we tested whether it was possible to drop into some interesting terrain while traversing from High Camp to the bottom of the Siberia Express lift.
Squaw Valley is a ski resort located in Olympic Valley, CA, near Lake Tahoe. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/squaw-valley
An in-depth video review of Brighton, a ski area located in Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah near Salt Lake City. Filmed in March 2021.
See our full resort breakdown and written review for Brighton here. See our full Utah rankings here.
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A run down the Alf's High Rustler trail at Alta, a demandingly steep run that requires lengthy traversing to reach. Access comes through one of two sketchy, thin-cover entries.
Alta is a Utah ski resort located in Little Cottonwood Canyon, just outside Salt Lake City. It's known for having some of the best quality snow in North America. Snowboarding is prohibited.
See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/alta
Is it possible get down Mammoth’s double-black Dropout Chutes during the peak season without hitting a single rock? We find out.
Filmed on February 28, 2021; conditions were very firm at the time but not quite icy. This run is serviced by Mammoth’s Chair 23, which is known for its demanding expert lines.
Mammoth Mountain is a ski resort located in California's Inyo National Forest. See our full resort breakdown and written review for Mammoth here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/mammoth
A run down Little Burn at Copper Mountain, an intermediate trail that seldom receives grooming. This run is a great place to practice bumps with little consequence (except potentially making a fool of yourself in front of lift riders).
Copper is a ski resort located in Summit County, Colorado, about an hour and a half west of Denver. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/copper
An in-depth video review of Alpine Meadows, a ski area located just north of Lake Tahoe.
See our full resort breakdown and written review for Alpine Meadows here.
A run down Idiot's Delight at Alpine Meadows, a truly extreme run with a mandatory drop-in off a cornice and filtering into a perilously tight couloir with no room for error. This line takes a 2-5 minute hike to reach from the Summit chair.
Idiot's Delight filters into the Wolverine Bowl, which comprises solid high-alpine terrain. This area then leads to the Face, a short but steep mogul run.
Alpine Meadows is a ski area located near the north shore of Lake Tahoe, California. While technically part of the same resort as Squaw Valley, the two are separate mountains and are connected by a shuttle service. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/alpine-meadows
A comprehensive video tour of the Chutes at Mount Rose, including the Cutthroat, Hornet's Nest, El Cap, and Yellow Jacket gates. These runs range from advanced to expert, and the toughest pitches are riddled with steep fall lines, natural obstacles, and high-consequence drops.
Mount Rose is a ski area just outside Reno, Nevada in the Lake Tahoe region. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/mount-rose
See our full Tahoe rankings: https://www.peakrankings.com/lake-tahoe-rankings
An in-depth video review of Vail, a ski area in Eagle County, Colorado about two hours west of Denver. Filmed across January-March 2022.
See our full resort breakdown and written review for Vail here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/vail
See our full Colorado rankings: https://www.peakrankings.com/colorado-rankings
A ride through Snowbird's Peruvian Tunnel magic carpet, an engineering marvel that considerably improved access from Peruvian Gulch to the Mineral Basin back side. As of today, the Peruvian Tunnel is the only ski tunnel in North America.
Snowbird is a Utah ski resort located in Little Cottonwood Canyon, just outside Salt Lake City. It's known for having some of the best quality snow in North America. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/snowbird
A run down Jordanelle, an advanced-intermediate Deer Valley trail that stretches 1,380 feet down the resort's lower half. Starting at Little Baldy Peak, the run extends down to the resort's very bottom elevation at the Jordanelle Ticket Office. Filmed in March 2021; conditions were early-spring-like at the time.
Deer Valley Resort is a ski resort located in Park City, UT, about an hour east of Salt Lake City. Snowboarding is not allowed. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/deer-valley
A lap down Alpine Meadows' Sympathy Face, one of the only trails exclusively served by the Roundhouse lift. This tree terrain is quite technical, with steep, twisty pitches and considerable exposed rock on this mid-December day.
An in-depth video review of Steamboat, a destination ski resort located in northern Colorado. Filmed in December 2022 and January 2023; conditions were excellent at the time.
An in-depth video review of Deer Valley Resort, a skiers-only resort located near Salt Lake City, Utah.
See our full resort breakdown and written review for Deer Valley here.
An in-depth video review of Crested Butte, a remote ski resort in the Colorado Rockies.
This video was filmed across in early March 2021; conditions were typical for the time of year.
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Day tripping to a mountain a short drive from New York City in early December? Is that a crazy idea? Last weekend, we found out for ourselves.
Keystone’s first new lift since 2018 has finally been completed, and we headed to the mountain to check it out for ourselves in December 2021.
For more on Keystone, check out our comprehensive mountain review: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/keystone
Additionally, check out our full Colorado destination resort rankings: https://www.peakrankings.com/colorado-rankings
Big Sky’s Lewis and Clark lift quietly received bubbles on 100% of its chairs for the 2021-22 season.
A journey down the expert Peak 5 area on Park City's Canyons side, starting at the top of Mystic Pines and jumping into the Abyss woods at the third gate from the lift. These woods arguably comprise the toughest lift-serviced terrain within all of Park City.
Run recorded March 6, 2021; cover was below average for the time of year but typical for the core season.
Park City Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in Park City, UT, about an hour east of Salt Lake City. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/park-city
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We took our first turns at Powder Mountain, one of the hidden gems of the Utah ski scene. But a bit of lightning threw a wrench in the day.
Filmed on March 13, 2022.
Powder Mountain is a ski area in the Wasatch Range north of Salt Lake City, Utah. Our full review will be out before the 2022-23 season.
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Across the hundreds of ski resorts across North America, and many other regions around the world—you’ll see the same three symbols: a green circle, a blue square, and black diamond. How do they compare?
A comprehensive video tour of the Palisades chutes at Palisades Tahoe (formerly Squaw Valley), including the National and Main lines, as well as an unnamed couloir off National. These runs range from expert to truly extreme, and the toughest pitches are among the most dangerous in all of North America.
Filmed in early May 2021; conditions were typical for the end of the core season.
Palisades Tahoe - Olympic Valley is a destination ski resort just west of Lake Tahoe. See our full mountain review here here. Additionally, see our full Tahoe rankings here.
An in-depth video review of Killington, a ski area located in central Vermont. Filmed across three different trips in December 2019, January 2020, and February 2022.
See our full resort breakdown and written review for Killington here. See our full Vermont rankings here.
