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Jordanelle Trail: What the Bottom Half of Deer Valley’s Vertical Drop Is Really Like

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Apr 2021 - 676 views

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

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The Snowbird Peruvian Tunnel Experience

by peakslopecontent
Mar 2021 - 807 views

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

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2022 Ski Resort Upgrades RANKED - Worst to Best

by peakslopecontent
Nov 2022 - 793 views

Our rank order for the major 2022 North American ski resort enhancements, including Keystone's Peru Six-Pack, Okemo's Quantum Six and Evergreen Summit Express, Lake Louise's Lower Juniper expansion, Breckenridge's Peak 7 Freedom SuperChair, Big Sky's Swift Current 6, Snowbasin's Middle Bowl Express, Snow King's Gondola and backside expansion, and Beaver Creek's McCoy Park.

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Epic vs. Ikon vs. Mountain Collective vs. Indy: Which Should You Choose? 2022-23

by peakslopecontent
Apr 2022 - 893 views

The current ski season may not be fully over, but now is the best time to start looking for multi-resort passes for the 2022-23 season. The lowest rates for the popular Ikon Pass suite won’t be around for long, with prices going up April 22. Pricing for competing Epic Pass products will likely remain at their present level for a bit longer, but those who want 10 discounted buddy tickets will need to purchase a pass by April 21.

With these deadlines fast approaching, you may be debating whether to pick up one of these passes for next season. You may also be wondering whether any alternatives to these two big-name but costly products exist.

In this piece, we’ll aim to shed light on the differences between the Epic and Ikon pass suites. We’ll also dive into how they compare to the cheaper and lesser-known Mountain Collective and Indy Pass products.

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Corridor: A Trip Down Northstar's Most Technically Challenging Pitch

by peakslopecontent
Dec 2020 - 608 views

A run down Northstar’s Corridor trail in December 2020. From a strictly technical sense, we feel this is Northstar’s most challenging marked run (other black-diamond trails feature fewer obstacles but boast much longer pitches). Thanks to its location below the Comstock Express chair, locals refer to this run as the “Hollywood Line.”

Still, this pitch is nowhere near as formidable as those offered by competing Lake Tahoe resorts. While Northstar receives a 6/10 for challenge in our ratings, this is much lower than the 8/10s earned by Heavenly and Sierra-at-Tahoe—and substantially inferior to the monumental 10/10s boasted by Squaw Valley, Alpine Meadows, and Kirkwood.

Relatively early-season conditions still existed on the day of this clip, but the obstacles we navigated stay present throughout the season.

Northstar is a ski resort located in Truckee, California near Lake Tahoe. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/northstar

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Mountain Review: Copper

by peakslopecontent
Jan 2022 - 511 views

An in-depth video review of Copper, a large ski resort in the Colorado Front Range approximately two hours from Denver. This video was filmed across several different days in February 2020 and December 2021, with varying conditions throughout.

See our full resort breakdown and written review for Copper here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/copper
See our full Colorado rankings here: https://www.peakrankings.com/colorado-rankings

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Snow King S-Chute Run

by peakslopecontent
Dec 2020 - 691 views

An afternoon run down one of Snow King's S-Chutes — a rare tree-cut ski run that requires hiking to get to. The resort hadn't gotten any new snow in days when this run was recorded, yet conditions were still powdery.

Snow King Mountain Resort is a ski resort located in Jackson, Wyoming near Jackson Hole. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/snow-king

Snow King's ambitious master plan has the potential to substantially transform the resort. See our deep dive here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/master-plan-deep-dive-snow-king

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Squaw Valley Opening-Weekend Silverado Run: Trail 90 to Billy's

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Feb 2021 - 621 views

A run down Squaw Valley’s expert Silverado area, starting at Trail 90 and filtering into Billy’s, just two days after it opened for the season.

Silverado requires a substantial base to open, and the area typically isn’t up and running until quite late in the winter. This territory didn’t open at all during the COVID-curtailed 2019-20 season.

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

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Squaw Valley Expert Emigrant Run: Break It Out

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Jan 2021 - 689 views

An afternoon run down Squaw Valley's Break It Out, a technical run with obstacles such as trees, rocks, and cliffs. Located on the Emigrant backside and also accessible from Granite Chief, this run takes a bit of effort to find and rarely sees high traffic.

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

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Homewood Quail Face: A Run Down Tahoe's Most Astonishing In-Bounds Run

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Feb 2021 - 975 views

A POV run down Homewood's expert Quail Face, including a time-lapse of the (relatively lengthy) catwalks to get in and out. This astounding run is arguably the most beautiful trail in Tahoe, at a resort we already rate a 10/10 for Mountain Aesthetic.

Run recorded in March 2020. Conditions were slightly below average for the time of year.

Homewood is a ski resort located on the west shore of Lake Tahoe in California. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/homewood

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The OTHER Super Bowl — At Oregon's Mt. Hood Meadows

by peakslopecontent
Feb 2022 - 1K views

A run down the Super Bowl at Mount Hood Meadows, in Oregon. This high-alpine zone is rarely open and takes 1,700 vertical feet of hiking to reach. The area is most often open in the spring, and we hit the resort April 2021 to check out the slope for ourselves.

Mount Hood Meadows is the largest of three major ski areas in the Mount Hood region. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/mount-hood-meadows/

See our full Oregon rankings: https://www.peakrankings.com/oregon-rankings

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Heavenly Intermediate Glade Run: The Pines

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Jan 2021 - 622 views

Heavenly’s Olympic area boasts some of our favorite intermediate glade terrain in the Tahoe area. But be sure to cut out at the right point—or you’ll be subject to advanced pitches and a painfully slow lift ride.

Run recorded in March 2020. Conditions were slightly below average for the time of year.

Heavenly is a ski resort located in South Lake Tahoe, California and Stateline, Nevada. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/heavenly

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Big Sky Triple-Black-Diamond Run: Hell's Half-Acre

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Dec 2020 - 1.2K views

A run down Hell's Half-Acre, an extremely demanding high-alpine run within Big Sky's Headwaters area. Reaching this line requires one of the most technical hikes we've done anywhere.

This run was recorded in February 2020. Thanks to recent snowfall and the lack of crowds up here, snow quality was outstanding.

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

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Northstar Highlands Gondola Experience

by peakslopecontent
Dec 2020 - 625 views

Northstar's Highlands Gondola services village condos and parking, offering direct mid-mountain access. But this pulse gondola uses fixed-grip cabins rather than the detachable grips found on a typical gondola, resulting in an experience that may surprise some first-time riders.

This lift tops out at the mid-mountain Ritz-Carlton Lake Tahoe and was built as part of the hotel development.

Northstar is a ski resort located in Truckee, California near Lake Tahoe. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/northstar

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Northstar Early Season Vista Run

by peakslopecontent
Nov 2020 - 816 views

A run down Northstar’s Sidewinder trail, off the Vista Express, during opening week. During the regular season, this trail features a Burton Progression Park and always remains groomed. The early season presents a unique opportunity for some bump skiing here.

Northstar is a ski resort located in Truckee, California near Lake Tahoe. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/northstar

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Heavenly Opening Weekend Run - Fall 2020

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Nov 2020 - 424 views

A run down Heavenly's High Five and Double Down trails during opening weekend 2020. These trails are typically groomed during the core season, but they were left ungroomed today. Conditions were thin cover but excellent for early season.

See our detailed take on this day here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/observations-from-heavenlys-opening-weekend

Heavenly is a ski resort located in South Lake Tahoe, California and Stateline, Nevada. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/heavenly

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Chairlift Interview #1: Averi from South Lake

by peakslopecontent
Dec 2020 - 685 views

Welcome to the first in a series of PeakRankings chairlift interviews, where we highlight locals across North America's ski resorts.

Today, we talk to Averi Haugesag, a midwestern-reporter-turned-Tahoe-local, on Northstar’s Vista Express lift. Search her name on Google for some quality news-reporting footage!

Northstar is a ski resort located in Truckee, California near Lake Tahoe. See our full mountain review here.

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Kirkwood Top-to-Bottom: Cornice-Side Wagon Wheel Bowl to The Drain

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Jan 2021 - 547 views

A top-to-bottom run in Kirkwood's Cornice area, starting at the Wagon Wheel Bowl and filtering into The Drain.

Unfortunately, this run was recorded in March 2020 (and not during today's epic pow day). Conditions were below average for the time.

Kirkwood is a ski area located about an hour south of Lake Tahoe in Kirkwood, CA. See our full mountain review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/kirkwood

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Mountain Review: Winter Park

by peakslopecontent
Jul 2022 - 693 views

An in-depth video review of Winter Park, a ski area located just west of Colorado's continental divide. Filmed across two different trips in March 2020 and January 2021.

See our full resort breakdown and written review for Winter Park here. See our full Colorado rankings here.