Compare ski resorts

Deciding between two mountains? Each comparison has a plain verdict, who each resort suits, and live numbers: this week's snow forecast, snowiest months, elevation, vertical, pass, and airport. For pass questions, see Ikon vs Epic.

• Aspen Snowmass vs VailPick Vail for one enormous connected mountain and its Back Bowls.
• Vail vs BreckenridgeVail has bigger terrain and the Back Bowls.
• Vail vs Beaver CreekThe two are about 20 minutes apart.
• Breckenridge vs KeystoneBreckenridge is bigger, higher and livelier, with a historic town.
• Park City vs Deer ValleyNeighbors in the same town with very different feels.
• Jackson Hole vs Big SkyBoth are big, steep, and remote.
• Alta vs SnowbirdNext-door neighbors at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon with famously deep snow.
• Mammoth Mountain vs Palisades TahoeMammoth is high, huge, and known for a long season, an easy drive from Southern California.
• Steamboat vs Winter ParkSteamboat is a destination trip with famous tree skiing and a ranch town.
• Telluride vs Aspen SnowmassTelluride is remote, dramatic and uncrowded, with a historic town in a box canyon.
• Whistler Blackcomb vs Banff SunshineWhistler is one giant two-mountain resort with a big village and coastal snow.
• Stowe vs KillingtonStowe is the classic New England ski village on Vermont's highest peak.
• Copper Mountain vs BreckenridgeCopper's terrain is naturally divided by ability and it's easy to get around.
• Heavenly vs NorthstarHeavenly has big Lake Tahoe views and nightlife at Stateline.
• Keystone vs Copper MountainBoth are Summit County resorts about 20 minutes apart.
• Park City vs SnowbirdPark City is about a huge mountain and a great town.
• Sun Valley vs Jackson HoleSun Valley is classic and sunny, famous for Bald Mountain's long, consistent pitch and the world's first chairlifts.
• Crested Butte vs TellurideTwo remote southwest Colorado favorites.
• Sugarbush vs StoweSugarbush has two mountains in the Mad River Valley and fewer crowds.
• Big Sky vs Whitefish MountainBig Sky is huge and dramatic, built around Lone Peak.
• Vail vs Park CityTwo of the biggest resorts in the country.
• Arapahoe Basin vs LovelandBoth are high, local favorites on the Continental Divide, an easy drive from Denver.
• Brighton vs SolitudeNeighbors at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon.
• Winter Park vs Copper MountainTwo big resorts near Denver.
• Killington vs OkemoKillington is the East's biggest resort with a big après scene.
• Sunday River vs SugarloafMaine's two biggest resorts.
• Breckenridge vs SteamboatBreckenridge is high, lively and close to Denver.
• Steamboat vs VailSteamboat is a relaxed western destination with great tree skiing.