BASE: 8400ft
SUMMIT: 9500ft
VERTICAL DROP: 1100ft
NO. OF. LIFTS: 3
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 2
Surface: 0
Timber Ridge has the highest natural vertical rise in Southwest Michigan and the skiing and riding is spread over 50 acres.
BASE: 610ft
SUMMIT: 850ft
VERTICAL DROP: 240ft
Timberline Four Season Resort is an old West Virginia favorite. The ski area provides skiers and snowboarders a peak elevation of 4,268 feet, 200 inches of average annual snowfall and a vertical drop of 100 feet.
BASE: 1968ft
SUMMIT: 2591ft
VERTICAL DROP: 623ft
NO. OF. LIFTS: 1
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 0
Surface: 1
BASE: 4708ft
SUMMIT: 6069ft
VERTICAL DROP: 0ft
NO. OF. LIFTS: 5
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 3
Surface: 2
Tremblant sits at 2871 feet in elevation in the Laurentians of Quebec, and is often referred to as the premier European Resort in North America.
Trollhaugen, located 50 minutes North of Minneapolis - St. Paul in Dresser, WI, offers skiing and snowboarding on 22 runs, 4 terrain parks, a 2.5km XC trail, 10 lanes of snow tubing, and an all-season zip line park. Open until 3 a.m.
Big Sky has three mountains to delight skiers and snowboarders. Lone Mountain is the resort's signature peak, rising to 11,166 feet. The Lone Peak Tram takes the adventuresome to its apex with European style expert terrain below.
Blacktail Mountain is located above the town of Lakeside along the west shore of Flathead Lake. The ski resort is unique in that skiers and riders will experience a top to bottom run before even riding their first chair.
Ski Bluewood, located near Dayton in the Umatilla National Forest in southeast Washington State, can claim the state's second highest base elevation at 4,545 feet. It tops out at 5,670 feet. Annual snowfall averages 300 inches.
Bogus Basin is spread out over a 2,600-acre area. The claim to fame here is the family orientation. It sits above Boise with an 1,800 foot vertical. They have two quads, one triple and four double chairs.
Arapahoe Basin likes to put private://legendprivate:// alongside their name. While that may sound like a bad case of private://tall hat, no cattle,private:// the people who ski here don't seem to mind.
Anyplace else this would be four separate vacations: Snowmass, Aspen Mountain, Aspen Highlands, and Buttermilk. You'll find more than 5,300 acres of terrain and endless dining, nightlife, and shopping.
