Resort Comparison
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Copper Mountain |
Arapahoe Basin |
Breckenridge |
Keystone |
Vail |
Beaver Creek |
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Annual Snowfall |
280 |
370 |
300 |
230 |
346 |
310 |
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Base Elevation |
9,712 |
10,780 |
9,600 |
9,280 |
8,120 |
8,100 |
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Summit Elevation |
12,313 |
13,050 |
12,998 |
12,408 |
11,570 |
11,440 |
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Vertical Rise |
2,601 |
2,257 |
3,398 |
3,128 |
3,450 |
4,040 |
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Ski able Acres |
2,433 |
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2,207 |
2,870 |
5,289 |
1,625 |
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Number of Trails |
125 |
69 |
146 |
116 |
193 |
146 |
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Number of Lifts |
22 |
6 |
27 |
19 |
34 |
14 |
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Trail Ranking ** |
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Beginner |
21% |
12% |
15% |
19% |
28% |
34% |
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Intermediate |
25% |
28% |
33% |
32% |
32% |
39% |
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Advanced |
54% |
60% |
52% |
49% |
40% |
27% |
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Longest Run |
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1.5 |
3.5 |
3.5 |
4 |
2.8 |
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Features |
Extensive terrain park, facilities fully renovated over past decade, local favorite. |
Challenging slopes, highest ski able elevation in the country, smaller facilities and crowds. |
Extensive terrain park, offers a variety of long runs, in close proximity to the city. |
Offers gondolas to its upper slopes, only resort to offer night skiing, and smaller crowds. |
Nationally ranked resort, offers a wide variety of runs, fewer locals. |
Close to Vail, more family oriented, and adjacent to quaint village. |
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**For Vail, these rankings are just for the front side of the mountain. The Back Bowls are considered 13% intermediate and 87% difficult. Within the Blue Sky Basin, 47% of the runs are intermediate and 53% are difficult.