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2022 Ski Resort Upgrades RANKED - Worst to Best

by peakslopecontent
Nov 2022 - 606 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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Snow King S-Chute Run

by peakslopecontent
Dec 2020 - 606 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 Expert Emigrant Run: Break It Out

by peakslopecontent
Jan 2021 - 602 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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The Toughest Glade Zone at Park City (Canyons): Peak 5 Abyss

by peakslopecontent
Dec 2021 - 600 views

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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North America's Steepest Tree Cut Run: Crested Butte Rambo

by peakslopecontent
Dec 2021 - 585 views

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.

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Chairlift Interview #1: Averi from South Lake

by peakslopecontent
Dec 2020 - 578 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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A Tour of the Squaw Valley Palisades

by peakslopecontent
Mar 2022 - 574 views

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.

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

by peakslopecontent
Apr 2021 - 568 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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Mountain Review: Winter Park

by peakslopecontent
Jul 2022 - 557 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.

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Timberline Magic Mile: Early Season Rock Warning

by peakslopecontent
Feb 2021 - 552 views

A run down Timberline's Magic Mile area between Gordo's Mile and Otto Lang. During our visit, a new layer of powder masked some hidden obstacles, such as rocks, on ungroomed paths.

Timberline is a ski area on Mount Hood about an hour east of Portland, Oregon. We haven’t fully reviewed this resort yet, but see our initial impressions on Timberline and the other Mount Hood ski areas here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/initial-impressions-mount-hood-resorts

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Heavenly Intermediate Glade Run: The Pines

by peakslopecontent
Jan 2021 - 529 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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Northstar Highlands Gondola Experience

by peakslopecontent
Dec 2020 - 528 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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Mountain Review: Beaver Creek

by peakslopecontent
Jan 2021 - 520 views

An in-depth video review of Beaver Creek Resort, a ski area located in Eagle County, Colorado, about two-and-a-half hours west of Denver.

Overall Mountain Score: 77/100 — #2 (tied) of 10 in Colorado
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Snow: 8/10
Resiliency: 8/10
Size: 7/10
Terrain Diversity: 7/10
Challenge: 9/10
Lifts: 9/10
Crowd Flow: 8/10
Facilities: 9/10
Navigation: 6/10
Mountain Aesthetic: 6/10

See our full resort breakdown and written review here: https://www.peakrankings.com/content/beaver-creek

See our Mountain Score criteria:
https://www.peakrankings.com/content/mountain-score-thresholds

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

by peakslopecontent
Feb 2021 - 515 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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An Early Season Lap Down Squaw's Lower Dog Leg

by peakslopecontent
Dec 2020 - 473 views

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

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Industry Update: Squaw Valley Gets a Name Change

by peakslopecontent
Sep 2021 - 471 views

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

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

by peakslopecontent
Jan 2021 - 471 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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How Vail Resorts Makes Its MONEY

by peakslopecontent
Oct 2022 - 446 views

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.

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Mountain Review: Aspen | Snowmass

by peakslopecontent
Dec 2021 - 426 views

An in-depth video review of Snowmass, the largest ski resort in the Aspen/Snowmass conglomerate.

The resort is located in the town of Snowmass Village, about half an hour from Aspen, Colorado. This video was filmed in early March 2021; conditions were okay during the first leg of our trip but became excellent after an 18-inch storm.

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

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Mountain Review: Copper

by peakslopecontent
Jan 2022 - 390 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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Mountain Review: Crested Butte

by peakslopecontent
Nov 2021 - 377 views

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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Heavenly Opening Weekend Run - Fall 2020

by peakslopecontent
Nov 2020 - 371 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