The Top 10 Most Visited Ski Resorts in 2013/14

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Big KT-22 lift line at Squaw Valley in 2011
Big KT-22 lift line at Squaw Valley in 2011

Many of us wonder how many people visit a ski resort in a given day, week, month, or year.  Most ski resorts hide this information if they can.  But there is a French ski tourism consultant named Laurent Vanat who claims to know.  He released a report in showing the most visited ski resorts on Earth.  His report is called the 2014 International Report on Snow and Mountain Tourism.  It’s a thick read, but there are some good ski resort data in there.

We boiled down the most visited ski resorts for ya here, so you don’t have read through the report.  

In North America, the Top 3 are:  Whistler, Vail, & Breckenridge.  Mammoth is number 4 coming in within the top 50 worldwide.

Top 50 most visited ski resorts on Earth.  image:  Laurent Vanat
Top 50 most visited ski resorts on Earth. image: Laurent Vanat

THE MOST VISITED SKI RESORTS IN 2013/14

#1.  La Plagne, France

#2.  Saalbach Hinterglemm Leogang, Austria

#3.  SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser – Brixental, Austria

Countries with ski resorts.  image:  Laurent Vanat
Countries with ski resorts. image: Laurent Vanat

#4.  Les Arcs, France

#5.  Ischgl – Samnaun Silvretta, Austria

#6.  Whistler – Blackcomb, Canada

Amount of ski resorts in random countries.  Japan wins with
Amount of ski resorts in random countries. Japan wins with 547.

#7.  Courchevel – Méribel – Mottaret, France

#8.  Val Thorens, France

#9.  Vail, USA

image:  Laurent Vanat
Skier visits over time in North America. Staying flat.  image: Laurent Vanat

#10. Breckenridge, USA

 

Japan isn't doing too well.  image:  Laurent Vanat
Japan isn’t doing too well. image: Laurent Vanat

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One thought on “The Top 10 Most Visited Ski Resorts in 2013/14

  1. Would be interesting to see the ski areas with the LEAST number of skier visits. Cross referenced with number of lifts and vertical feet. Could make for a way better trip than dropping into the Vail/Breck circus.

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