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Skiing is an expensive sport, and some ski resorts take luxury to the next level, offering world-class amenities, gourmet dining, and top-notch service to their guests. While the cost of a ski trip can add up quickly, the most expensive part is often paying for lodging.
Not all resorts are created equal, but it can be incredibly cost-prohibitive if you are staying in on-mountain lodging. SpinGenie has researched the most expensive ski resorts in the world based on per-night lodging costs, and the top nine are listed below. This study did not include other expenses like lift tickets and dining.
It is conspicuous that U.S. resorts dominate this list. Seven of the nine are U.S.-based, including the top five. Additionally, five of the resorts are located in Colorado alone.
#9 Verbier, Switzerland
#8 Park City, UT
#7 Vail, CO
#6 Laax/Flims/Falera, Switzerland
#5 Steamboat, CO
#4 Winter Park, CO
#3 Beaver Creek, CO
#2 Big Sky, MT
#1 Snowmass, CO
Link to source is broken and article is a repost from 2 years ago.
A ridiculous analysis as it only considers lodging costs. Who goes to a ski resort without paying for lift tickets and food?
Furthermore, the numbers are upwardly skewed for any resort (like Snowmass) whose lodging is predominantly slope-side ski in/ski.
I expect better work from “Snowbrains”
I think its a valid way to measure given most people are already buying an Ikon or Epic pass, and most of the resorts on this list are accessible by these passes.
Loding is the only common demoninator. The only additional thing I might add is the transportation cost from. a major airport to the resort.
Verbier is definitely not more expensive than Zermatt; you’ve got that one wrong.
Or Gstadt and St Moritz, idk what the writer is on
Or Gstadt and St Moritz, idk what the writer is on
Where is st moritz
Surprising that Deer Valley didn’t make it on the list since a previous Snowbrains article showed it topped the list in 2019
Because the transplants have made Colorado a rip off!