According to ZRankings, these are the top 10 resorts in North America for the 2017/18 ski season. The ranking is based on the Pure Awesomeness Factor, which takes a resort’s terrain, snow profile, town ambience, ease of travel, lodging base, acreage, continuous vertical, and personal experiences into account and computes a ranking. It may sound like a bogus name for an algorithm, but from what we see, it’s pretty spot-on.

Top 10 Ski Resorts:

1. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY

PAF: 99.00

2. Alta, UT

PAF: 96.87

3. Snowbird, UT

PAF: 96.72

4. Vail, CO

PAF: 92.34

5. Telluride, CO

PAF: 90.21

6. Whistler-Blackcomb, BC

PAF: 89.14

7. Aspen Snowmass, CO

PAF: 87.54

8. Park City, UT

PAF: 87.44

9. Beaver Creek, CO

PAF: 87.34

10. Winter Park, CO

PAF: 87.26