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According to ZRankings, these are the top 15 resorts in North America for the 2020/21 ski season. The ranking is based on the Pure Awesomeness Factor, which takes a resort’s terrain, snow profile, town ambiance, 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 15 Ski Resorts:
1. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY
PAF: 99.00
2. Telluride, CO
PAF: 95.6
3. Snowbird, UT
PAF: 94.2
4. Alta, UT
PAF: 93.5
5. Vail, CO
PAF: 90.8
6. Aspen Snowmass, CO
PAF: 89.9
7. Whistler, BC
PAF: 88.5
8. Steamboat, CO
PAF: 88.3
9. Whitewater, BC
PAF: 87.6
10. Big Sky Resort, MT
PAF: 86.9
11. Park City, UT
PAF: 86.1
12. Winter Park, CO
PAF: 85.4
13. Revelstoke, BC
PAF: 85.0
14. Beaver Creek, CO
PAF: 84.9
15. Mammoth Mountain, CA
PAF: 84.5
come on…No Squaw or Kirkwood?
Perhaps we could include aspects that actually relate to the 20/21 season specifically to the algorithm, such as there effects of La Nina or modifications to operating plans, due to Covid19, or ???
I suppose all those resorts are existing this season.. so that’s a start hahaha
Telluride getting some love! Park City is not a good mountain, but I get it’s broad appeal
Steam boat and vail and highly over rated. Should of had squaw valley and Breckenridge.