Rankings are always exciting to see because humans love to rank things but we also know rankings are very subjective. There are tons of factors when comparing resorts such as their size, annual snowfall, vertical, etc. and everyone has a different opinion on qualitative factors or how to weigh the quantitative ones.

At the end of the day, it all comes down to how consumers can vote, and for many people, there is a bias of who is aware of these rankings each year. Anyone who reads this list will probably have a different opinion, but all of these resorts do have an argument to be on it. The following ranking is according to USAToday readers.

#9 Cannon Mountain, NH

Arguably the most popular mountain in New Hampshire, Cannon Mountain has 282 skiable acres, 2,180 feet of vertical, and 160 inches of average snowfall.

#8 Sun Valley, ID

Three hours from Boise or five from Salt Lake City, Sun Valley has 2,154 skiable acres, 3,400ft vertical, and 200 inches of average snowfall.

#7 Vail, CO

Two hours from the Denver airport, Vail has 5,317 skiable acres, 3,450 feet of vertical, and 354 inches of average snowfall.

#6 Palisades Tahoe, CA

The IKON option in Tahoe has 3,600 skiable acres, 2,850 feet of vertical, and 450 inches of average snowfall.

#5 Heavenly, CA

A gondola connecting South Lake Tahoe to 4,800 skiable acres, 3,500 feet of vertical, and 360 inches of average snowfall at Heavenly.

#4 Lutsen Mountains, MN

Two hours from Duluth, Lutsen has 1,000 skiable acres, 825 feet of vertical, and 115 inches of average snowfall.

#3 Winter Park, CO

An IKON option also a few hours from Denver, Winter Park has 2,733 skiable acres, 2,610 feet of vertical, and 350 inches of average snowfall.

#2 Banff Sunshine Village, AB

Only about two hours from Calgary, Banff has 3,358 skiable acres, 3,510 feet of vertical, and 360 inches of average snowfall.

#1 Mount Bohemia, MI

Located at the tip of the Keweenaw Peninsula, Mount Bohemia boasts 585 skiable acres, 900 feet of vertical, and 273 inches of average snowfall.

It’s always exciting to see smaller players ranked so high such as Mount Bohemia, Lutsen Mountains or Cannon Mountain. Hopefully rankings like this on such big platforms will help drive people towards local mountains and more unique places than the standard go-to Colorado ski trip for most of the US.

There are many other places out there, some quite a bit harder to get to but the extra effort is worth it. Places like Mount Bohemia have their special charm and deserve to be recognized on a national scale.