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Ski Resorts with the Biggest Vertical Drop in the United States

The longest descents from summit to base.

  1. 1Timberline Lodge Ski AreaOregon1,372 m
  2. 2Aspen SnowmassColorado1,340 m
  3. 3Big Sky ResortMontana1,324 m
  4. 4Jackson HoleWyoming1,261 m
  5. 5Beaver CreekColorado1,225 m
  6. 6Telluride Ski AreaColorado1,150 m
  7. 7Steamboat Ski ResortColorado1,111 m
  8. 8Aspen HighlandsColorado1,061 m
  9. 9VailColorado1,052 m
  10. 10Sun Valley - Bald MountainIdaho1,024 m
  11. 11Heavenly Mountain ResortNevada1,012 m
  12. 12Aspen MountainColorado1,005 m
  13. 13Mt. BachelorOregon986 m
  14. 14SnowbirdUtah975 m
  15. 15BreckenridgeColorado973 m
  16. 16Wasatch Peaks RanchUtah973 m
  17. 17Park CityUtah969 m
  18. 18Whiteface Mountain Ski CenterNew York961 m
  19. 19Deer Valley ResortUtah948 m
  20. 20KeystoneColorado913 m
  21. 21Killington ResortVermont908 m
  22. 22Mammoth MountainCalifornia903 m
  23. 23Snowbasin ResortUtah896 m
  24. 24Winter Park ResortColorado883 m
  25. 25Palisades TahoeCalifornia870 m
  26. 26Mt. Hood Meadows Ski ResortOregon846 m
  27. 27SugarloafMaine844 m
  28. 28Tamarack ResortIdaho840 m
  29. 29Yellowstone ClubMontana811 m
  30. 30Copper MountainColorado797 m
  31. 31June MountainCalifornia780 m
  32. 32Sugarbush ResortVermont777 m
  33. 33Palisades Tahoe Olympic ValleyCalifornia775 m
  34. 34Montana SnowbowlMontana774 m
  35. 35Smugglers' Notch ResortVermont772 m
  36. 36Gore MountainNew York771 m
  37. 37Alyeska ResortAlaska757 m
  38. 38Taos Ski ValleyNew Mexico753 m
  39. 39Discovery Ski AreaMontana743 m
  40. 40Crystal MountainWashington728 m
  41. 41Schweitzer Mountain ResortIdaho728 m
  42. 42Powder Mountain Ski ResortUtah722 m
  43. 43Arizona SnowbowlArizona719 m
  44. 44Stowe Mountain ResortVermont712 m
  45. 45Sunday RiverMaine706 m
  46. 46Crested Butte Mountain ResortColorado705 m
  47. 47AlpentalWashington701 m
  48. 48Whitefish Mountain ResortMontana699 m
  49. 49Red Lodge MountainMontana697 m
  50. 50Palisades Tahoe Alpine MeadowsCalifornia692 m

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