Score Changes: Multiple Resorts Struggle to Handle Increased Crowds
In the wake of unprecedented resort traffic, we are dropping the Crowd Flow scores for several mountains, including seven owned by Vail Resorts.
Score Change: Snowbasin’s New Middle Bowl Express is the Year’s Most Useful Lift Redundancy
The upgrade has eliminated a painfully long lift ride, redistributed crowds in a more practical manner, and democratized access to some of the resort’s best terrain.
Big Sky Score Change: Extra-Cost Tram Access Outweighs An Effective Swift Current Lift Upgrade
Major lift upgrades are not enough to outweigh the loss of Lone Peak Tram access for those who only purchase regular ticket and pass products.
Score Change: Mount Snow Falling Behind on Signage Upkeep, Leading to Dangerous Circumstances
Mount Snow has historically earned high praise from PeakRankings for its ease of navigation, but the quality of some mountain postings has degraded considerably.
Score Change: Copper Quietly Adds New Trails for 2021-22
Copper has expanded their skiable footprint by 17 acres, just putting them over the hurdle to move into our next size category.
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2021-22 Ticket Prices for North American Ski Resorts
We’ve reverse engineered ski resort lift ticket logic by age, date, and time of purchase, and we’ve compiled it into a general metric for what you can expect to pay.
We’ve Adjusted our Terrain Diversity Category to Better Measure Resorts with Fewer Traditional Terrain Areas.
We’ve made a slight adjustment to our terrain diversity criteria to better reflect how typical guests spend time on the mountain. Seven resorts see score changes as a result.
Ratings Re-Adjustment: Deer Valley Facilities Score
Deer Valley stands alone with its ski valet services and unparalleled hospitality, and we feel this is not adequately reflected in the resort’s current calibration. As a result, we’ve decided to renege on a previous change we made to the Utah ski area’s facilities score.
Ratings Adjustment: Snow King Snow Score
Due to distinctions in accumulation character and snow preservation, we’ve decided to update Snow King’s score to adequately reflect the resort’s snow quality.