Biggest-Vertical Ski Resorts in Colorado (United States)
Ranked by biggest-vertical across Colorado (United States).
Ranking
| Rank | Resort | Value | Gap to next |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aspen Snowmass | 1341.2 | +118.20000000000005 |
| 2 | Beaver Creek | 1223 | +73.5 |
| 3 | Telluride Ski Area | 1149.5 | +38 |
| 4 | Steamboat Ski Resort | 1111.5 | +46.5 |
| 5 | Vail | 1065 | +4 |
| 6 | Aspen Highlands | 1061 | +55.60000000000002 |
| 7 | Aspen Mountain | 1005.4 | +12.699999999999932 |
| 8 | Breckenridge | 992.7 | +79.80000000000007 |
| 9 | Keystone | 912.9 | +116 |
| 10 | Copper Mountain | 796.9 | +7.2999999999999545 |
| 11 | Winter Park Resort | 789.6 | +83.89999999999998 |
| 12 | Crested Butte Mountain Resort | 705.7 | +95.60000000000002 |
| 13 | Buttermilk | 610.1 | +15 |
| 14 | Purgatory Resort | 595.1 | +47.10000000000002 |
| 15 | Loveland Basin Ski Area | 548 | +25.899999999999977 |
| 16 | Sunlight Mountain Resort | 522.1 | +9.399999999999977 |
| 17 | Arapahoe Basin | 512.7 | +9.400000000000034 |
| 18 | Powderhorn | 503.3 | +48.80000000000001 |
| 19 | Wolf Creek Ski Area | 454.5 | +43.60000000000002 |
| 20 | Eldora | 410.9 | +57.69999999999999 |
| 21 | Ski Cooper | 353.2 | +15.199999999999989 |
| 22 | Monarch Mountain | 338 | +82.19999999999999 |
| 23 | Granby Ranch | 255.8 | — |
Methodology & caveats
Ranked on the biggest-vertical field as recorded for each resort. Figures come from OpenSkiMap/Wikidata and resort-reported statistics, which are not independently audited across resorts — see the per-resort page for sourcing.
Other rankings for Colorado (United States): Highest-Elevation Ski Resorts in Colorado (United States), Most-Lift Ski Resorts in Colorado (United States), Most-Runs Ski Resorts in Colorado (United States)
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Data sources
Last verified: 2026-09-13
Base facts from OpenSkiMap (ODbL), OpenStreetMap contributors, Wikidata (CC0), OurAirports (public domain) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). See /data-sources/.