Accurate
Lift-served
Vertical Feet Totals For Most North
American Ski Areas and Resorts Includes lift-served*, continuous**, and total possible vertical
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5,620 feet (Most continuous LIFT-SERVED vertical in North and South America. 5,997 possible with hike) 1-REVELSTOKE - Old Mount Mackenzie (and previously Powder Springs), Revelstoke, British Columbia, Canada
5,222 feet (The resort stretches the lift-served vert to 5,280ft, a vertical mile, for marketing purposes. Side note- 5,678' is possible with a 400 vertical ft hike (about 1,000 steps.)
2-BLACKCOMB - Whistler, B.C., CAN
4,966 feet 3-WHISTLER - Whistler, B.C., CAN
4,346 feet
(4,346' lift-served vertical from top of Lone Peak tram to the bottom of Six Shooter
lift. Also, 3,619'** from Lone Peak to the bottom of Shedhorn lift.)
4--BIG SKY - Big Sky, Montana
4,105 feet (The JH tram offers more CONTINUOUS vertical than any other single lift ride in the entire Western Hemisphere)
5--JACKSON HOLE/Teton Village - Teton Village, Wyoming
4,040 feet (3,360'** of this lift-served total is continuous)
6-BEAVER CREEK - Avon, Colorado
4,030 feet (4,396' is the maximum Snowmass vertical via "Rocky Mtn High" if the cirque cable tow is running--which I've never seen).
7--SNOWMASS Ski Area - Snowmass Village, Colorado
4,016 feet (Expansion plans may create a vertical drop of 4,162 ft) 8--MOONLIGHT BASIN - Big Sky, Montana
3,979 feet (the reported 4,000' is a "rounded-up" figure) 9-PANORAMA- Panorama, British Columbia, CAN
3,830 feet (3,830'** is lift-served and continuous, but 4,425' is skiable with a hike)
10-TELLURIDE - Telluride, Colorado
3,790 feet (3,790'** is continuously skiable and is the 2nd-most vertical of any single lift ride in the Western Hemisphere)
11-KICKING HORSE - Golden, British Columbia, CAN
3,690 feet (7,250' with hike...heh)
(The entire 3,690'** vertical, from Palmer to the bottom of Molly's Run, is open in the spring.
12-TIMBERLINE on Mt Hood: "Longest ski season in North America; Oct-Sep" - Government Camp, Oregon
3,572 feet (4,292' possible with hike)
13-ASPEN HIGHLANDS - Aspen Highlands, Colo
3,514 feet 14-SUNSHINE - Banff, CAN
3,484 feet lift-served (3,668' total requires hiking. 2,479'** of the 3,484' is continuous.)
15-STEAMBOAT - Steamboat Springs, Colorado
3,427 feet (technically continuous, but includes a considerable stretch of poling through a cat track 'Roundabout'. 2,735'** vertical maximums are more typical.)
16-HEAVENLY - Lake Tahoe, located in both California and Nevada
3,373 feet (2,645'** continuous vertical. Bachelor's "Northwest" quad chair possesses the '3rd-most vertical feet from a chairlift' in the U.S. at 2,365 vertical feet)
17-MT BACHELOR - Bend, Oregon
3,363 feet (3,241'** continuous vertical. BTW, Sun Valley's "Challenger" chair is "the CHAIRLIFT with the most vertical in the U.S." at 3,142 vertical feet)
18-SUN VALLEY - Sun Valley, Idaho
3,330 feet (3,041'**
continuous. 3,450' vertical possible with hike)
19-VAIL - Vail, Colorado
3,267 feet 20-ASPEN/AJAX - Aspen, Colorado
3,245 feet
(3,150'** continuous) 21-LAKE LOUISE - Banff, CAN
3,240 feet (Snowbird's Peruvian quad (2,421' vertical) is "Utah's chairlift with the most vertical" and the 2nd greatest amount of vertical in the U.S. from a single CHAIRLIFT.)
22-SNOWBIRD - Snowbird, Utah (Incidentally, Pipeline Chute to the Baby Thunder base is 3,710'.)
3,216 feet (3,430' vert possible, with hike, when the "Slides" are open) 23-Whiteface - Wilmington, New York
3,119 feet (2,712'** continuous vertical)
24-PARK CITY - Park City, Utah
3,065 feet (2,615'** continuous vertical)
25-THE CANYONS (formerly WOLF MOUNTAIN/PARK WEST) - Park City, Utah
3,000 feet (less than 2,000**ft of continuous vertical drop)
27-DEER VALLEY - Park City, Utah
2,980 feet (from top of 'Panoramic'; highest 6-passenger chair in NA. 2,574'** continuous vertical)
28-WINTER PARK/MARY JANE - Winter Park, Colorado
2,880 feet (the 3,398' reported requires hiking)
29-BRECKENRIDGE - Breckenridge, Colorado (At an elevation of 12,840 feet, Peak 9's "Imperial Express Superchair" quad is the highest CHAIRLIFT elevation in North America and Europe, and the highest multi-passenger CHAIR in the world)
2,959 feet (Snow Basin's JohnPaul quad is the chairlift with the '2nd-most vertical' in UTAH at 2,359 feet, and ranks 4th in the U.S.)
30-SNOW BASIN - Snowbasin, Utah
2,929 feet
(2,885'** continuous) 31-MAMMOTH - Mammoth Lakes, California
2,410 feet (at 12,700 feet, the "Ridge" quad is the second-highest chairlift elevation in North America and Europe, and 2nd highest multi-passenger chair in the world)
52-LOVELAND Ski Area - Georgetown, Colorado
2,400 feet 53-RED LODGE Mountain - Red Lodge, Montana
2,395 feet 54-Le Massif (Petite-Riviere-Saint-Francois) - Charlevoix, Québec, CAN
2,395 feet 55-SCHWEITZER - Sandpoint, Idaho
2,390 appx feet (3,590' with hike) 56-Alyeska - Girdwood, Alaska
2,389 feet (2,802 reported requires hiking) 57-SQUAW VALLEY - Olympic Valley, California
2,379 feet (3,165' vert possible with hike) 58-TAOS - Taos, New Mexico
2,362 feet (3,324' with hike) 59-KEYSTONE - Keystone, Colorado
2,341 feet 60-Stowe - Stowe, Vermont
2,340 feet (less than 2,000** of continuous vertical)
61-Sunday River - Bethel, ME
2,300 feet (recently added 200 skiable vertical feet to their previous 2100 ft) 64-Gore Mountain - North Creek, New York
2,276 feet 65-NORTHSTAR AT TAHOE - Truckee, California
2,275 feet 66-SUMMIT/ALPENTAL/SNOQUALMIE - Snoqualmie, Washington
2,212 feet 67-SIERRA AT TAHOE - Twin Bridges, California
2,202 feet 68-CANNON Mountain - Franconia, New Hampshire
2,200 feet 69-GRAND TARGHEE - Alta, Wyoming
2,190 feet 70-Mission Ridge - Wenatchee, Washington
2,185 feet 71-Angel Fire - New Mexico
2,160 feet (can be up to 5,000vf if one skis down to the town of Warner. Also, Silver Mtn has the longest "single-stage" gondola in the world) 72-SILVER MOUNTAIN - Kellogg, Idaho
2,153 feet 73-SUNDANCE - Sundance, Utah
2,153 feet 74-Jay Peak - Jay, Vermont
2,100 feet 75-Okemo - Ludlow, Vermont
2,100 feet 76-Powder King - Pine Pass, British Columbia, CAN
2,090 feet appx (bottom 1,300 is often not skiable) 77-Mt Baldy - San Gabriel Mountains, California
2,090 feet appx (only 1 chairlift-call in advance for hours/days of operation) 78-Turner Mountain - North of Libby, Montana
2,068 feet 79-Mont-Sainte-Anne - Beaupré, Québec, CAN
2,060 feet 80-LOON Mountain - Lincoln, New Hampshire
2,060 feet 81-Mt Spokane - Mead, Washington
2,055 feet 82-SOLITUDE - Solitude, Utah
2,031 feet 83-Mont Tremblant - Saint-Jovite, Québec, CAN
2,029 feet 85-DURANGO/PURGATORY - Purgatory Village, Colorado
2,027 feet 86-Wildcat - Pinkham Notch, New Hampshire
2,010 feet (1,730** continuous vertical)
87-Cypress Mountain - BC, CAN
2,010 feet 88-POWDER MOUNTAIN - Eden, Utah
2,005 feet (Interesting that Alta is not even in the top 80 North American ski areas in vertical rise. 2,528' is skiable via hiking) 89-ALTA - Alta, Utah
2,003 feet 90-Waterville Valley - Waterville Valley, New Hampshire
2,003 feet 91-Stratton - South Londonderry, Vermont
2,002 feet 92-PEBBLE CREEK - Inkom, Idaho
2,000 feet 93-Burke Mountain - East Burke, Vermont
2,000 feet 94-Apex - Penticton, BC, CAN
2,000 feet 95-Saddleback (known by locals for excellent glade skiing) - Rangeley, Maine
1,992 feet 96-Mad River Glen - Waitsfield, Vermont
1,967 feet 97-PICO - Rutland, Vermont
1,950 feet (2,691' possible with hike. The new Schlasman’s Chair goes to the Ridge!) 98-BRIDGER BOWL - Bozeman, Montana
1,936 feet (1,756'** continuous vertical)
99-SUNLIGHT - Glenwood Springs, Colorado
1,900 feet 100-Bear Valley - Northern Sierra Nevada, California
1,850 feet (appx 3,000 possible with hike) SILVERTON - Silverton, Colorado
1,846 feet 49 DEGREES NORTH - Chewelah, Washington
1,840 feet DIAMOND PEAK - Incline Village, Nevada
1,803 feet BRUNDAGE - McCall, Idaho
1,802 feet ALPINE MEADOWS - Lake Tahoe, California
1,801 feet BOGUS BASIN - Boise, Idaho
1,784 feet Stevens Pass - Stevens Pass, Washington
1,779 feet (claims longest "reversible 'jigback' tram in the world") SANDIA PEAK - Albuquerque, New Mexico
1,772 feet Owl's Head - Mansonville, Québec, CAN
1,750 feet Attitash Bear Peak - Bartlett, New Hampshire
1,745 feet BRIGHTON - Brighton, Utah
1,700 feet Mount Snow - Mount Snow, Vermont
1,700 feet SKI APACHE - Ruidoso, New Mexico
1,700 feet Magic Mountain - Magic Mtn, Vermont
1,696 feet ARROWHEAD (Vail purchased and annexed in 1997) - Arrowhead, Colorado
1,680 feet (2,257 reported requires a 577 vertical foot hike. A-Basin has the highest double-chair in the world at 12,478 ft) ARAPAHOE/A-BASIN - Keystone, Colorado
1,679 feet Sierra Summit (not to be confused with Sierra-at-Tahoe) - Lake Shore, California
1,665 feet BEAR MTN - Big Bear in the San Bernardino Mountains, California
1,657 feet Mt. Washington - Courtenay, BC, CAN
1,652 feet Red River - Red River, New Mexico
1,651 feet HOMEWOOD - Homewood, California
1,650 feet (not to be confused with the Michigan 'Big Powderhorn' ski area) POWDERHORN - Mesa, Colorado
1,650 feet SANTA FE Ski Area - Santa Fe, New Mexico
1,650 feet NORQUAY - Banff, CAN
1,650 feet (2,000 reported requires hiking) KIRKWOOD - Kirkwood, California
1,638 feet BEAVER MTN - Wasatch-Cache National Forest, Utah
1,625 feet Bolton Valley Resort - Bolton, Vermont
1,602 feet Windham - Windham, New York
1,601 feet Hunter - Hunter, New York
1,601 feet (1,601 is the highest of the two mountains) Mountain High - Wrightwood, California
1,601 feet Dodge Ridge - Pinecrest, California
1,600 feet Marble Mtn - Steady Brook, Newfoundland, CAN
1,600 feet Shames Mtn (Jewel of the Wilds) - Terrace, British Columbia, CAN
1,571 feet (since this ski area is in the town of "Jackson" it is often mistaken for Jackson Hole/Teton Village) SNOW KING - Jackson, Wyoming
1,510 feet Mt. Sunapee - Mt. Sunapee, New Hampshire
1,510 feet SUGAR BOWL - Norden, California
1,509 feet Mont Sutton - Sutton, Québec, CAN
1,501 feet MOUNT BAKER - Bellingham, Washington
1,501 feet Snowshoe - Snowshoe, West Virginia
1,500 feet Bretton Woods - Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
1,500 feet White Pass - White Pass, Washington
1,441 feet MT ROSE - Reno, Nevada
1,440 feet Blacktail - Kalispell, Montana
1,425 feet Wolf Creek - Pagosa Springs, Colorado
1,418 feet (905' continuous vertical) Mont Orford - Quebec, CAN
1,410 feet PAJARITO - Los Alamos, New Mexico
1,401 feet ELDORA - Nederland, Colorado
1,400 feet [Original site of Elk Meadows] Eagle Point- Beaver, Utah
1,400 feet Eaglecrest - Juneau, Alaska
1,400 feet [Went bankrupt in 2009. See Eagle Point] Elk Meadows - Beaver, Utah
1,351 feet Titus - Malone, New York
1,334 feet Bromley Mountain - Manchester Center, Vermont
1,320 feet (Utah's highest lift-served elevation, at 11,307 ft.)
BRIANHEAD - Brian Head, Utah (Utah's highest lift-served elevation, at 11,307 ft. The area offers 1,160** ft of continuous vertical via chairlifts and an additional 160' can be gained via snowcat)
1,300 feet Ski Whitewater - Nelson, British Columbia, CAN
1,280 feet Belleayre Mountain - Highmount, New York
1,250 feet Mont Saint Marie - Mont Ste-Marie, CAN
1,214 feet (up to 3,400vf when shuttled) Alpenglow at Arctic Valley - Anchorage, Alaska
1,210 feet (not to be confused with the Colorado Arrowhead that is now part of Vail) Arrowhead - Claremont, New Hampshire
1,200 feet Bristol Mountain - Canandaigua, New York
1,200 feet (a Big Bear Mtn resort) SNOW SUMMIT - Big Bear Lake, California
1,200 feet Sugar Mountain - Banner Elk, North Carolina
1,200 feet COOPER (Ski Cooper) - Leadville, Colorado
1,175 feet Grouse Mountain - Vancouver, BC, CAN
1,171 feet Monarch - Monarch, Colorado
1,150 feet (of Wyoming's ten ski areas, Pine Creek ranks fourth in vertical rise) PINE CREEK - Pine Creek Canyon, Wyoming
1,150 feet (some poling required to ski entire vertical) Mt Seymour - Vancouver, BC, CAN
1,150 feet Terry Peak - Black Hills, South Dakota
1,141 feet SNOW VALLEY - Running Springs, California
1,140 feet Jiminy Peak - Hancock, Massachusetts
1,132 feet Stoneham - Quebec, CAN
1,109 feet MASSANUTTEN - Massanutten, Virginia
1,100 feet WHITE PINE - Pinedale, Wyoming
1,100 feet Black Mountain - Jackson, New Hampshire
1,100 feet Plattekill - Roxbury, New York
1,100 feet (formerly Nordic Valley, Utah's smallest ski area at 85 acres) WOLF MOUNTAIN - Eden, Utah
1,082 feet (not to be confused with Blue Knob [PA] nor the other Blue Mtn in Ontario, Canada) BLUE MOUNTAIN - Allentown, Pennsylvania
1,080 feet Hyak - Snoqualmie, Washington
1,072 feet (not to be confused with Blue Mtn [PA] nor the other Blue Mtn in Ontario, Canada) Blue Knob - Altoona, Pennsylvania
1,066 feet Massif Du Sud - Quebec, CAN
1,055 feet (Indian name meaning "Spirit Place." 865ft main chair vertical. The upper mtn chair adds another 190' for 1,055 total) SIPAPU - Sipapu, New Mexico
1,050 feet Bobcat - Andes, New York
1,040 feet Middlebury College Snowbowl - Hancock, Vermont
1,040 feet MOUNTAIN CREEK (formerly VERNON VALLEY/GREAT GORGE) - Vernon, New Jersey
1,027 feet Mt Abram - Maine
1,017 feet Mont Saint Marie - Quebec, CAN
1,010 feet West Mountain - Glen Falls, New York
1,003 feet Wintergreen - Wintergreen, Virginia
1,001 feet LAS VEGAS RESORT/CHARLESTON/LEE CANYON - Las Vegas, Nevada
1,001 feet Waterman - Waterman, Calif
1,001 feet ELK MTN - Union Dale, Pennsylvania
1,000 feet Catamount - Hillsdale, New York
1,000 feet MONTAGE - Scranton, Pennsylvania
1,000 feet Sno Mountain - Pennsylvania
1,000 feet WACHUSETT - Princeton, Massachusetts
998 feet Val Saint-Come - Quebec, CAN
997 feet (brochures say 1,000') Salmo - Salmo, British Columbia, CAN
991 feet Snowy Range - Centennial, Wyoming
990 feet Cape Smokey - Ingonish Beach, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, CAN
988 feet POMERELLE - Ushuaia, Idaho (Despite bearing the same town name as the world's southernmost ski town: Ushuaia, Argentina, Pomerelle falls somewhat outside the spotlight. And, with 3 world-class ski areas to choose from, many Idahoans simply stay and play on their local hill saying, "What the hell, we'll ski Pomerelle.")
978 feet Balsam's Wilderness - New Hampshire
933 feet (Skied there for the official closing in April of 2001. It is backcountry skiing now) BERTHOUD - Berthoud Pass, Colorado
895 feet WHITETAIL - Mercersburg, Pennsylvania
875 feet Crotched Mountain - Peterborough, New Hampshire
852 feet Crabbe Mountain - Central Hainesville, New Brunswick, CAN
839 feet SolVista - Coloradosnowy range
830 feet Ski Beech - Banner Elk, North Carolina
820 feet Georgian Peaks [Private] - Thornbury, Ontario, CAN
812 feet Ski Wentworth - Wentworth Valley, Nova Scotia, CAN
807 feet (marketing dept says 825'. Topo maps show 770'. Several altimeter readings from Mike Moland say 807') Lutsen Mountain - Lutsen, Minnesota
801 feet CAMELBACK - Tannersville, Pennsylvania
790 feet (contributor reports reach this vertical feet consensus) Mount Bohemia - Lac La Belle, Michigan
790 feet Ski Bromont - Quebec, CAN
762 feet GREEK PEAK - Virgil, New York
750 feet Seven Springs - Champion, Pennsylvania
750 feet White Hills - Clarenville, Newfoundland, CAN
750 feet Ski Denton - Pennsylvania
743 feet Osler Bluff [Private] - Collingwood, Ontario, CAN
740 feet Cataloochee/Moody Top - Maggie Valley, North Carolina
722 feet (not to be confused with Blue Mtn [PA] nor Blue Knob [PA]) Blue Mountain - Collingwood, Ontario, Canada
720 feet Donner Ranch - Truckee/Norden, California
701 feet (Literature claims 800 vertical ft) Badger Pass - Yosemite National Park, California
700 feet Labrador - New York
700 feet Searchmont - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
700 feet Shawnee - New York
700 feet Song Mountain - New York
700 feet Toggenburg - New York
700 feet Wolf Laurel - Mars Hill, North Carolina
699 feet (a contributor reports 520' by topo map) Spirit Mountain - Duluth, Minnesota
699 feet Mont Saint Sauveur - Saint Sauveur, Quebec, CAN
680 feet (owned/operated by 'Pitch' - a true ski bum who provides 'Half the price, half the driving, TWICE the fun!') HESPERUS - Hesperus, Colorado
680 feet (not to be confused with the Michigan or the other New York ski area with the same name) Holiday Valley - Ellicottville, New York
623 feet (a contributor reports 600' by topo map. Mike Moland reports multiple altimeter readings of 623') Thunder Bay or Loch Lomond - Thunder Bay, Ontario, CAN
620 feet (not to be confused with the Missouri or Pennsylvania ski areas with the same name) HIDDEN VALLEY (NJ) - Vernon, New Jersey
610 feet (The ski area publishes a vertical of 700'. Wisp is the ONLY ski area in the state of Maryland) Wisp - McHenry, Maryland
600 feet (Not to be confused with Thunder Bay in Ontario, CAN) Thunder Ridge - New York
552 feet Boyne Highlands - Harbor Springs, Michigan
552 feet Nub's Knob (right next to Boyne Highlands) - Harbor Springs, Michigan
550 feet Eagle Rock - Pennsylvania
550 feet Kissing Bridge - Pennsylvania
550 feet Mont Farlagne - Edmundston, New Brunswick, CAN
550 feet Mount St. Louis/Moonstone - Coldwater, Ontario, CAN
550 feet Royal Mountain - New York
540 feet (not to be confused with the Missouri or New Jersey ski areas with the same name) HIDDEN VALLEY (PA) - Vernon, New Jersey
520 feet Holimont- New York
516 feet Mt LaCrosse - LaCrosse, Wisconsin
515 feet Sawmill - Pennsylvania
510 feet Bear Creek- Pennsylvania
510 feet (not to be confused with the public ski area of Devil's Elbow in Bethany) Devil's Glen [Private] - Glen Huron, Ontario, CAN
508 feet Alpine Ski Club [Private] - Collingwood, Ontario, CAN
508 feet Beaver Valley/Owen Sound [Private] - Collingwood, Ontario, CAN
505 feet Willard - Greenwich, New York
500 feet (not to be confused with the California, Wisconsin, Ohio, or Ontario ski areas with the same name) Alpine Mountain (PA) - Pennsylvania
500 feet BOREAL - Truckee, California
500 feet Boyne Mountain (about an hour from Boyne Highlands) - Boyne Falls, Michigan
500 feet Devil's Head - near Portage, Wisconsin
500 feet (not to be confused with the Colorado 'Powderhorn' ski area) Big Powderhorn - Bessemer, Michigan
500 feet Snow Ridge - New York
500 feet Woods Valley - New York
476 feet (with the most vertical of any ski area in Illinois and located right on the Mississippi River, it is a picturesque sight) CHESTNUT - Galena, Illinois
475 feet Big Boulder - Pennsylvania
475 feet (vertical consensus at this time) Sundown - Dubuque, Iowa
460 feet Tussey Mountain - Pennsylvania
450 feet Mt Peter - New York
450 feet Vorlage - Vorlage, Quebec, CAN
440 feet (has produced the most Olympic and professional skiers of any ski area in North and South America) HOWELSON - Steamboat Springs, Colorado
420 feet Spring Mtn - Spring Mountain, Pennsylvania
405 feet MCCALL SKI CLUB - McCall, Idaho
400 feet (not to be confused with the Michigan or the other New York ski area with the same name) Holiday Mountain - New York
400 feet Peek'n Peak - New York
400 feet Perfect North - Lawrenceburg, Indiana
400 feet Silver Bells - Albany, New York
400 feet Tuxedo Ridge - New York
395 feet BEAR HOLLOW/UTAH WINTER SPORTS PARK - Bear Hollow near Park City, Utah
388 feet (not to be confused with the California, Ohio, Pennsylvania, or Ontario ski areas with the same name) ALPINE VALLEY (WI) - East Troy, Wisconsin
350 feet (not to be confused with the private ski area; Devil's Glen) Devil's Elbow - Bethany, Ontario, CAN
320 feet Mt Pleasant - Pennsylvania
310 feet (right off of I-35) Buck Hill - Minneapolis, MN
310 feet (not to be confused with the New Jersey or Pennsylvania ski areas with the same name) Hidden Valley (MO) - Wildwood, Missouri
309 feet (closest ski area to Boston) Blue Hills - Saint Canton, Massachusetts
308 feet Horseshoe Resort - Barrie, Ontario, CAN
305 feet Onaping Ski Hills - Onaping, Ontario, CAN
300 feet Dry Hill - New York
300 feet Granlibakken - Tahoe City, California
300 feet (one of only 2 ski areas in the state) Snow Creek - Weston, Missouri
300 feet Tyrol Basin - Sauk County, Wisconsin
270 feet Maple Ridge - New York
262 feet Ski Snowstar, "The biggest vertical drop in a 52 mile radius"- Hidden Lake, Iowa
248 feet Ski Bradford - North Shore of Bradford, MA
245 feet (the ONLY ski area in the state of Rhode Island) Yawgoo Valley - Yawgoo Valley, Rhode Island
240 feet Boston Mills/Brandywine - Ohio
240 feet Kendall Mountain - Colorado
240 feet Lost Valley - Auburn, Maine
240 feet Nashoba - Westford, Massachusetts
200 feet Hardscrabble - Rice Lake, Wisconsin
230 feet (not to be confused with the California, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, or Ontario ski areas with the same name) Alpine Valley- Ohio
230 feet (Ten lifts at this small area. From the "State Line" chair, one can actually duck the rope separating Wilmot from the old Gander Ski Area and ski in the state of Illinois)
WILMOT - Wilmot, Wisconsin
225 feet Ski Sunburst - Kewaskum, Wisconsin
211 feet (Five lifts at this small area, formerly the Americana Lake Geneva Playboy Club) GRAND GENEVA - Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
205 feet Highlands of Olympia - Near state roads 41 and 74, Wisconsin
200 feet (may be permanently closed) Little Switzerland - Washington County, Wisconsin
180 feet (not to be confused with the two New York ski areas with the same name) Mt Holiday - Michigan
180 feet Villa Olivia - Bartlett, Illinois
175 feet (Recently highlighted by NBC Sports as the smallest ski hill in America. Perhaps they should have checked VerticalFeet.com before running the program..) Powderhouse Hill Ski Area - South Berwick, Maine
170 feet (Their website states 300 vertical but several contributors confirm the 170 ft) Snow Creek - Weston, Missouri
161 feet (Now only one double chair and one magic carpet in operation) Boyce Park - Boyce, Pennsylvania
159 feet (Mountainvertical claims 270') Campgaw - Mahwah, New Jersey
150 feet (The ONLY ski area in the state of Alabama) Cloudmont - Mentone, Alabama
130 feet Mt Chicopee - Kitchenerr-Waterloo, Ontario, CAN
125 feet (just celebrated 50 years of making people happy) Mt Molson - Petewawa, Ottowa, CAN
120 feet (693' of vertical on the Niagra Escarpment side if one hikes) Craigleith [Private] - Collingwood, Ontario, CAN
110 feet Boler/London Ski Club [Partially Private] - London, Ontario, CAN
100 feet Four Lakes - Lisle, Illinois
70 feet Sawkill Family Ski Center - Kingston, New York
* "Lift-served
terrain" or "vertical feet" is calculated from the highest lift-served point to
the lowest lift-served point.
** Many ski areas
will not report their "continuous vertical" statistic. This figure is the
greatest amount of lift-served vertical that can possibly be skied at once,
without being stopped by terrain features, a dead-end, out-of-area, or otherwise
unskiable terrain requiring either a hike or a lift to continue to the
lowest lift-served point. For example, Deer Valley self-reports a vertical
drop of 3,000 feet (comparable to Park City or Killington), however, the
longest run at the resort is under 2,000 vertical feet. In fact, roughly the
same vertical drop as Waterville Valley in New Hampshire.
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