Best Colorado Ski Resorts for Beginners
19 Colorado resorts qualify, ranked by beginner terrain using each resort's terrain and stats data.
1. Echo Mountain Park
63% beginner terrain across 8 runs. Summit 10,659 ft, 2 lifts.
2. Beaver Creek Resort
42% beginner terrain across 189 runs. Summit 11,424 ft, 24 lifts.
3. Howelsen Hill Ski Area
47% beginner terrain across 19 runs. Summit 7,172 ft, 4 lifts.
5. Winter Park Resort
28% beginner terrain across 253 runs. Summit 11,988 ft, 38 lifts.
6. Cuchara Mountain Resort
33% beginner terrain across 31 runs. Summit 9,524 ft, 1 lifts.
7. Breckenridge Ski Resort
27% beginner terrain across 147 runs. Summit 12,828 ft, 34 lifts.
8. Hesperus Ski Area
32% beginner terrain across 38 runs. Summit 8,898 ft, 1 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.
9. Copper Mountain
25% beginner terrain across 153 runs. Summit 12,323 ft, 23 lifts.
11. Wolf Creek ski area
25% beginner terrain across 107 runs. Summit 11,755 ft, 11 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.
12. Crested Butte Mountain Resort
25% beginner terrain across 93 runs. Summit 11,444 ft, 15 lifts.
13. Ski Cooper
26% beginner terrain across 49 runs. Summit 11,742 ft, 5 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.
14. Monarch Ski Area
24% beginner terrain across 78 runs. Summit 11,804 ft, 9 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.
15. Telluride Ski Resort
20% beginner terrain across 158 runs. Summit 12,507 ft, 20 lifts.
16. Powderhorn Resort
25% beginner terrain across 57 runs. Summit 9,833 ft, 5 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.
17. Buttermilk
24% beginner terrain across 50 runs. Summit 9,882 ft, 8 lifts.
18. Durango Mountain Resort
20% beginner terrain across 89 runs. Summit 10,797 ft, 14 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.
19. Eldora Mountain Resort
21% beginner terrain across 67 runs. Summit 10,604 ft, 10 lifts.