Best Colorado Ski Resorts for Experts
20 Colorado resorts qualify, ranked by expert terrain using each resort's terrain and stats data.
1. Silverton Mountain
100% expert terrain with 663 ft of vertical. Summit 10,974 ft, 1 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.
2. Aspen Mountain
59% expert terrain with 3,297 ft of vertical. Summit 11,257 ft, 8 lifts.
3. Aspen Highlands
53% expert terrain with 3,481 ft of vertical. Summit 11,572 ft, 6 lifts.
4. Arapahoe Basin
62% expert terrain with 1,683 ft of vertical. Summit 12,477 ft, 9 lifts.
5. Keystone Resort
51% expert terrain with 2,995 ft of vertical. Summit 12,277 ft, 20 lifts.
6. Vail
46% expert terrain with 3,494 ft of vertical. Summit 11,539 ft, 32 lifts.
7. Steamboat Ski Resort
45% expert terrain with 3,648 ft of vertical. Summit 10,541 ft, 21 lifts.
8. Copper Mountain
49% expert terrain with 2,615 ft of vertical. Summit 12,323 ft, 23 lifts.
9. Telluride Ski Resort
40% expert terrain with 3,773 ft of vertical. Summit 12,507 ft, 20 lifts.
10. Powderhorn Resort
49% expert terrain with 1,650 ft of vertical. Summit 9,833 ft, 5 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.
11. Winter Park Resort
40% expert terrain with 2,897 ft of vertical. Summit 11,988 ft, 38 lifts.
12. Breckenridge Ski Resort
37% expert terrain with 3,258 ft of vertical. Summit 12,828 ft, 34 lifts.
13. Sunlight Ski Area
45% expert terrain with 1,713 ft of vertical. Summit 9,849 ft, 3 lifts.
14. Ski Cooper
38% expert terrain with 1,158 ft of vertical. Summit 11,742 ft, 5 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.
15. Durango Mountain Resort
33% expert terrain with 1,952 ft of vertical. Summit 10,797 ft, 14 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.
16. Monarch Ski Area
38% expert terrain with 1,109 ft of vertical. Summit 11,804 ft, 9 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.
17. Wolf Creek ski area
35% expert terrain with 1,493 ft of vertical. Summit 11,755 ft, 11 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.
18. Loveland Ski Area
31% expert terrain with 2,044 ft of vertical. Summit 12,684 ft, 11 lifts.
19. Buttermilk
30% expert terrain with 2,001 ft of vertical. Summit 9,882 ft, 8 lifts.
20. Hesperus Ski Area
31% expert terrain with 623 ft of vertical. Summit 8,898 ft, 1 lifts.
Not on Epic, Ikon, Indy, or Mountain Collective. You'll need regular lift tickets here.