highest-base

Ski & Snowboard Resort Information

Our comprehensive list of all the main resorts in Europe and North America showing the height of the village or resort base station. This is not always the best guide to snow conditions as it also depends on the latitude of the area - for instance base height is less important in areas such as Canada, New England and Norway

Highest skiing in Europe	Highest skiing in North America
Val Thorens The highest ski resort in Europe, located in a vast snowy bowl within the biggest ski area in the world, the Espace Killy.	Breckenridge It is the most popular US destination for European skiers and is consistently one of the three most popular ski resorts in the US

Resorts with highest base

Resort Name	Country	Base Height	Top Station	Longest Run	Number of Lifts	Vertical Drop
BRECKENRIDGE	USA	2926 m	3914 m	5.6 km	29	775 m
COPPER MOUNTAIN	USA	2926 m	3750 m	5 km	21	793 m
KEYSTONE	USA	2835 m	3631 m	4.9 km	20	802 m
WINTER PARK	USA	2743 m	3676 m	8.2 km	25	933 m
TELLURIDE	USA	2659 m	3737 m	4.6 km	16	1077 m
VAIL	USA	2475 m	3527 m	4.8 km	32	1024 m
SNOWMASS	USA	2473 m	3813 m	8.5 km	23	1343 m
SNOWBIRD	USA	2469 m	3353 m	5.6 km	10	988 m
BEAVER CREEK	USA	2469 m	3487 m	4.4 km	16	1231 m
MAMMOTH	USA	2424 m	3368 m	4.8 km	28	945 m
ASPEN	USA	2422 m	3417 m	4.8 km	8	996 m
VAL THORENS	France	2300 m	3200 m	12 km	29	900 m
PARK CITY	USA	2103 m	3047 m	5.1 km	14	945 m
STEAMBOAT	USA	2103 m	3220 m	4.8 km	22	1118 m
SIERRA NEVADA	Spain	2102 m	3305 m	5.9 km	19	1198 m
TIGNES	France	2100 m	3456 m	5.5 km	90	1906 m
THE CANYONS	USA	2073 m	3045 m	4 km	18	973 m
BIG SKY	USA	2073 m	3399 m	9.8 km	21	1326 m
PAS DE LA CASA	Andorra	2050 m	2640 m	4 km	64	590 m
CERVINIA	Italy	2050 m	3480 m	13.5 km	24	1430 m
MILKY WAY	Italy	2035 m	2840 m	7.3 km	88	1466 m
KUHTAI	Austria	2020 m	2520 m	1.9 km	12	500 m
HEAVENLY	USA	1993 m	3068 m	8.8 km	29	1067 m
JACKSON HOLE	USA	1924 m	3185 m	11.265 km	11	1262 m
SQUAW VALLEY	USA	1890 m	2743 m	5 km	34	869 m
PASSO TONALE	Italy	1883 m	3025 m	11 km	30	1915 m
ALPE D`HUEZ	France	1860 m	3330 m	16 km	84	2230 m
ST MORITZ	Switzerland	1856 m	3303 m	10 km	56	1503 m
COURCHEVEL	France	1850 m	2707 m	7.7 km	63	1400 m
LA ROSIERE	France	1850 m	2650 m	11 km	37	1450 m
LES MENUIRES	France	1850 m	2850 m	3 km	38	1400 m
MONTGENEVRE	France	1850 m	2680 m	7 km	31	1330 m
RISOUL	France	1850 m	2750 m	2 km	24	900 m
VAL D`ISERE	France	1850 m	3600 m	10 km	90	2050 m
LIVIGNO	Italy	1816 m	2797 m	4 km	35	981 m
HOCHGURGL	Austria	1800 m	3080 m	8.5 km	23	1280 m
OBERGURGL	Austria	1800 m	3080 m	8.5 km	22	1280 m
AVORIAZ	France	1800 m	2460 m	6.7 km	36	660 m
ISOLA 2000	France	1800 m	2610 m	5 km	22	810 m
LA PLAGNE	France	1800 m	3250 m	15 km	105	2000 m
SAAS FEE	Switzerland	1800 m	3600 m	9 km	22	1800 m
ARINSAL	Andorra	1780 m	2560 m	6 km	30	1010 m
PILA	Italy	1765 m	2709 m	3.8 km	13	944 m
BIG WHITE	Canada	1755 m	2319 m	7.2 km	16	777 m
BANFF	Canada	1739 m	2135 m	2.5 km	6	396 m
AROSA	Switzerland	1739 m	2653 m	5.5 km	13	914 m
SANTA CATERINA	Italy	1738 m	2726 m	5 km	8	986 m
ZURS	Austria	1720 m	2450 m	5.2 km	34	730 m
EL TARTER	Andorra	1710 m	2640 m	8 km	66	930 m
SOLDEU	Andorra	1710 m	2640 m	8 km	64	930 m
SUNSHINE VILLAGE	Canada	1658 m	2729 m	8 km	14	1071 m
PAMPOROVO	Bulgaria	1650 m	1925 m	4 km	14	480 m
VARS	France	1650 m	2750 m	2.5 km	28	1100 m
MURREN	Switzerland	1650 m	2971 m	15.8 km	15	2175 m
LAKE LOUISE	Canada	1646 m	2637 m	8 km	11	990 m
OBERTAUERN	Austria	1639 m	2526 m	2.5 km	26	711 m
GALTUR	Austria	1635 m	2297 m	3.2 km	9	713 m
GRESSONEY	Italy	1624 m	2970 m	3 km	10	1334 m
ZERMATT	Switzerland	1620 m	3899 m	17 km	34	2200 m
ARABBA	Italy	1602 m	3269 m	12.2 km	30	1823 m
FLAINE	France	1600 m	2480 m	14 km	26	1660 m
LES ARCS	France	1600 m	3226 m	7 km	62	2026 m
ST LARY	France	1600 m	2450 m	4 km	32	850 m
CHAMPOLUC	Italy	1587 m	2727 m	4.2 km	9	1140 m
DAVOS	Switzerland	1560 m	2844 m	12 km	54	1284 m
LES ORRES	France	1550 m	2720 m	7.9 km	23	1200 m
MADESIMO	Italy	1550 m	2948 m	3 km	16	1398 m
MADONNA DI CAMPIGLIO	Italy	1550 m	2580 m	4 km	22	985 m
SUPERDEVOLUY	France	1500 m	2510 m	4 km	26	1040 m
VALMEINIER	France	1500 m	2600 m	12 km	34	1170 m
ALBA	Italy	1500 m	2160 m	5 km	5	660 m
VERBIER	Switzerland	1500 m	3330 m	15 km	90	2509 m
KOPAONIK	Serbia	1496 m	2017 m	3.5 km	23	521 m
CRANS MONTANA	Switzerland	1476 m	3000 m	12 km	28	1500 m
LENZERHEIDE	Switzerland	1470 m	2865 m	11 km	40	1395 m
CANAZEI	Italy	1460 m	2425 m	6.5 km	13	975 m
LECH	Austria	1450 m	2444 m	5.2 km	34	994 m
Chamrousse	France	1450 m	2255 m	3.8 km	23	855 m
MERIBEL	France	1450 m	2950 m	3.6 km	53	1500 m
ST MARTIN DE BELLEVILLE	France	1450 m	3200 m	3 km	39	1750 m
LA THUILE	Italy	1450 m	2642 m	11 km	37	1192 m
CAMPITELLO	Italy	1440 m	2484 m	3.5 km	10	1036 m
VALLOIRE	France	1430 m	2600 m	12 km	34	1170 m
ISCHGL	Austria	1400 m	2864 m	11 km	40	1472 m
PUY ST VINCENT	France	1400 m	2750 m	2.8 km	13	1350 m
VAL CENIS	France	1400 m	2800 m	10 km	19	1400 m
VALMOREL	France	1400 m	2550 m	4 km	34	1300 m
VIGO DI FASSA	Italy	1390 m	2000 m	4 km	6	610 m
SAUZE D`OULX	Italy	1382 m	2701 m	5 km	22	1319 m
HOCHSOLDEN	Austria	1377 m	3250 m	15 km	34	1963 m
BIG MOUNTAIN	USA	1372 m	2134 m	5.6 km	12	762 m
ADELBODEN	Switzerland	1353 m	2362 m	7 km	56	1022 m
LA TANIA	France	1350 m	2738 m	8 km	62	888 m
CLAVIERE	Italy	1350 m	2700 m	6 km	12	1150 m
SANSICARIO	Italy	1350 m	2700 m	8 km	11	1500 m
MACUGNAGA	Italy	1327 m	2970 m	7.5 km	12	1643 m
POZZA DI FASSA	Italy	1323 m	2354 m	7.5 km	7	1031 m
KICKING HORSE	Canada	1314 m	2450 m	5.63 km	3	1260 m
Champoussin	Switzerland	1310 m	2150 m	7 km	7	840 m
ST ANTON	Austria	1304 m	2811 m	10.2 km	83	1507 m
BOROVETS	Bulgaria	1300 m	2543 m	12 km	14	1193 m
LES 2 ALPES	France	1300 m	3520 m	12 km	51	2220 m
PLAN PEISEY	France	1300 m	3226 m	7 km	62	1974 m
BARDONECCHIA	Italy	1300 m	2800 m	6 km	21	1470 m
KIMBERLEY	Canada	1280 m	1982 m	6.4 km	7	702 m
WENGEN	Switzerland	1274 m	2320 m	12 km	19	1450 m
ARGENTIERE	France	1272 m	3275 m	8.5 km	11	2023 m
LEYSIN	Switzerland	1263 m	2205 m	4.5 km	14	1015 m
VILLARS	Switzerland	1253 m	3000 m	5 km	54	900 m
LES COCHES	France	1250 m	3250 m	15 km	105	2000 m
MONTCHAVIN	France	1250 m	3250 m	15 km	105	2000 m
SELVA VAL GARDENA	Italy	1236 m	2518 m	9 km	83	1088 m
BORMIO	Italy	1225 m	3012 m	14 km	14	1792 m
CORTINA	Italy	1224 m	2939 m	9 km	37	2019 m
COURMAYEUR	Italy	1224 m	2755 m	10 km	22	1531 m
CHATEL	France	1200 m	2200 m	6 km	58	1100 m
BRIANCON	France	1200 m	2830 m	8 km	68	1630 m
LES DIABLERETS	Switzerland	1200 m	3000 m	10 km	24	1800 m
SUN PEAKS	Canada	1198 m	2080 m	8 km	12	885 m
APRICA	Italy	1180 m	2309 m	3.8 km	20	1129 m
KANDERSTEG	Switzerland	1180 m	2000 m	4.5 km	7	820 m
LES GETS	France	1172 m	2002 m	8 km	50	830 m
PANORAMA	Canada	1160 m	2400 m	3.5 km	9	1200 m
SILVER STAR	Canada	1155 m	1915 m	8 km	11	760 m
LA CLUSAZ	France	1100 m	2600 m	4 km	55	1500 m
BADGASTEIN	Austria	1080 m	2650 m	7.8 km	44	1810 m
FERNIE	Canada	1068 m	1925 m	5.4 km	10	857 m
FILZMOOS	Austria	1057 m	1600 m	1.6 km	8	543 m
ENGELBERG	Switzerland	1050 m	3020 m	12 km	22	2000 m
GSTAAD	Switzerland	1050 m	3000 m	10 km	62	1950 m
MEGEVE	France	1040 m	2350 m	3.6 km	42	1237 m
CHAMONIX	France	1035 m	3842 m	22 km	47	2807 m
GRINDELWALD	Switzerland	1034 m	2505 m	13 km	28	1562 m
POIANA BRASOV	Romania	1020 m	1770 m	3.8 km	11	775 m
HINTERGLEMM	Austria	1003 m	2100 m	7.5 km	55	1097 m
NEUSTIFT	Austria	1000 m	3250 m	10 km	35	2250 m
MORZINE	France	1000 m	2277 m	11 km	207	1277 m
CHATEAU D`OEX	Switzerland	1000 m	1800 m	4 km	6	802 m
ALPBACH	Austria	974 m	2025 m	8 km	21	1212 m
FULPMES	Austria	960 m	2136 m	5.5 km	9	1176 m
SEEFELD	Austria	960 m	2100 m	6 km	30	900 m
RAURIS	Austria	950 m	2200 m	2.6 km	8	1261 m
BANSKO	Bulgaria	930 m	2560 m	16 km	10	1560 m
IGLS	Austria	900 m	2250 m	5.2 km	8	1350 m
AXAMER LIZUM	Austria	878 m	2340 m	7 km	10	1462 m
KIRCHBERG	Austria	860 m	1934 m	6.78 km	52	1074 m
NEUKIRCHEN	Austria	856 m	2150 m	7 km	15	1294 m
BAD HOFGASTEIN	Austria	840 m	2650 m	7.8 km	44	1810 m
FINKENBERG	Austria	840 m	3250 m	12 km	62	2410 m
NIEDERAU	Austria	828 m	1900 m	7 km	25	900 m
ELLMAU	Austria	820 m	1550 m	7 km	91	730 m
KRANJSKA GORA	Slovenia \ Slovenija	810 m	1623 m	1.2 km	19	813 m
KLOSTERS	Switzerland	810 m	2844 m	12 km	34	2034 m
KITZBUHEL	Austria	800 m	2000 m	7 km	56	1173 m
WESTENDORF	Austria	800 m	1865 m	8 km	91	1065 m
GEILO	Norway	800 m	1178 m	2 km	20	378 m
KAPRUN	Austria	786 m	3029 m	7 km	28	2243 m
ZELL AM SEE	Austria	758 m	2000 m	6.5 km	27	1242 m
SCHEFFAU	Austria	752 m	1829 m	8 km	91	1077 m
SCHLADMING	Austria	745 m	1800 m	7.7 km	46	1950 m
SOLL	Austria	703 m	1956 m	8 km	91	1306 m
WHISTLER	Canada	675 m	2284 m	11 km	38	1609 m
ST JOHANN IN TIROL	Austria	670 m	1700 m	9 km	17	1030 m
KIRCHDORF	Austria	640 m	900 m	1.5 km	4	260 m
MAYRHOFEN	Austria	630 m	2500 m	5.5 km	49	1870 m
HEMSEDAL	Norway	625 m	1450 m	6 km	22	800 m
CANNON MOUNTAIN	USA	610 m	1274 m	3 km	7	654 m
NASSFELD	Austria	600 m	2002 m	7.6 km	30	1402 m
BRIDES LES BAINS	France	600 m	2950 m	8 km	53	1550 m
VEMDALEN	Sweden	595 m	930 m	2.1 km	8	340 m
WILDCAT	USA	594 m	1234 m	4.43 km	5	640 m
ZELL AM ZILLER	Austria	580 m	1744 m	4.3 km	53	1164 m
BOHINJ	Slovenia \ Slovenija	569 m	1800 m	6 km	9	1231 m
WATERVILLE VALLEY	USA	553 m	1169 m	5 km	11	616 m
ST WOLFGANG	Austria	540 m	1350 m	1.5 km	9	710 m
BLED	Slovenia \ Slovenija	503 m	634 m	1 km	2	131 m
BRETTON WOODS	USA	488 m	945 m	3.2 km	9	457 m
SUGARLOAF	USA	427 m	1296 m	4.8 km	15	859 m
ARE	Sweden	390 m	1274 m	6.5 km	44	890 m
BLACK MOUNTAIN	USA	381 m	716 m	2.1 km	4	335 m
MOUNT SUNAPEE	USA	376 m	836 m	3.22 km	10	460 m
KILLINGTON	USA	355 m	1285 m	9.9 km	32	930 m
VOSS	Norway	300 m	945 m	4 km	11	645 m
RUKA	Finland	291 m	492 m	1.3 km	22	201 m
LOON	USA	290 m	930 m	4 km	10	643 m
GUNSTOCK	USA	274 m	518 m	2.4 km	7	427 m
MONT TREMBLANT	Canada	265 m	915 m	6 km	13	649 m
YLLAS	Finland	255 m	718 m	3 km	19	463 m
SUNDAY RIVER	USA	244 m	960 m	5 km	18	716 m
STOWE	USA	240 m	1109 m	6 km	11	719 m
PYHA	Finland	214 m	494 m	1.8 km	7	234 m
STONEHAM	Canada	213 m	633 m	3.2 km	9	420 m
LILLEHAMMER	Norway	208 m	980 m	2.2 km	4	250 m
LEVI	Finland	200 m	531 m	2.5 km	27	325 m
ATTITASH	USA	183 m	716 m	3.06 km	12	533 m
MONT SAINTE ANNE	Canada	175 m	800 m	5.7 km	13	625 m
CRANMORE	USA	167 m	518 m	2.2 km	10	366 m
Saariselkä	Finland	NaN m	NaN m	1.5 km	6	180 m
SALLA	Finland	NaN m	NaN m	.7 km	6	230 m
Tahko	Finland	NaN m	NaN m	1.2 km	9	200 m
LAKE TAHOE	USA	NaN m	NaN m	km		NaN m
NEW HAMPSHIRE	USA	NaN m	NaN m	km		NaN m