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The best ski resorts near Denver are nestled in the high mountains west of the city - many ski resorts on I-70. Snowboarding & skiing near Denver is about big snow / big terrain. The staggeringly large mountain size of these peaks give skiers & snowboarders access to so many epic ski resorts.
The following is a ranking of ski resorts near Denver by mountain size, within driving distance. Accurately compare top Denver ski resorts - how big is Vail, what is the size of Breckenridge, how big is Snowmass and the other Aspen Ski Resorts, Crested Butte size, Telluride size, etc.
Snowmass Ski Resort, Aspen, Colorado
Snowmass size based on overall vertical drop is 4396 ft
4030 ft
3000-3500 acres
Telluride Ski Resort, Colorado
Telluride size based on overall vertical drop is 4410 ft
3830 ft
2000-2500 acres
Aspen Highlands Ski Resort, Colorado
Aspen Highlands size based on overall vertical drop is 4292 ft
3572 ft
1000-1500 acres
Beaver Creek Ski Resort, Colorado
Beaver Creek size based on overall vertical drop is 4040 ft
3340 ft
1500-2000 acres
Aspen Mountain/Ajax Ski Resort, Colorado
Aspen size based on overall vertical drop is 3267 ft
3267 ft
500-750 acres
Vail Ski Resort, Colorado
Vail size based on overall vertical drop is 3450 ft
3041 ft
5000-5500 acres
Breckenridge Ski Resort, Colorado
Breckenridge size based on overall vertical drop is 3398 ft
2880 ft
2000-2500 acres
Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Colorado
Crested Butte size based on overall vertical drop is 3042 ft
2755 ft
1000-1500 acres
Winter Park Ski Resort, Colorado
Winter Park size based on overall vertical drop is 2980 ft
2574 ft
2500-3000 acres
Steamboat Ski Resort, Colorado
Steamboat size based on overall vertical drop is 3668 ft
2479 ft
2500-3000 acres
Copper Mountain Ski Resort, Colorado
Copper Mountain size based on overall vertical drop is 2601 ft
2410 ft
2000-2500 acres
Taos Ski Resort, New Mexico
Taos size based on overall vertical drop is 3165 ft
2379 ft
1000-1500 acres
Keystone Ski Resort, Colorado
Keystone size based on overall vertical drop is 3324 ft
2362 ft
3000-3500 acres
Angel Fire Ski Resort, New Mexico
Angel Fire size based on overall vertical drop is 2185 ft
2072 ft
500-750 acres
Buttermilk Ski Resort, Aspen, Colorado
Buttermilk size based on overall vertical drop is 2030 ft
2030 ft
250-500 acres
Silverton Mountain Ski Area, Colorado
Silverton size based on overall vertical drop is 3087 ft
1900 ft
1500-2000 acres
Loveland Ski Area, Colorado
Loveland size based on overall vertical drop is 2365 ft
1781 ft
1500-2000 acres
Sunlight Ski Resort, Colorado
Sunlight size based on overall vertical drop is 1936 ft
1756 ft
250-500 acres
Arapahoe Basin Ski Resort, Colorado
Arapahoe Basin/A-Basin size based on overall vertical drop is 2270 ft
1698 ft
750-1000 acres
Red River Ski Area, New Mexico
Red River size based on overall vertical drop is 1652 ft
1652 ft
250-500 acres
Durango/Purgatory Ski Resort, Colorado
Durango/Purgatory size based on overall vertical drop is 2029 ft
1609 ft
1000-1500 acres
Powderhorn Ski Resort, Colorado
Powderhorn size based on overall vertical drop is 1600 ft
1600 ft
500-750 acres
Wolf Creek Ski Area, Colorado
Wolf Creek size based on overall vertical drop is 1550 ft
1400 ft
1500-2000 acres
Eldora Ski Resort, Colorado
Eldora size based on overall vertical drop is 1355 ft
1355 ft
500-750 acres
Cooper Ski Resort, Colorado
Cooper size based on overall vertical drop is 1180 ft
1180 ft
250-500 acres
Monarch Ski Resort, Colorado
Monarch size based on overall vertical drop is 1135 ft
1011 ft
500-750 acres
SolVista Basin Ski Resort, Colorado
SolVista Basin size based on overall vertical drop is 839 ft
839 ft
250-500 acres
Echo Mountain Ski and Snowboard Resort, Colorado
Echo Mountain size based on overall vertical drop is 600 ft
600 ft
less than 100 acres
Hesperus Ski Area, Colorado
Hesperus size based on overall vertical drop is 600 ft
600 ft
less than 100 acres
Snowy Range Ski Area, Wyoming
Snowy Range size based on overall vertical drop is 873 ft
593 ft
100-250 acres
Kendall Mountain Recreation Area, Colorado
Kendall size based on overall vertical drop is 240 ft
240 ft
less than 100 acres
