Apr 11, 2021
Spring 2021 PeakRankings Recalibrations: Full Mountain Score Changes
Nearly all of our 35 currently ranked resorts have seen score changes due to ratings recalibrations we implemented today. We instituted these refinements to more accurately depict the overall experience at each resort—and to make room for the 18 highly competitive peaks we’ll be adding to our rankings over the coming months. Below, we’ve compiled the score changes for each mountain.
A few notable rankings shifts have occurred:
Alpine Meadows was hit particularly hard by these re-calibrations, dropping from a tie with Squaw Valley for first in Tahoe all the way down to a tie with Heavenly for #2. This change shouldn’t mean much for long, as Alpine Meadows is expected to combine with Squaw Valley next season via a gondola connection.
With Jackson Hole’s size score hit, there’s now a three-way Mountain Score tie for #1 in the U.S.—and #2 overall—between Jackson Hole, Alta, and Snowbird. Only one resort—Whistler Blackcomb in Canada—outscores them all.
Tahoe got hit worse than any other region. Nearly every resort we reviewed in the area included non-skiable terrain in its official acreage number, and many saw size score drops when we redid the category with our own skiable acreage estimates.
Whistler Blackcomb, Alta, and Snowbird were the only resorts that left this set of recalibrations unscathed. However, all three of these resorts received score drops in previous months, which means every resort in our rankings has now been impacted by a score change at some point. Bromley was the only resort impacted by these recalibrations that didn’t see an overall Mountain Score change; a facilities score increase counterbalanced its challenge score decrease.
For detailed reasoning on today’s changes, see our full series of recalibration announcements:
For more information on our methodology, see our ratings thresholds for each Mountain Score category.
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Prev. Ranking: #1 (tied) of 7 in Lake Tahoe, #8 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #4 (tied) of 10 in Colorado, #8 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #2 (tied) of 10 in Colorado, #6 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #2 of 3 in Northern Rockies, #8 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #6 (tied) of 10 in Colorado, #13 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #7 of 7 in Vermont, #34 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #6 (tied) of 10 in Colorado, #13 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #4 of 4 in Utah, #20 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #3 of 7 in Lake Tahoe, #13 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #7 of 7 in Lake Tahoe, #29 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #1 of 3 in Northern Rockies, #2 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #8 of 10 in Colorado, #17 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #1 (tied) of 7 in Vermont, #24 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #4 of 7 in Lake Tahoe, #18 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #10 of 10 in Colorado, #23 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #6 of 7 in Vermont, #33 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #6 of 7 in Lake Tahoe, #21 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #5 of 7 in Vermont, #32 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #3 of 4 in Utah, #13 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #5 of 7 in Lake Tahoe, #19 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #3 of 3 in Northern Rockies, #29 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #1 (tied) of 7 in Lake Tahoe, #8 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #9 of 10 in Colorado, #21 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #1 (tied) of 7 in Vermont, #24 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #4 of 7 in Vermont, #28 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #3 of 7 in Vermont, #27 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #2 (tied) of 10 in Colorado, #6 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #2 of 9 East Coast, #26 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #1 of 10 in Colorado, #5 of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #6 of 9 East Coast, #29 (tied) of 34 Overall
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Prev. Ranking: #4 (tied) of 10 in Colorado, #8 (tied) of 34 Overall
New Ranking: #4 (tied) of 10 in Colorado, #8 (tied) of 34 Overall