Apr 11, 2021

Spring 2022 PeakRankings Mountain Score and Rankings Adjustments: Full Changes

Every one of our 57 currently ranked resorts has seen either a Mountain Score change or rankings shift as a result of score adjustments we released over the past several days. We’ve made these changes to more effectively relay the contrasts between each mountain—and to account for experience shifts that have occurred at dozens of resorts in the past year. We’ve also entirely eliminated ties in our rankings, which has directly shifted standings for more than half the resorts on our books. Below, we’ve compiled the score and rankings changes for each mountain.

A few notable rankings shifts have occurred:

  • Mammoth is now the #1 resort in California, outranking Palisades Tahoe - Olympic Valley (Squaw Valley). It remains to be seen how long Mammoth will retain the California crown, as the two Palisades Tahoe sides are expected to combine next season via a gondola connection—and receive a high-speed Red Dog replacement.

  • Alta is now the highest-scoring resort in the U.S., outranking Snowbird and Jackson Hole, which are now second and third in the country. One resort—Whistler Blackcomb in Canada—still outscores them all.

  • Tremblant jumps ahead of Stowe in our East Coast rankings, moving up to second in the region, while Stowe falls down to third. Killington is now the sole #1 resort east of the Mississippi, although this may change in the coming months as we add several additional mountains to the rankings.

  • Park City, Northstar, and Okemo were the hardest hit resorts with these adjustments, each dropping three points. Despite this, Park City and Okemo retain their outgoing ranks in their respective regions, with Park City remaining fourth in Utah and Okemo staying fifth in Vermont. However, Northstar has dropped one place to sixth in Tahoe.

For detailed reasoning on today’s changes, see our full series of experience change writeups and recalibration announcements:

Score Adjustments Based on Experience Changes

Score and Rankings Adjustments Based on Criteria Recalibrations

For more information on our methodology, see our ratings thresholds for each Mountain Score category.

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Prev. Mountain Aesthetic Score

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Prev. Ranking: #4 of 5 in Washington, #50 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #4 of 5 in Washington, #51 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #1 (tied) of 7 in Utah, #2 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #1 of 7 in Utah, #2 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #6 (tied) of 15 in Colorado, #12 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #5 of 15 in Colorado, #10 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #8 (tied) of 15 in Colorado, #15 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #7 of 15 in Colorado, #13 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #13 of 15 in Colorado, #33 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #13 of 15 in Colorado, #32 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #3 (tied) of 15 in Colorado, #7 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #3 of 15 in Colorado, #8 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #2 of 5 in Northern Rockies, #10 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #2 of 5 in Northern Rockies, #12 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #8 (tied) of 15 in Colorado, #15 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #9 of 15 in Colorado, #15 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #7 of 7 in Utah, #30 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #7 of 7 in Utah, #28 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #7 of 7 in Vermont, #57 of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #7 of 7 in Vermont, #57 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #15 of 15 in Colorado, #44 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #15 of 15 in Colorado, #46 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #6 (tied) of 15 in Colorado, #12 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #6 of 15 in Colorado, #11 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #11 of 15 in Colorado, #23 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #11 of 15 in Colorado, #21 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #1 of 5 in Washington, #30 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #1 of 5 in Washington, #30 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #5 of 7 in Utah, #23 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #5 of 7 in Utah, #23 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #9 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #46 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #9 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #47 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #2 (tied) of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #19 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #3 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #25 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #10 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #50 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #10 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #48 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #1 of 5 in Northern Rockies, #2 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #1 of 5 in Northern Rockies, #4 of 57 Overall

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70

New Overall Score

Prev. Ranking: #10 of 15 in Colorado, #19 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #10 of 15 in Colorado, #19 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #1 (tied) of 7 in Vermont, #39 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #1 of 7 in Vermont, #39 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #4 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #25 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #4 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #26 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #14 of 15 in Colorado, #35 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #14 of 15 in Colorado, #35 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #2 of 9 in California, #15 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #1 of 9 in California, #16 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #1 of 4 in Oregon, #25 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #1 of 4 in Oregon, #24 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #2 of 5 in Washington, #33 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #2 of 5 in Washington, #33 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #2 of 4 in Oregon, #37 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #2 of 4 in Oregon, #38 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #4 of 4 in Oregon, #54 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #4 of 4 in Oregon, #54 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #8 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #37 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #8 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #37 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #6 of 7 in Vermont, #54 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #6 of 7 in Vermont, #55 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #5 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #28 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #6 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #34 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #5 of 7 in Vermont, #50 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #5 of 7 in Vermont, #53 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #2 (tied) of 7 in Lake Tahoe, #19 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #2 of 7 in Lake Tahoe, #20 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #1 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #1 of 9 in California, #12 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #1 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #2 of 9 in California, #17 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #4 of 7 in Utah, #15 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #4 of 7 in Utah, #22 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #6 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #30 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #5 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #31 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #4 of 5 in Northern Rockies, #46 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #4 of 5 in Northern Rockies, #41 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #3 of 7 in Utah, #9 of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #3 of 7 in Utah, #7 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #1 (tied) of 7 in Utah, #2 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #2 of 7 in Utah, #3 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #1 of 15 in Colorado, #5 of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #1 of 15 in Colorado, #5 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #6 of 7 in Utah, #25 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #6 of 7 in Utah, #27 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #12 of 15 in Colorado, #28 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #12 of 15 in Colorado, #29 of 57 Overall

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New Overall Score

Prev. Ranking: #3 of 5 in Washington, #42 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #3 of 5 in Washington, #43 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #1 (tied) of 7 in Vermont, #39 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #2 of 7 in Vermont, #42 of 57 Overall

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New Overall Score

Prev. Ranking: #4 of 7 in Vermont, #46 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #4 of 7 in Vermont, #49 of 57 Overall

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New Overall Score

Prev. Ranking: #7 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #35 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #7 of 10 in Lake Tahoe, #36 of 57 Overall

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New Overall Score

Prev. Ranking: #3 of 7 in Vermont, #42 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #3 of 7 in Vermont, #45 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #5 of 5 in Washington, #56 of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #5 of 5 in Washington, #56 of 57 Overall

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New Overall Score

Prev. Ranking: #3 of 5 in Northern Rockies, #19 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #3 of 5 in Northern Rockies, #18 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #5 of 5 in Northern Rockies, #53 of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #5 of 5 in Northern Rockies, #52 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #3 (tied) of 15 in Colorado, #7 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #4 of 15 in Colorado, #9 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #3 of 4 in Oregon, #44 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #3 of 4 in Oregon, #44 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #3 of 9 East Coast, #41 of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #2 of 9 East Coast, #40 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #2 of 15 in Colorado, #6 of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #2 of 15 in Colorado, #6 of 57 Overall

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Prev. Ranking: #1 of 21 West Coast, #1 of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #1 of 21 West Coast, #1 of 57 Overall

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New Overall Score

Prev. Ranking: #6 of 9 East Coast, #49 of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #6 of 9 East Coast, #50 of 57 Overall

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72

New Overall Score

Prev. Ranking: #5 (tied) of 15 in Colorado, #10 (tied) of 57 Overall

New Ranking: #8 of 15 in Colorado, #14 of 57 Overall