Ratings Adjustment: Revelstoke Snow Score
Revelstoke enjoys very high snowfall totals compared to other Western Canada ski resorts, and after reviewing other mountains in the region, we believe a few refinements are in order.
Terrain Diversity and Challenge Score Adjustments: Accounting for Fundamentals
We’ve made tweaks to our Terrain Diversity and Challenge categories to better reflect the way typical visitors spend time on the mountain. Seven resorts see score changes as a result.
We’ve Adjusted Our Resiliency Category to Better Reflect Terrain Openings.
Four ski areas, mostly in Tahoe, see score changes as a result.
Ratings Adjustment: Tremblant and Mount Baker Snow Scores
Both resorts maintain very distinct snow characteristics compared to the other mountains we’ve reviewed so far, and after following their past few winters, we believe a few refinements are in order.
Score Change: McCoy Park Is Beaver Creek’s Most Consequential Expansion in Decades
While the new zone only comprises beginner and intermediate terrain, it offers some of the most unique runs in Colorado.
One-Third Of Resorts Earn the Same Score for Mountain Aesthetic. It’s Time for a Splitter.
We’re splitting our ‘8’ score for Mountain Aesthetic into two, with most resorts seeing a score change as a result.
Ratings Adjustment: Re-Navigating Criteria for Three Resorts
Slight tweaks to this category aim to better encompass certain facets that make it difficult to get around.
Score Change: Snow King Sees The Most Radical Transformation of a Ski Resort in Years
Improvements in lifts, terrain access, and signage earn this Wyoming hill the largest single score increase we’ve ever given to any mountain.
Score Changes: Multiple Resorts Struggle to Handle Increased Crowds
In the wake of unprecedented resort traffic, we are dropping the Crowd Flow scores for several mountains, including seven owned by Vail Resorts.
Score Change: Snowbasin’s New Middle Bowl Express is the Year’s Most Useful Lift Redundancy
The upgrade has eliminated a painfully long lift ride, redistributed crowds in a more practical manner, and democratized access to some of the resort’s best terrain.