Ski Resort Reports

The ultimate guide to ski resorts and ski areas

Are you a skier or a boarder? Beginner or expert? Skiing with family or friends? Want to know the best ski resort for you? ultimate-ski is the starting point for in-depth reports on wintersports destinations worldwide. Ski area info is backed up with piste maps and photos; all the off-mountain essentials are covered for each ski resort - where to stay, eat and party. Navigate by country, browse our selection or be inspired by our "Ski resort in focus".

Ski Resort In Focus - Breckenridge, CO

A resort of firsts, Breckenridge was the first resort in Colorado to permit snowboarders.

Breckenridge was also the first ski resort in the world to install a high-speed detachable quad chair lift . The skiing at Breckenridge is exceptional and exciting for every level of skier and boarder and a third of the accommodation in Breckenridge is ski-in, ski-out. Read our detailed Breckenridge resort report ....

• Skiing in Breckenridge
• Breckenridge Snowboarding
• Breckenridge Ski Schools

• Restaurants in Breckenridge
• Breckenridge village
• Après-ski in Breckenridge

Skiers

The best resorts for every level of skier.

Beginners	Intermediates
• Beaver Creek, USA • Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy • Lech-Zurs, Austria • Sun Valley, USA • Villars, Switzerland	• Aspen/Snowmass, USA • Banff Lake Louise, Canada • Courchevel, France • Steamboat, USA • Val d'Isere, France

Advanced	Expert / Off-piste
• Breckenridge, USA • Davos, Switzerland • St. Anton, Austria • Vail, USA • Zermatt, Switzerland	• Chamonix, France • Engelberg , Switzerland • La Grave, France • Whistler-Blackcomb, Canada • Verbier, Switzerland

Boarders

The best resorts for back-country and snowparks.

Back-country	Snowparks
• Chamonix, France • Davos, Switzerland • Squaw Valley, USA • St Anton, Austria • Whistler-Blackcomb, Canada	• Avoriaz, France • Les Deux Alpes, France • Killington, USA • Mammoth Mountain, USA • Stubai, Austria

Best resorts for...

... guaranteed snow, a short ski break, skiing with the family, or après with friends.

Snow-sure	Weekends
• Alta, USA • Kirkwood, USA • Mayrhofen, Austria • Saas Fee, Switzerland • Tignes, France	• Chamonix, France • La Clusaz, France • Morzine, France • Solden, Austria • Villars, Switzerland

Family-friendly	Après-ski
• Grindelwald, Switzerland • Les Gets, France • Smuggler's Notch, USA • Mont Tremblant, Canada • Val Gardena, Italy	• Aspen/Snowmass, USA • Ischgl, Austria • St. Anton, Austria • Vail, USA • Verbier, Switzerland

Whether it's Europe or North America, Ultimate-Ski.com will have an indepth report on a suitable ski resort for your requirements. And we're adding new ski resorts all the time.