#1 REVELSTOKE – British Colombia, Canada

– 5,620 Vertical Feet (most continuous lift served vertical in The New World)

– Video of insane pillow skiing at Revelstoke

 

#2 BLACKCOMB – British Colombia, Canada

– 5,133 Vertical Feet (resort claims 5,280 so they can say “a vertical mile”)

– Whistler (literally attached now) is at 4,978 Vertical Feet

– Video of the miniature world of Blackcomb

 

#3 TELLURIDE – Colorado, USA

– 4,425 Vertical Feet 

– Video from “Blizzard of Ahhs” at Telluride

 

#4 SNOWMASS – Colorado, USA

– 4,406 Vertical Feet (includes hiking or infrequently running rope tow, 3,723 w/o hiking/tow)

– Aspen Highlands (right next door) has 3,635 vertical feet

– Video of Freeskier peeps going nuts at Snowmass

#5 BIG SKY – Montana, USA

– 4,350 Vertical Feet (3,650 vertical feet is skiable in one long run from top of Lone Peak Tram) 

– Video of high level snowboarding at Big Sky by Erik Morrison

 

#6 JACKSON HOLE – Wyoming, USA

– 4,139 Vertical Feet (most continuous lift served skiing in USA)

– Video of the Squaw Boys skiing at Jackson Hole

 

#7 KICKING HORSE – British Colombia, Canada

– 4,131 Vertical Feet

– Video of big mountain skiing at Kicking Horse

 

#8 BEAVER CREEK – Colorado, USA

– 4,040 Vertical Feet

– Video of cheesy skiing & riding & some faceshots at Beaver Creek

 

#9 PANORAMA – British Colombia, Canada

– 3,820 Vertical Feet

– Video, marketing style, of  Panorama’s panorama

 

#10 TIMBERLINE ON MOUNT HOOD – Oregon, USA

– 3,620 Vertical Feet (with a small amount of hiking, you can get 7,250’ of vertical)

– Longest vertical drop in North America….November – September

– Video of the Timberline Lodge in….”The Shining”…you know that it was filmed there, right?