Okemo photo of kids sledding.
Vermont Business Magazine HomeToGo has ranked the 50 best ski resorts in North America based on affordability for the upcoming 2019-20 season. Using data provided by the resorts combined with its own accommodation data, HomeToGo reveals the destinations where skiers can get the best downhill for their dollar. Bolton and Okemo are among the most affordable. Also listed from Vermont were Jay Peak, Sugarbush, Stowe and Killington. In general, the Canadian resorts are the cheapest and the Western US resorts are the most expensive.
• Bolton Valley is the most affordable resort in the USA (and 2nd in North America)
• Okemo Mountain is 5th most affordable in the USA
• Killington is the 16th most expensive in the USA
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In 1932, Lake Placid in New York was the first resort in North America to host the Winter Olympic Games.
Park City Mountain in Utah is the largest ski resort in North America, with 41 lifts and 7,300 acres of skiable land.
The Slide Brook Express in Sugarbush, Vermont, is the longest chair lift in North America, measuring 11,012 feet.
Breckenridge in Colorado is the highest ski resort in North America, with a top elevation of 12,998 feet. |
From Powder Mountain to Park City, HomeToGo has researched the price of a ski vacation at the best winter resorts that the continent has to offer. With information on the updated prices for the 2019-2020 season, HomeToGo's annual Ski Price Index allows you to compare the cost of skiing in Colorado, California, Québec, and many more.
They've included the best ski resorts from coast to coast in the USA and Canada, to help you carve out the perfect winter vacation without having a financial meltdown.
This year's ranking includes the cost of ski rental, a daily lift ticket, lunch, and overnight accommodation at the top 50 ski resorts in North America. Ski rental and lift ticket prices for the 2019-20 season were provided by the resorts, while online menus were used to determine lunch prices.
As an accommodation search engine, HomeToGo used its own metasearch data to calculate the average price of accommodation (per person, per night) to stay in a vacation rental in the respective resort.
The complete ranking and a full methodology is available HERE.
Source: HomeToGo