Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Rocky Mountains

Best ski resorts for advanced skiers in the Rocky Mountains (best difficult slopes, ski routes) as well as best powder snow skiing/freeriding in the Rocky Mountains

28 test reports

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Rocky Mountains – Advanced skiers, freeriders Big Sky Resort

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Rocky Mountains – Advanced skiers, freeriders Vail

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Rocky Mountains – Advanced skiers, freeriders Alta

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Rocky Mountains – Advanced skiers, freeriders Snowbird

Ski resorts for advanced skiers and freeriding Rocky Mountains – Advanced skiers, freeriders Lake Louise

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Rocky Mountains: freeride ski resorts and ski resorts for very good skiers (advanced skiers)

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1. Big Sky Resort

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 47 km (19%)

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1. Vail

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

The legendary Back Bowls and the Blue Sky Basin, an 11 km wide deep snow area, leaves no wish… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 93 km (40%)

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1. Alta

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Alta is a paradise for experts and freeriders. The ski resort has very high volumes of fresh snow and… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 39 km (55%)

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1. Snowbird

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Snowbird is a paradise for experts and freeriders. The ski resort has a reputation for its excellent… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 36 km (35%)

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1. Lake Louise

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Lake Louise is a paradise for experts. The biggest challenges are located on the Back Side and at the… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 42 km (30%)

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1. Mt. Norquay – Banff

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

The ski resort of Mt. Norquay offers the steepest slopes in Canada. Experts can find ungroomed steep… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 12 km (40%)

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1. Snowbasin

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Snowbasin is very popular with experts and freeriders. Lots of challenges can be found within the ski… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 24 km (30%)

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1. Deer Valley

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Experts and freeriders can find lots of challenges within the ski resort boundaries: steep groomed and… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 19.3 km (18%)

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1. Solitude

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Solitude is very popular with experts and freeriders. The ski resort has very high volumes of fresh… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 32 km (50%)

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1. Brighton

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Brighton is very popular with experts and freeriders. The ski resort has very high volumes of fresh… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 25.5 km (39%)

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1. Park City

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Experts and freeriders can find lots of challenges within the ski resort boundaries: steep ungroomed… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 125 km (50%)

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1. Banff Sunshine

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

The Sunshine Village ski resort is a paradise for advanced skiers with its difficult and extreme… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 34 km (31%)

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1. Fernie

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

The Fernie ski resort is a paradise for advanced skiers. The difficult slopes stretch across five… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 42 km (30%)

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1. Castle Mountain

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

The Castle Mountain ski resort is a paradise for advanced skiers and powder freaks. Unlimited, speedy,… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 65 km (69%)

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1. Marmot Basin – Jasper

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Advanced skiers will find what they're looking for at the Marmot Basin ski resort. There are some… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 39 km (43%)

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1. Winter Park Resort

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

The Winter Park ski resort offers ideal runs for advanced skiers with the Parsenn Bowl and the Vasquez… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 79 km (55%)

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1. Telluride

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Telluride is a paradise for advanced skiers. Difficult runs lead down to Telluride, in the Revelation… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 29.8 km (34%)
Ski routes: 11.9 km

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1. Snowmass

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Advanced skiers will get their money's worth in Snowmass. The runs on the Hanging Valley Wall, the… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 111 km (47%)

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1. Aspen Mountain

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Aspen Mountain is known as "the mountain" for advanced skiers. The majority of slopes are difficult to… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

some freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 54 km (52%)

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1. Aspen Highlands

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Aspen Highlands is a paradise for experts. In Temerity (with the extreme Canopy Cruise, South Castle… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 70.2 km (52%)

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1. Beaver Creek

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Advanced skiers will find unlimited difficult and extreme slopes between the Rose Bowl, the Grouse… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

some freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 57 km (38%)
Ski routes: 25 km

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1. Breckenridge

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Unlimited steep and really difficult slopes are found on Peak 10 (Mustang, Dark Rider, Blackhawk), on… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 65 km (42%)

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1. Arapahoe Basin

Test result: 5 out of 5 stars

Arapahoe Basin is a paradise for experienced skiers. There are countless difficult and extreme slopes,… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 31 km (60%)

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24. Nakiska

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

The Nakiska ski resort offers some perfectly groomed difficult slopes where advanced skiers can have… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

some freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 6.1 km (24%)

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24. Loveland

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Advanced skiers love the wide deep snow slopes and the difficult slopes. There are also some very… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

very many freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 43 km (46%)

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24. Keystone

Test result: 4 out of 5 stars

Keystone offers some difficult runs and mogul slopes. The bowls (Erickson Bowl, North Bowl, South… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

some freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 45 km (33%)
Ski routes: 100 km

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27. Buttermilk Mountain

Test result: 2 out of 5 stars

The slopes on Buttermilk Mountain range from easy to intermediate. There are also a few mogul slopes… more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

few freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 8.8 km (26%)

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28. Canada Olympic Park – Calgary

Test result: 1 out of 5 stars

There are no difficult slopes at the Canada Olympic Park. more

Freeriding & offering for advanced skiers

no freeride/deep snow areas
Difficult slopes: 0 km (0%)

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