The top ski resorts in the US, Canada

Snowmass, Whistler Blackcomb and Deer Valley ranked among the top 10 ski resorts

A ski resort nestled in western Colorado is being ranked the best of its kind in the U.S. and Canada, according to a recent report.

Conde Nast Traveler ranked the top North American ski resorts as part of its 2023 Reader’s Choice Awards using input that readers gave through a yearly survey. 

Snowmass took the top spot on the list in 2023, moving up from the No. 2 position it held last year. The ski area at Snowmass consists of a 4,406-foot elevation drop and 3,342 acres of terrain, according to the resort's website. It features 98 trails and 21 chairlifts on a 12,510-foot-high mountain.

Skiers at Snowmass ski resort on Dec. 8, 2012, in Aspen, Colorado. (Michael Paulsen/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images / Getty Images)

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Other ski resorts in the top 10 include:

2. Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia, Canada

Whistler Mountain at the Whistler Blackcomb ski resort from Blackcomb Mountain, British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday, March 28, 2023. (James MacDonald/Bloomberg via Getty Images / Getty Images)

3. Deer Valley, Utah

A view of the Deer Valley resort in Park City, Utah, in the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah. (iStock / iStock)

4. Smugglers’ Notch Resort, Vermont

The courtyard in the center of Smugglers' Notch Resort's village in Vermont. (Smugglers' Notch Resort / Fox News)

5. Aspen Mountain, Colorado

Aspen Mountain seen on March 9, 2006 in Aspen, Colorado. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc / Getty Images)

6. Big White, British Columbia, Canada

A view of the Big White ski resort in British Columbia, Canada. (iStock / iStock)

7. Sun Valley, Idaho

The Roundhouse Express Gondola at the Sun Valley ski resort in Idaho on Jan. 27, 2023. (iStock / iStock)

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8. Bretton Woods, New Hampshire

The Mount Washington Resort in New Hampshire White Mountains. (Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images / Getty Images)

9. Marmot Basin, Alberta

People riding a slope at the Marmot Basin ski resort at Jasper National Park on Nov. 18, 2014 in Jasper, Canada. (EyesWideOpen/Getty Images / Getty Images)

10. Killington, Vermont

A view from the top of the mountain at Killington ski resort in Vermont. (iStock / iStock)

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Many resorts often start letting skiers hit the slopes in November or December, according to Powder Magazine.