Which States Have the Most Lift Accessed Skiable Acres?

Updated May 16, 2025

Ski resorts will often boast about having the biggest vertical rise, the highest average snowfall, or the most skiable acres. Individual states can tout how many total ski areas are located in the state.

But what states can say they have the most total skiable acres across all their resorts? More resorts do not mean more skiable acres. Below is a list of the states with the most cumulative skiable acres, along with the number of resorts. Data was compiled from this list of comparisons of ski resorts, while the number of ski areas was taken from data from the NSAA.

#1 Colorado

Skiable acres: 45,582
Ski areas: 34

Vail Shred — Vail Ski Resort has the most acreage in the state with the most acreage. Credit: Jack Affleck/Vail Resorts

#2 California

Skiable acres: 34,100
Ski areas: 27

#3 Utah

Skiable acres: 31,496
Ski areas: 16

#4 Montana

Skiable acres: 26,117
Ski areas: 16

big sky, lifts, green — Big Sky Resort, MT, is the fourth largest in the U.S. Credit: Big Sky Resort

#5 Idaho

Skiable acres: 17,227
Ski resorts: 19

#6 Washington

Skiable acres: 15,662
Ski resorts: 17

#7 Oregon

Skiable acres: 12,439
Ski resorts: 10

bach — Mt. Bachelor, OR, is the seventh-largest overall. Credit: Mt. Bachelor

2 thoughts on “Which States Have the Most Lift Accessed Skiable Acres?”

You have to take skiable acres with a grain of salt. For example Heavenly, CA stated 4,800 acres for years. Now they are more forthright and state 4,800 acres of land and skiable acres of 1,584 acres. 2/3 of their acres are thick trees or other areas you can’t see. Resorts that are mostly above treeline are probably mor accurate with their numbers.

Build more ski areas, the higher the better.

Which States Have the Most Lift Accessed Skiable Acres?

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