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)
Other ski resorts in the top 10 include:
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)
A view of the Deer Valley resort in Park City, Utah, in the Wasatch Mountains near Salt Lake City, Utah. (iStock / iStock)
The courtyard in the center of Smugglers' Notch Resort's village in Vermont. (Smugglers' Notch Resort / Fox News)
Aspen Mountain seen on March 9, 2006 in Aspen, Colorado. (Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic, Inc / Getty Images)
A view of the Big White ski resort in British Columbia, Canada. (iStock / iStock)
The Roundhouse Express Gondola at the Sun Valley ski resort in Idaho on Jan. 27, 2023. (iStock / iStock)
The Mount Washington Resort in New Hampshire White Mountains. (Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images / Getty Images)
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)
A view from the top of the mountain at Killington ski resort in Vermont. (iStock / iStock)
Many resorts often start letting skiers hit the slopes in November or December, according to Powder Magazine.