With almost every ski area in Colorado open for the season, picking which of the dozens of resorts across the state to spend your time and money at can be daunting.

Throw in the hundreds of resorts across the western U.S. and Canada, and skiers can have an overwhelming number of options for a vacation.

Ski Magazine tries to help with that each year, annually naming the top ski resorts in each region of North America. Its 2026 top 30 list for the West , as chosen by readers, was recently released, and 11 ski resorts in Colorado made the list. Aspen Snowmass was Colorado’s top-rated resort, ranking fourth in the West.

“This is a place where world-class skiing meets true mountain culture, where extreme skiers and families alike can find their bliss across four distinct mountains, and whe

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