Lifts

Resort Update: Okemo’s New Chairlifts and State of Crowding Affairs

The Quantum Six and Evergreen Summit Express upgrades provide needed lift improvements, but experience deteriorations in other realms have limited their effectiveness.

Mount Bachelor’s Skyliner Lift Suspended for Remainder of 2021-22 Season

Beginner, intermediate, and freestyle offerings are impacted as a result.

Mount Bachelor Replacing Skyliner Lift With Six-Pack for 2023-24 Season, Repairing Existing Quad for Upcoming Winter

The Oregon resort cites manufacturer backlogs in its inability to replace the lift until 2023.

Score Change: Snow King Sees The Most Radical Transformation of a Ski Resort in Years

Improvements in lifts, terrain access, and signage earn this Wyoming hill the largest single score increase we’ve ever given to any mountain.

Unpacking Our Rankings Methodology: The PeakRankings Mountain Score

We dive deep into how the Mountain Score is calculated to give you an inside look into our methodology—and to help you compare resorts for your next ski trip.

Taos Upgrading Lift 4 to Detachable Quad, Replacing Pioneer Lift

Lift infrastructure has historically been a significant Taos drawback, but these upgrades should bring about substantial improvements, especially for lower-ability visitors, at this New Mexico resort.