Spring 2022 Ratings Adjustments

Score Changes: Multiple Resorts Struggle to Handle Increased Crowds

In the wake of unprecedented resort traffic, we are dropping the Crowd Flow scores for several mountains, including seven owned by Vail Resorts.

Ratings Adjustment: Re-Navigating Criteria for Three Resorts

Slight tweaks to this category aim to better encompass certain facets that make it difficult to get around.

One-Third Of Resorts Earn the Same Score for Mountain Aesthetic. It’s Time for a Splitter.

We’re splitting our ‘8’ score for Mountain Aesthetic into two, with most resorts seeing a score change as a result.

Ratings Adjustment: Eliminating Ties in Our Rankings

At this point, more than half the ski areas we’ve reviewed are tied with one or more other resorts in our rankings. It’s time for a splitter.

Ratings Adjustment: Tremblant and Mount Baker Snow Scores

Both resorts maintain very distinct snow characteristics compared to the other mountains we’ve reviewed so far, and after following their past few winters, we believe a few refinements are in order.

Terrain Diversity and Challenge Score Adjustments: Accounting for Fundamentals

We’ve made tweaks to our Terrain Diversity and Challenge categories to better reflect the way typical visitors spend time on the mountain. Seven resorts see score changes as a result.