Stoked for long winters in the Colorado high country | Photo: Loveland Ski Area | Cover: Timberline Lodge

When it comes to long ski seasons, there’s a handful of American ski resorts that regularly operate 200+ days a year. These ski areas can thank high altitude, big snowfall, and northerly orientation for their long seasons.

The 200 Ski Day Club

*# of operational days drawn from past year.ย 

Arapahoe Basin, CO – 231 days

Photo: Barclay Idsal

Mammoth Mountain, CA – 220+ days

Photo: Mammoth Mountain

Killington, VT – 200+ days

Photo: Killington Resort

Timberline Lodge, OR — TBD (*Normally 300+)

Photo: Timberline Lodge

Loveland Ski Area, CO — 195 days (*Normally 200+)

Photo: Loveland Ski Area

Tim Konrad, founder of Unofficial Networks, is a skier with over 20 years in the ski industry. Starting the blog in 2006 from Lake Tahoe with his brother John, the website has grown into one of the worldโ€™s...