A lot of us are doing our best to find the biggest, least crowded, and most extreme ski resorts in our area. Maybe there’s one resort that you grew up at, where you know all of the most secluded and extreme areas on the mountain, maybe you have a selection of mountains that you prefer because of their intensity and isolation, or maybe you don’t even go to resorts, preferring the seclusion of backcountry skiing over anything else.
The point is, I doubt there are many people reading through our posts looking for the most beginner friendly ski resorts in North America. But, maybe you’re thinking of planning a family trip with the kids, maybe you want to take your friends to a mountain where they can easily learn to ski, or maybe you’ve stumbled across this post while researching how to get into skiing.
The Travel has put together a list of North America’s 13 most beginner-friendly ski resorts, and I think they did a pretty good job! There isn’t really a set criteria visible in their rankings, but it takes the number of beginner trails, available lessons, grooming and snow quality, and much more.
13. Sugarloaf Mountain, Maine
23% Beginner Terrain
12. Park City Mountain, Utah
🚨 Terrain Alert! 🚨 Quicksilver Gondola is now open for the season connecting Canyons Village with Mountain Village. Also opening today – Iron Mountain Express with surrounding terrain and Timberline Lift. pic.twitter.com/JMG2kuoBfP
— Park City Mountain (@PCski) December 14, 2022
17% Beginner Terrain
11. Mt. Bachelor, Oregon
15% Beginner Terrain
10. Canaan Valley, West Virginia
20% Beginner Terrain
9. Steamboat Ski Resort, Colorado
The month is off to a snowy start with over 19" reported at mid mountain. We hope you got out to enjoy the 10.5" of new snow this morning! 📸Allyson Schulte pic.twitter.com/9kpgQwrptu
— #SteamboatResort (@skisteamboat) December 6, 2022
14% Beginner Terrain
8. Breckenridge, Colorado
14% Beginner Terrain
7. Winter Park, Colorado
8% Beginner Terrain
6. Buttermilk Mountain, Colorado
35% Beginner Terrain
5. Mammoth Mountain, California
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— MammothMountain (@MammothMountain) April 17, 2020
25% Beginner Terrain
4. Stowe, Vermont
16% Beginner Terrain
3. Angel Fire, New Mexico
We open Friday for the winter season. Over the weekend we will open 3.5miles of beginner terrain, 3 blue trails on the backside, 3 Chairlifts – including The Chile Express, The Southwest Flyer and Lift #2. Time to get our winter on! 🎿❄️⛷️ pic.twitter.com/8bqZWJftvc
— Angel Fire Resort (@AngelFireResort) December 14, 2022
21% Beginner Terrain
2. Northstar, California
13% Beginner Terrain
1. Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
20% Beginner Terrain
Featured Image Credit: Winter Park via Facebook