Most people ski for the joy of being on snow. They want good groomers, moguls, powder runs, or glades. Meanwhile the chairlift if just a necessary in-between. It’s what takes you up so you can go back down, nothing more. But there are some people out there who value the chairlift ride as much or more than the actual act of skiing or snowboarding. For those people, finding a ski resort with ample chairlifts is a huge plus. These are the top five ski resorts with the most lifts in the United States (counting surface and other lifts).
Imperial Superchair at Breckenridge // the HIGHEST SKILIFT in North America
Top 5 Ski Resorts With The Most Lifts In The United States
- Park City Mountain, Utah – 41 Lifts
- 4 gondolas
- 6 surface lifts
- Big Sky Resort, Montana – 40 Lifts
- 13 surface lifts
- 2 gondolas
- 1 tram
- 1,800 total chairs
- Palisades Tahoe, California – 39 Lifts
- 26 on Palisades Mountain, 13 on Alpine Mountain
- 1 tram
- 1 funitel
- 2 gondolas
- 3 surface lifts
- Deer Valley, Utah – 36 Lifts
- 2 gondolas
- 5 surface lifts
- 2 high speed 6-packs with a bubble
- 1 fixed grip quad with a loading carpet
- Breckenridge, Colorado – 35 Lifts
- 15 surface lifts
- 1 gondola
- Home to North America’s highest chairlift, the Imperial Express SuperChair, which reaches 12,840 feet.
