"You don't need to be the highest ski resort to have the most successful season. In fact, many of the ski resorts that see the most annual snowfall in the United States have summit elevations well below 10,000 feet. But as the winters continue getting warmer and warmer, the higher altitude resorts are often having the longest-lasting ski seasons. They open earlier than everyone else and close later."
"Sometimes ski resorts have terrain that extends far higher than their highest lift, sometimes their terrain stops at the highest lift-served location. Sometimes the "highest point" of a ski resort is only open for a short period of time every season, yet it's still in bounds and thus it still counts. These are the 5 highest altitude ski resorts in the United States."
Higher-altitude ski resorts often have the longest-lasting seasons, opening earlier and closing later despite warming winters. Ski terrain sometimes extends above a resort's highest lift or ends at the highest lift-served location; highest points can be open only briefly yet remain in bounds. Breckenridge reaches 12,998 feet at Peak 8, with the Imperial Superchair as the highest lift but a short hike to the summit. Loveland reaches about 13,010 feet at Golden Bear via a free Ridge Snow Cat. Arapahoe Basin's East Wall can reach 13,050 feet by hiking. Telluride's Revelation Lift tops at 12,515 feet, with Palmyra Peak near 13,150 feet for hikers. Silverton's double chair reaches 12,300 feet, with further terrain above 13,000 feet when conditions allow.
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