"When we talk highest ski resorts in the United States, all of the top 10 are located in Colorado. But Colorado's mountains also tend to start quite a bit higher than those in other states, not just end higher. As such, while many of the state's resorts and mountains are the highest, they aren't necessarily the tallest. When it comes to measuring from base to height, the list looks a little different."
"2. Telluride Ski Resort, Colorado - 4,425 feet of vertical. Base elevation of 8,725 feet. Maximum lift served elevation of 12,515 feet. Maximum elevation of 13,150 feet. Lift served vertical drop 3,790 feet. 1. Timberline Lodge, Oregon - 4,540 feet of vertical. Lowest point of operation is the bottom of Summit Pass at 4,000 feet. Timberline Lodge sits at 6,000 feet. Highest in-bound point is 8,540 feet. Mt. Hood reaches up to 11,245 feet."
Colorado contains many of the highest-elevation ski resorts, but highest elevation does not always equal greatest vertical drop. The five tallest U.S. ski resorts by measured vertical drop (including in-bound hike-to and cat-served terrain) are Timberline Lodge, Oregon (4,540 feet); Telluride, Colorado (4,425 feet); Snowmass, Colorado (4,400 feet); Aspen Highlands, Colorado (4,352 feet); and Big Sky, Montana (4,350 feet). Timberline’s measured vertical spans from about 4,000 feet at Summit Pass to an in-bound high near 8,540 feet. Several Colorado resorts have higher summit elevations but smaller lift-served verticals compared with their base-to-summit drops.
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