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The best ski resorts for beginners in North America

The resorts in North America where the largest share of the pistes are green and blue: ideal for learning or for relaxed skiing. Top of the list is Beaver Creek, with 53% of its 167 km on easy runs. Only resorts with at least 30 km are included, so there's enough terrain to progress.

  1. 1Beaver CreekColorado · United States88 of 167 km green or blue · 155 runs · 24 lifts · 2,259–3,484 m53%easy runs
  2. 2Sunrise ParkArizona · United States22 of 42 km green or blue · 49 runs · 7 lifts · 2,852–3,321 m52%easy runs
  3. 3Hudson Bay MountainBritish Columbia · Canada22 of 42 km green or blue · 38 runs · 4 lifts · 1,143–1,670 m52%easy runs
  4. 4Powder KingBritish Columbia · Canada17 of 35 km green or blue · 39 runs · 3 lifts · 953–1,522 m48%easy runs
  5. 5SugarloafMaine · United States34 of 76 km green or blue · 123 runs · 15 lifts · 425–1,269 m45%easy runs
  6. 6Bromont Montagne d'ExpérienceQuebec · Canada19 of 46 km green or blue · 85 runs · 11 lifts · 183–547 m42%easy runs
  7. 7Sun Valley - Bald MountainIdaho · United States33 of 79 km green or blue · 91 runs · 12 lifts · 1,756–2,780 m41%easy runs
  8. 8Bolton ValleyVermont · United States13 of 32 km green or blue · 75 runs · 6 lifts · 475–950 m41%easy runs
  9. 9Holiday ValleyNew York · United States12 of 30 km green or blue · 71 runs · 13 lifts · 467–707 m40%easy runs
  10. 10Taos Ski ValleyNew Mexico · United States17 of 43 km green or blue · 65 runs · 14 lifts · 2,850–3,602 m40%easy runs
  11. 11StrattonVermont · United States25 of 66 km green or blue · 104 runs · 17 lifts · 607–1,183 m38%easy runs
  12. 12Montana SnowbowlMontana · United States16 of 43 km green or blue · 57 runs · 6 lifts · 1,522–2,296 m38%easy runs
  13. 13Sunday RiverMaine · United States32 of 86 km green or blue · 130 runs · 20 lifts · 249–955 m37%easy runs
  14. 14Okemo MountainVermont · United States25 of 69 km green or blue · 113 runs · 21 lifts · 353–1,012 m37%easy runs
  15. 15CastleAlberta · Canada20 of 55 km green or blue · 101 runs · 7 lifts · 1,409–2,259 m36%easy runs
  16. 16Lake LouiseAlberta · Canada29 of 80 km green or blue · 106 runs · 13 lifts · 1,647–2,642 m36%easy runs
  17. 17Powder MountainUtah · United States47 of 130 km green or blue · 134 runs · 14 lifts · 2,023–2,745 m36%easy runs
  18. 18KillingtonVermont · United States37 of 107 km green or blue · 136 runs · 22 lifts · 354–1,262 m35%easy runs
  19. 19RevelstokeBritish Columbia · Canada29 of 84 km green or blue · 61 runs · 7 lifts · 514–2,224 m35%easy runs
  20. 20Kicking HorseBritish Columbia · Canada16 of 46 km green or blue · 39 runs · 5 lifts · 1,262–2,424 m35%easy runs

How this list was made

Share of green and blue kilometres over all alpine pistes, among resorts with at least 30 km. Difficulty data from OpenStreetMap.

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