Regions

Each region works differently. In the Alps the train reaches the village; in the Northeast the question is which town puts five mountains inside half an hour.

• Northeast US

  Short vertical, dense coverage and a lot of driving. The question here is rarely which mountain — it is which town puts several within half an hour.

  16 destinations99 ski areasUnited States

• Western North America

  Big mountains, long transfers, and a handful of cities and park towns that serve several areas at once.

  7 destinations49 ski areas2 car-freeCanada · United States

• The Alps

  The one region where arriving and skiing without a car is routine rather than exceptional. Rail reaches the valley floor and lifts often start in the village.

  5 destinations55 ski areas3 car-freeSwitzerland · France · Austria

• Japan

  Snow volume and rail access that has no equivalent anywhere else — in places you can step off a bullet train into a lift queue.

  2 destinations19 ski areas1 car-freeJapan