With 4,406 vertical feet, 3,342 acres of terrain, 98 trails, 21 chairlifts and access to your choice of cruisers, glades, steeps, terrain parks and halfpipes, there’s always more to ride at Snowmass Ski Area. Winter Season Dates: November 23, 2023 – April 14, 2024 . Snowmass Lift Hours: All lifts run 9:00am to 3:30pm daily. Included on the Epic Pass with special conditions. The biggest ski area in Switzerland, Les 4 Vallées encompasses the six resorts of Verbier, Bruson, La Tzoumaz, Nendaz, Veysonnaz, and Thyon. The terrain begins at an elevation of 4,101 feet and tops out at the lift-serviced Mont-Fort glacier sitting at 10,925 feet. Every Friday night in winter, there is the opportunity to ski down Switzerland’s longest illuminated ski run (4.2 km). From 7 pm you can whizz down the floodlit slope at Corvatsch into the early hours of the morning (2 am). The party continues at the legendary Hossa Bar which serves pizza from the wood-fired oven. Special themed ‘Snow Falls Creek, Victoria. Falls Creek is a pedestrian-only, ski-in and ski-out village. Victoria’s largest ski resort, with 450 acres of skiable terrain, Falls Creek is ideal for families thanks to its excellent ski school runs dedicated to kids. Beginners will love the special zone for them called Drovers, with an easy-access chairlift. Yes, Riva Ridge is Vail’s longest ski run. It was also the name of a famous racehorse, which won the Kentucky Derby and the Belmont Stakes, owned by longtime Vail resident and 10th Mountain Division veteran Jack Tweedy and his wife, Penny. Selva Gardena by night (Valgardena.it)2. Selva Gardena. Selva is the third main Sella Ronda ski resort in the Dolomites, alongside Canazei and Corvara (see below), and offers its richest visual feast. With 16 runs providing 67km of black graded piste, Alpe d’Huez has one of the largest amounts of pisted black runs you’ll find anywhere – indeed more black runs than the total length of all ski runs at many small-medium sized resorts. The trails include the world’s longest black run, Sarenne, at 16km. Then there’s the off-piste, and You can usually ski year round in Zermatt atop a glacier at Matterhorn Glacier Paradise, where 13 miles (21.1 kilometers) of groomed runs offer views spanning some of France, Italy and Switzerland s9Y2g.