364,274 resort ratings from real skiers

Ski Resorts with the Best Ski Lifts in USA

Updated August 2026

No one wants to waste precious slope time standing in lift queues. Our Lift Efficiency rankings cut through the marketing fluff to reveal which resorts truly deliver on uphill transport. Based entirely on feedback from Snomad users, these rankings reflect actual experiences from skiers and boarders who've ridden the lifts day in, day out. Only resorts with sufficient ratings make the cut, ensuring these rankings paint a reliable picture of what you'll actually experience.

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League Table

38 runs5000 feet8 lifts

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73rd

🇺🇸 Washington

Mt. Baker

3.92 lifts rating (12 ratings)

72 runs8250 feet5 lifts

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74th

🇺🇸 Utah

Sundance

3.91 lifts rating (35 ratings)

42 runs2994 feet5 lifts

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75th

🇺🇸 Pennsylvania

Seven Springs

3.91 lifts rating (16 ratings)

60 runs3637 feet3 lifts

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76th

🇺🇸 Vermont

Mad River Glen

3.91 lifts rating (11 ratings)

121 runs12162 feet7 lifts

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77th

🇺🇸 Colorado

Crested Butte Mountain Resort

3.90 lifts rating (25 ratings)

170 runs4237 feet11 lifts

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78th

🇺🇸 Maine

Sugarloaf

3.89 lifts rating (19 ratings)

40 runs1600 feet6 lifts

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79th

🇺🇸 Pennsylvania

Blue Mountain Resort

3.86 lifts rating (109 ratings)

61 runs10600 feet6 lifts

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80th

🇺🇸 Colorado

Eldora Mountain Resort

3.86 lifts rating (36 ratings)

67 runs3200 feet6 lifts

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81st

🇺🇸 New York

Hunter Mountain

3.85 lifts rating (13 ratings)

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🇫🇷 France

Les 2 Alpes

4.14 (545 ratings)

🇮🇹 Italy

Alagna Valsesia - Monterosa Ski

4.68 (11 ratings)

🇨🇦 British Columbia

Revelstoke

4.58 (191 ratings)

🇫🇷 France

La Plagne

4.32 (529 ratings)

99 runs3875 feet9 lifts

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82nd

🇺🇸 Vermont

Stratton Mountain

3.81 lifts rating (18 ratings)

39 runs2100 feet7 lifts

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83rd

🇺🇸 Pennsylvania

Camelback Mountain Resort

3.80 lifts rating (10 ratings)

100 runs8610 feet11 lifts

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84th

🇺🇸 California

Northstar California

3.76 lifts rating (31 ratings)

87 runs10488 feet6 lifts

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85th

🇺🇸 Utah

Solitude Mountain Resort

3.76 lifts rating (25 ratings)

65 runs3865 feet12 lifts

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86th

🇺🇸 Washington

The Summit at Snoqualmie

3.73 lifts rating (11 ratings)

93 runs9800 feet5 lifts

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87th

🇺🇸 California

Kirkwood

3.71 lifts rating (47 ratings)

18 runs1250 feet4 lifts

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88th

🇺🇸 Pennsylvania

Ski Big Bear

3.67 lifts rating (18 ratings)

154 runs9422 feet5 lifts

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89th

🇺🇸 Utah

Powder Mountain

3.64 lifts rating (21 ratings)

64 runs11700 feet1 lifts

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90th

🇺🇸 Colorado

Cooper

3.57 lifts rating (14 ratings)

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