The XCSkiResorts.com Top 10 lists are intended to recommend XC ski areas to XC skiers/travelers in specific categories. Rather than set it up as a "best resorts" list, a panel of well-traveled ski writers developed these lists by categories.

Our panel of "experts" includes representatives in the East, West, Central, and Rockies regions. They have traveled to XC ski areas in the US and Canada during the last 25 years (or more!). The following lists are set up for you to click to an enhanced page of info where available on the highlighted areas.

 

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Most Scenic Resort Picks

Bretton Woods, NH
Sundance Resort, UT
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, AB
XC Ski Headquarters, MI
Sorensen's Resort, CA

Best Trails

Valley Trail - Methow Trails, WA
Farwell Mountain Trail - Carter's XC, ME
Mountain Rd - Bretton Woods, NH
The Wave - Jackson Ski Trg Ctr
Vasa Pathway - Traverse City, MI
VO2 Max Trail - Minocqua W Pk, WI
Beetlejuice - Silver Star, BC

Top Family Resorts

Top Resorts with Lifts or Shuttles

Craftsbury Outdoor Center, VT - 20 or 5 km
Mt WA Auto Rd - Great Glen Trls, NH - 6 km
Garnet Hill Lodge, NY - 10 km
Mountain Road, Bretton Woods, NH - 7 km
49 Degrees North, WA - 12 km
Lone Mountain Ranch, MT - 12 km
Boyne Mountain, MI,
Giants Ridge, MN - 3 trails of 6, 6, & 14 km

Best Cuisine

Most Romantic Resorts

Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise, AB
Devil’s Thumb Ranch, CO
Mountain Top Resort, VT
Vista Verde, CO
Sorensen's Resort, CA
Rendezvous Huts, WA

Top Luxury Resorts

Vista Verde, Steamboat, CO
Inn at Thorn Hill, Jackson, NH
Freestone Inn, Mazama, WA
Top Notch Resort, Stowe, VT

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Great XC Ski Regions

Top Spa Resorts

Devils Thumb Ranch, CO
Woodstock Inn & Resort, VT
Mountain Top Resort, VT
Sun Mountain Lodge, WA
Sun Valley Resort, ID
Top Notch Resort, Stowe, VT
Mirror Lake Inn Resort & Spa, Lk Placid, NY

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Top Guide Services

High Peaks Adventures, NY
Freeheel and Wheel, MT
Vista Verde Ranch, CO
Sun Valley Trekking, ID
Northern Cascades Mtn Guides, WA
White Pine Touring, UT
Alpine Skills, CA
Yellowstone Expeditions, MT

Top Alpine Resorts With XC Trails

Bretton Woods, NH
Burke Mountain, VT
Bolton Valley, VT
Smugglers' Notch, VT
Waterville Valley, NH
Sugarloaf Resort, ME
Mont-Sainte-Anne, QE
Crystal Mtn, MI
Giants Ridge, MN
Kirkwood, CA
Mt Bachelor, OR

XC Ski Resorts With Snowmaking

Snowmaking at Prospect Mountain Trails Center

Great XC Ski Towns

Jackson, NH
Lake Placid, NY
Sun Valley
Stowe, VT
Winthrop, WA
Grayling, MI
Anchorage, AK
McCall, ID

Biathlon at XC Ski Resorts

Craftsbury Outdoor Ctr, VT
Crosscut Mountain Sports Ctr, MT
Methow Trails, WA
Sun Valley, ID
Nordic Heritage Ctr, ME
Olympic Sports Complex, NY

Top Sustainable XC Ski Resorts

 
 
 
 
 
 
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