4.66.3k reviews
€170
Winter Park Resort
Excellent · 6.3k reviews
Why we like it
Strong value for Winter Park, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
≈ 3.0 km to the slopesMid-range
From
€170/ night
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Ski resorts near Denver International Airport
Flying into Denver International Airport? These are the 10 closest ski resorts, ranked by straight-line distance from the terminal. Mountain roads wind, so allow more time by car, but the order still tells you where the snow starts soonest. Each resort has ski-in/ski-out hotels you can compare in one click.
The closest ski resort to the airport is Winter Park, about 93 km away in Colorado Rockies.
Closest resorts, nearest first
1
93 km from Denver
Winter Park
2743 - 3676 m143 km26% easy pistes
Winter Park is the closest big mountain to Denver, reached in well under two hours by car or aboard the seasonal ski train straight from the city. It pairs the famous Mary Jane side, a bump and tree skier's rite of passage, with the gentler Winter Park base, all served by reliable high Colorado snow.
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2
105 km from Denver
Arapahoe Basin
3286 - 3978 m100 km27% easy pistes
Perched among the highest skiable terrain in North America, Arapahoe Basin tops out at almost 3,980 metres and runs one of the longest seasons on the continent, often turning lifts into June. This is raw, high-alpine skiing built around the legendary East Wall and Montezuma Bowl rather than fancy real estate. A-Basin keeps a stripped-back, day-use soul that locals fiercely protect. If you want steep lines, thin mountain air and a true Colorado powder culture, few places deliver like the Basin.
4.71.1k reviews
€200
The Block Hotel & Commons
Excellent · 1.1k reviews
Why we like it
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Arapahoe Basin, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
≈ 17.3 km to the slopesUpper-scale
From
€200/ night
3
113 km from Denver
Keystone
2829 - 3782 m217 km51% easy pistes
Keystone is the closest to Denver of Summit County's big resorts, spread across three peaks above the River Run base village. It is squarely aimed at families, and it runs the largest night-skiing operation in Colorado, with lit trails turning evenings into extra time on the snow.
4.6926 reviews
€200
SummitCove Vacation Lodging
Excellent · 926 reviews
Why we like it
A long-standing favourite in Keystone, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
≈ 600 m to the slopesUpper-scale
From
€200/ night
4
126 km from Denver
Breckenridge
2926 - 3963 m200 km30% easy pistes
Breckenridge is the highest skiing town in the United States, with a base village above 2 900 m and a lift, the Imperial Express, that drops you at 3 914 m. The Victorian Main Street looks much the same as it did when gold ran out in the 1880s, and the bar scene is louder and younger than anywhere else in Summit County.
4.716.3k reviews
€200
Breckenridge Ski Resort
Excellent · 16.3k reviews
Why we like it
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Breckenridge, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
≈ 450 m to the slopesUpper-scale
From
€200/ night
5
133 km from Denver
Copper Mountain
2960 - 3753 m235 km46% easy pistes
Copper Mountain is a naturally divided mountain in Colorado's Summit County, where the terrain falls into place from left to right, easy on the west, harder to the east. Set high in the Rockies with a base above 2,960 metres and a summit near 3,753 metres, it holds snow well across a long season. A compact slopeside village sits right at the foot of the lifts.
4.61.8k reviews
€200
Grand Lodge on Peak 7
Excellent · 1.8k reviews
Why we like it
A long-standing favourite in Copper Mountain, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
≈ 7.8 km to the slopesUpper-scale
From
€200/ night
6
147 km from Denver
Vail
2475 - 3527 m285 km47% easy pistes
Vail is the Epic Pass flagship and the kind of mountain that quietly explains why Colorado became Colorado. A Bavarian-style village at the foot, immaculate Front Side groomers above, and behind the ridge, seven legendary Back Bowls of open powder that have hooked skiers for sixty years.
4.67.6k reviews
€285
Vail Ski Resort
Excellent · 7.6k reviews
Why we like it
A polished, high-end base for Vail when you want to be properly looked after after a day on the snow.
≈ 4.2 km to the slopesLuxury
From
€285/ night
7
160 km from Denver
Beaver Creek
2470 - 3488 m150 km53% easy pistes
Sixteen kilometres west of Vail, Beaver Creek is what happens when a 1980s developer is told to build the most polished ski village in America and given a quiet valley to do it. A gated, car-free hamlet, escalators between hotels, freshly baked chocolate-chip cookies handed out at three in the afternoon, and one of the best children's ski schools in the world.
4.73.9k reviews
€275
Beaver Creek Resort
Excellent · 3.9k reviews
Why we like it
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Beaver Creek, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
≈ 1.4 km to the slopesLuxury
From
€275/ night
8
193 km from Denver
Steamboat
2103 - 3220 m195 km56% easy pistes
Steamboat is where cowboys and skiers share the same bar, and where the fabled Champagne Powder falls light and dry on aspen glades. In this ranching corner of northwest Colorado, the gondola climbs straight out of Gondola Square and the night-skiing tradition still burns bright at Howelsen Hill.
4.51.4k reviews
€195
WorldMark Steamboat Springs
Very good · 1.4k reviews
Why we like it
A long-standing favourite in Steamboat, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
≈ 1.0 km to the slopesUpper-scale
From
€195/ night
9
208 km from Denver
Aspen Snowmass
2422 - 3813 m310 km47% easy pistes
Aspen Snowmass is really four mountains on one ticket, wrapped around a former silver-mining town that became old-money playground and creative hub at once. Ajax rises straight out of downtown, Highlands hides a bowl that hikers chase all winter, Buttermilk hosts the X Games, and Snowmass quietly delivers the biggest terrain of the four.
4.4726 reviews
€245
Viceroy Snowmass
Very good · 726 reviews
Why we like it
A long-standing favourite in Aspen Snowmass, trusted by thousands of guests before you.
≈ 400 m to the slopesUpper-scale
From
€245/ night
10
224 km from Denver
Crested Butte
2858 - 3707 m80 km38% easy pistes
Crested Butte is one of America's legendary destinations for steep and extreme skiing, home to the fearsome Extreme Limits and a maze of chutes that test even the strongest skiers. Below the mountain lies a beautifully preserved Victorian mining town, capping an end-of-the-road sense of remoteness deep in the Colorado Rockies.
4.72.0k reviews
€215
Crested Butte Mountain Resort
Excellent · 2.0k reviews
Why we like it
Moments from the lifts in Crested Butte, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
≈ 100 m to the slopesUpper-scale
From
€215/ night
Hotels around Winter Park
Getting there
Which ski resort is closest to Denver International Airport?+
Winter Park, in Colorado Rockies, is the nearest at about 93 km in a straight line. By mountain road it is longer, but nothing else is closer.
How are these distances measured?+
As the crow flies, from the airport coordinates to each resort. It is a fair way to rank what is nearest, but real driving distance is longer on winding Alpine roads, so treat it as an order of proximity, not a transfer time.