Ski Resorts: Steamboat vs. Park City vs. Whistler vs. Snowmass

My Ranking: Based on the resorts I have skied

1 Whistler/Blackcomb (British Columbia)
 2 Snowmass (Colorado)
 3 Steamboat (Colorado)
 4 Park City (Utah)
 5 Aspen (Colorado)
 6 Heavenly (California)
 7 Snowshoe (W. Virginia)

Criteria	Steamboat	Park City	Whistler	Snowmass	Aspen Mountain	Heavenly
My Overall Rating	4	4	5	4.5	4	3
Skiable Area	2,965	3,300	8,171	3,362	675	4,800
Vertical	3,668	3,100	5,280	4,406	4,406	3,500
Summit elevation	10,568	10,000	8,000	12,510	11,212	10,067
Base elevation	6,900	6,900	2,215	8,104	7,945	6,565
# of lifts	16	16	37	21	8	30
# of trails	165	116	200	94	76	97
Easy Trails	23	20	30	6%	0	19
Intermediate trails	69	58	110	47%	36	44
Advanced Trails	73	38	30	17%	20	29
Expert Trails	0	0	30	30%	20	5
Half Pipe	2	2	2	2	NA	1
Terrain Park	4	3	2	3	NA	5
Kids Ski School Ratings	5	4.5	4.5	4.5	0
Access to resort	4	5	4	4.5	4.5	3
Need for car	Not needed, easy shuttle access into town	Not needed, easy shuttle access into town	Car needed - taxis convinient $5-$10/trip. Public transportation poor	good public transport	good public transport	Car needed
Apres-Ski rating	3	4.5	4.5	3	5	3
ski in/ski out rating	4.5	4	5	5	0	4
On-mountain dining	4	4.5	4	5	5	3