Night Skiing in America (and Beyond): Every Resort with Lights

2026-07-05 · Guides

Every lit slope in our database, in one place

Night skiing turns a ski area into a weeknight habit instead of a weekend commitment, and it's more common than most people realize — it's just scattered across hundreds of individual resort websites, none of which link to each other. We track night skiing as a field on every mountain in our database, and 161 of them currently light up after dark. Here's the full list, organized by region, every single one linked to its own page.

The two biggest numbers on this entire list, for context: Panorama Mountain Resort in British Columbia has 4,265 feet of lift-served vertical with lights, and SkiWelt Ellmau in Austria lights up 279 trails — more than any other resort here, lit or not. Neither is what most people picture when they hear "night skiing."

For the full rundown of every mountain we track, lit or not, see our mountains directory. If you're building a season around a specific pass, check our Ikon and Indy pass coverage too.

The regional split below tells its own story about who night skiing is actually built for. The Northeast and Midwest — regions dense with mountains close enough for a weeknight run after work — account for 65 of the 161 resorts here, well over a third of the total. Canada and the Mid-Atlantic add another 42 between them. The rest is scattered across the Rockies, the West, Japan, upstate New York, and a handful of outliers overseas. Night skiing, in other words, tracks population density and commute distance about as much as it tracks mountain size.

Northeast (32)

The Northeast has more night-skiing areas than any other U.S. region in our data, tied with the Midwest — no surprise given how many resorts here are close enough to home for an after-work lap. Waterville Valley Resort leads the pack at 2,020 feet of lit vertical, with Bolton Valley Resort (1,704 ft) and Windham Mountain Club, NY (1,600 ft) right behind.

Berkshire East Mountain Resort, Big Rock Mountain, Bolton Valley Resort, Bousquet Mountain, Bristol, Buffalo Ski Center, Camden Snow Bowl, Cascade Welcome Center, Catamount Outdoor Family Center, Hickory Ski Center, Hunt Hollow Ski Club, King Pine Ski Area, Kissing Bridge, Labrador, Lost Valley, McIntyre Ski Area, Middlebury Snowbowl, Mohawk Mountain, Pats Peak, Peek 'n Peak, Powder Ridge Winter Recreation Area, Quarry Road Trails, Skaneateles Ski Club, Ski Bradford, Ski Ward, Victor Constant, Wachusett Mountain, Waterville Valley Resort, Whaleback Mountain, Willard, Windham Mountain Club, NY, and Yawgoo.

Midwest (33)

The Midwest ties the Northeast for the most night-skiing areas in our data — makes sense in a region where the vertical is modest but the commute-friendly hills are everywhere. Granite Peak and Spirit Mountain share the top spot at 700 feet of lit vertical, with Marquette Mountain Resort close behind at 540 feet.

Andes Tower Hills, Bottineau Winter Park, Boyne Mountain, MI, Bruce Mound Winter Sports Area, Buck Hill Ski and Snow Area, Caberfae Peaks, Chestnut Mountain Resort, Christie Mountain, Crystal Mountain, Crystal Ridge, Detroit Mountain Recreation Area, Granite Peak, Great Bear Ski Valley, Hardwood Ski and Bike, Huff Hills Ski Area, Hyland Hills Ski Area, Little Switzerland, Marquette Mountain Resort, Mont Ripley Ski Area, Mount Kato Ski Area, Mt. Holiday, Nordic Mountain, Nubs Nob Ski Resort, Pine Mountain Ski Resort, Schuss Mountain at Shanty Creek, Snowstar Winter Sports Park, Spirit Mountain, Sunburst Ski Hill, Sundown Mountain Resort, Swiss Valley Ski & Snowboard Area, Treetops Resort, Trollhaugen, and Tyrol Basin Ski & Snowboard Area.

Canada (24)

Canada's lit-up list has the single biggest number on this whole page: Panorama Mountain Resort at 4,265 vertical feet. Big White Ski Resort (2,550 ft) and Mont-Sainte Anne, Canada (2,051 ft) are the other two standouts.

Apex Mountain Resort, Baldy Mountain Resort, Big White Ski Resort, Black Jack Ski Club, Blue Mountain, ON, Caledonia Nordic Ski Club, Camp Fortune, Cypress Mountain, BC Canada, Fairmont Hot Springs Resort Ski Area, Kimberley Nordic Club, Loch Lomond, Mont Rigaud, Mont-Sainte Anne, Canada, Nelson Nordic Ski Club, Overlander Ski Club, Panorama Mountain Resort, Pass Powderkeg Ski Area, Sasquatch Mountain, Sovereign Lake Nordic Center, Stoneham Mountain Resort, Telemark Nordic Club, Whistler Olympic Park, Whitehorse Nordic Centre, and Williams Lake Cross Country Ski Club.

Mid-Atlantic (18)

Snowshoe Mountain tops this region at 1,500 feet of lit vertical, followed by White Grass Ski Touring (1,200 ft) and Massanutten Resort (1,100 ft).

Appalachian Ski Mountain, Blue Knob All Seasons Resort, Bryce Resort, Campgaw, Cataloochee Ski Area, Hatley Pointe, Massanutten Resort, Montage Mountain Resorts, Ober Gatlinburg, Shawnee Mountain Ski Area, Ski Big Bear, Ski Sawmill Resort, Snowshoe Mountain, Tussey Mountain, White Grass Ski Touring, Wintergreen, Winterplace Ski Resort, and Wisp.

Rockies (15)

Keystone Resort has the biggest lit vertical in the Rockies at 2,920 feet, with Brighton Resort, UT (1,875 ft) and Beaver Mountain (1,700 ft) next in line.

Beaver Mountain, Brighton Resort, UT, Cherry Peak Resort, Crosscut Mountain Sports Center, Echo Mountain, Granby Ranch, Hoedown Hill, Homestake Lodge, Howelsen Hill Ski Area, Kelly Canyon Resort, Keystone Resort, Little Ski Hill, Pomerelle Mountain Resort, Snow King Mountain, and Turpin Meadow Ranch and Restaurant.

Japan (14)

Maiko Resort (2,166 ft) and Kiroro Snow World (2,165 ft) are essentially tied at the top, with Shimokura (1,804 ft) just behind.

Aomori Spring Ski Resort, Dynaland, Geto Kogen, Jiigatake Snow Resort, Japan, Kiroro Snow World, Maiko Resort, Nayoro Piyashiri Ski Resort, Ninox Snow Park, Okunakayama Kogen, Pippu Ski Resort, Shimokura, Tangram Ski Circus, Washigatake Ski Resort, and Yuzawa Nakazato Snow Resort.

Western (13)

Mt. Hood Meadows leads this region at 2,777 feet, with The Summit at Snoqualmie, WA (2,280 ft) and Mission Ridge (2,250 ft) close behind.

Cooper Spur Family Ski Area, Eaglecrest Ski Area, Hoodoo Ski Area, Leavenworth Ski Hill, Leavenworth Winter Sports Club, Mission Ridge, Mount Baldy Ski Area, Mountain High Resort, Mt. Hood Meadows, Mt. Shasta Ski Park, Sunrise Park Resort, The Summit at Snoqualmie, WA, and White Pass Ski Area.

Eastern (8)

Titus Mountain tops this smaller region at 1,200 feet of lit vertical, with Catamount Mountain Resort and West Mountain tied at 1,000 feet each.

Catamount Mountain Resort, Greek Peak Mountain Resort, High Point Cross Country Ski Center, Maple Ski Ridge, Snow Ridge Ski Resort, Swain Resort, Titus Mountain, and West Mountain.

Austria, New Zealand, and Australia (4)

Rounding out the list, three mountains outside North America and Japan make the cut. SkiWelt Ellmau in Austria is the standout of the entire directory by trail count — 279 lit trails across 4,098 vertical feet, alongside its sister area SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser-Brixental, Austria. Coronet Peak in New Zealand (1,516 ft) and Mt Buller — Australia (1,329 ft) are the only Southern Hemisphere entries on the list.

Find your weeknight mountain

161 resorts is a lot to scroll through, but the pattern holds everywhere: night skiing isn't reserved for tiny local bumps or for the biggest destination resorts — it shows up at both ends, from a 200-foot community hill to a 4,265-foot Canadian giant. Pick your region above, click through to whichever mountain is realistically a weeknight drive, and check its page for the terrain and pass details before you go.

Want the full picture — night skiing plus every other stat we track? Browse every mountain in our database.