The 9 Best Ski Resorts Still Open In North America

What month is it? May? June?

Nope. But given how this ski season has shaken out in many places, it feels like it. Across the West, record heat has battered our favorite mountains, either shrinking their operations or closing them entirely. The oft-cited snowpack map of the West looks like a blaring red alarm telling skiers that something with the atmosphere has gone terribly wrong (literally). 

That’s only one side of the story, though. While you’d be hard pressed to find a mountain having a historically deep season, some ski resorts are trucking along as if this were a fine—or actually quite good—winter. 

If you’re angling to make another ski trip or two before summer arrives, you’ll find those resorts in places like the Northeast and western Canada. You’ll also find them in this list, which is for the skiers who, despite all the doom and gloom, still have more than a few laps left in them.

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1. Lake Louise, Alberta

• Planned closing date: May 3, 2026
• Base depth: 8 feet (upper mountain)

The weather works in mysterious ways. And this season, that mystery had a resounding message for Americans: it was, probably, a good time to brush up on your Canadian lingo. Just look at Lake Louise. 

As of this week, you could go there and pretend that all the heat and rain that battered the Western U.S. never happened, all while sucking down double-doubles. More than ten lifts are spinning at Lake Louise, and the season’s expected to last until early May with multiple feet of snow still on the ground.

2. Banff Sunshine Village, Alberta

• Planned closing date: May 18, 2026

• Base depth: 9 feet (upper mountain)

If you’re going to mention Lake Louise, you may as well throw Sunshine Village in the mix. The ski resort, another Banff-area classic, saw its snowiest season in more than a decade. Plenty of that snow is sticking around. Those planning a trip up north can grab tickets that are good at Sunshine Village and Lake Louise, sweetening the deal. Mixing it up never hurts.

3. Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia

• Planned closing dates: April 19 (Whistler Mountain) and May 18 (Blackcomb Mountain), 2026

• Base depth: 7 feet

With a big vertical drop of around 5,000 feet, Whistler Blackcomb has its ski boots in two worlds at once. Where the base might look springy, the upper areas can still be clinging to plenty of snow. That’s one of the resort’s signature tricks. Don’t be fooled by the dry pavement on the Sea to Sky Highway—somewhere, a few thousand feet above you, winter has it going on.

As of now, Whistler Blackcomb plans to push ahead for more than a month. While the Whistler side of its slopes closes in April, Blackcomb is set to live on as a spring skiing hotspot into May.

4. Mammoth Mountain, California

• Closing date: Memorial Day or later
• Base depth: Up to 9 feet

Mammoth Mountain has a reputation for prolonged ski seasons—sometimes, they’re absurdly prolonged, lasting well into the warmer months. This go around, locals probably won’t be skiing until July or August, unless something truly freaky happens in the atmosphere. 

Still, Mammoth Mountain is aiming to make it to Memorial Day or beyond, sticking to its guns even during a challenging season. And, as POWDER can attest, the possibility of fresh snow exists in April or even May at Mammoth. We probably don’t need to tell you that skiing pow in May might rewire your brain.

5. Snowbird, Utah

• Closing date: TBD

• Base depth: 7 feet

Snowbird’s been through a lot and has come out on the other side in pretty good shape. While hot March weather took down nearby Utah resorts, Snowbird, thanks to its altitude, has plenty of coverage. A tasty storm last week gave locals another shot of winter after the warm temperatures, too. 

6. Alta Ski Area, Utah

• Closing date: April 26, 2026

• Base depth: 7 feet

Alta Ski Area tends to close before its neighbor, Snowbird, but for the next few weeks, you can take advantage of its solid coverage. Obviously, for both Little Cottonwood Canyon ski areas, this has been a rocky season. Now that we’re into the final leg, though, we advise soaking up the sun and slush at one of North America's best-known mountains while it lasts. It’s probably going to be a long, hot summer.

7. Grand Targhee, Wyoming

• Closing date: April 19, 2026

• Base depth: 8 feet

On the quieter side of Teton Pass, Grand Targhee is fresh off a storm that produced plenty of April powder. Closing day is coming up quickly, but for the next few weeks, it’ll be a great spot to visit, carve some groomers, and, if you’re lucky, find some leftover snow up high. In a winter like this, 309 inches of seasonal snow doesn’t sound bad at all.

8. Killington, Vermont

• Closing date: TBD
• Base depth: N/A

Killington takes its spring skiing very seriously. Its closing date of May 11 last winter was, by Killington standards, somewhat early. Oftentimes, the ski area stays open into early June, far outlasting resorts out West.

The weather, ultimately, will have the final say on when Killington throws in the towel. For now, though, you can safely bet on the ski area doing everything it can to make sure the season lasts as long as possible. 

9. Jay Peak, Vermont

• Closing date: TBD
• Base depth: Up to 4 feet

In a sleepy little corner of Vermont near the Canadian border, Jay Peak has spent this winter consistently racking up snow. At the time of writing this, the ski was nearing the 400-inch mark—a stat made more impressive when you consider that traditional powder whales, like Snowbird and Alta Ski Area, have yet to crest 300 inches.

All that means that at Jay Peak, there should be some winter yet to go. While the ski area hasn’t confirmed a closing date, it lasted until May last season.