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US States by Largest Ski Area (Vertical Drop)

List the states by the ski area containing the largest vertical drop in that state
measured by Vertical Drop, not skiable acres
Sourced from:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_North_American_ski_resorts
The words "Ski Resort", Or "Resort", are not included in resort names
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Last updated: September 24, 2021
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Name
Vertical Drop (feet)
Answer
Telluride
4,406
Colorado
Big Sky
4,350
Montana
Jackson Hole
4,139
Wyoming
Timberline Lodge
3,620
Oregon
Heavenly Mountain
3,500
California
Whiteface Mountain
3,430
New York
Sun Valley
3,400
Idaho
Taos Ski Valley
3,281
New Mexico
Snowbird
3,240
Utah
Crystal Mountain
3,100
Washington
Killington
3,050
Vermont
Sugarloaf
2,820
Maine
Alyeska
2,500
Alaska
Cannon Mountain
2,310
New Hampshire
_ Snowbowl
2,300
Arizona
Diamond Peak
1,840
Nevada
Snowshoe Mountain
1,500
West Virginia
Sugar Mountain
1,200
North Carolina
Berkshire East
1,180
Massachusetts
Name
Vertical Drop (feet)
Answer
Terry Peak
1,134
South Dakota
Massanutten
1,110
Virginia
Blue Mountain
1,082
Pennsylvania
Mountain Creek
1,040
New Jersey
Mount Bohemia
900
Michigan
Lutsen Mountains
863
Minnesota
Wisp
700
Maryland
Granite Peak
700
Wisconsin
Mohawk Mountain
640
Connecticut
Ober Gatlinburg
600
Tennessee
Sundown Mountain
475
Iowa
Huff Hills
425
North Dakota
Chestnut Mountain
420
Illinois
Perfect North Slopes
400
Indiana
Hidden Valley
320
Missouri
Mad River
300
Ohio
Yawgoo Valley
240
Rhode Island
Cloudmont
150
Alabama
Mount Aggie
30
Texas
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Level 62
Sep 24, 2021
Can't believe I overlooked the famed ski mountains of Rhode Island.
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Level 85
Sep 24, 2021
Mount Aggie? Seriously?
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Level 68
Sep 24, 2021
Seriously. It is basically just a hill covered in plastic snow that Texas A&M uses for classes. Might not even really count as a ski area, as it has no lifts and is tiny, but figured it should be added for trivia purposes if nothing else.
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Level 50
Sep 24, 2021
Snoeshoe needs to be changed to Snowshoe.
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Level 68
Sep 24, 2021
fixed.