El Niño Now that winter is undoubtedly underway, we're rounding up the best places to celebrate the season. Travel website Wanderbat.com compiled a list of the 20 best ski resorts in America. To determine the ranking, Wanderbat used their smart rating of the top ski resorts based on magazine awards, mountain size, terrain, and snowfall. Colorado and Utah dominate the list with a combined 15 of the top 20 resorts, followed by three in California, one in Wyoming and one in Montana. Scroll through to find out what makes these mountain resorts some of the best winter destinations in the country. Facebook/Heavenly Ski Resort Source: Ski Heavenly Facebook/Squaw Valley Alpine Meadows Source: Squaw Alpine Facebook/Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort Source: Snowbird Facebook/Deer Valley Resort
Source: Deer Valley
A general veiw at the Burton Lounge at Park City Mountain Resort on January 22, 2012 in Park City, Utah. Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Burton
Source: Park City Mountain
Facebook/Telluride Ski Resort
Source: Telluride Ski Resort
Facebook/Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Source: Jackson Hole
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