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The tallest mountain in the world is Mt. Everest in the Himalays that sit between Tibet and Nepal. This mountain stands at 29,035 ft (8,850 m). The second tallest mountain in the world is named K2, or Mount Godwin-Austen, in the Karakoram mountain range between Pakistan and China. This mountain stands at 28,250 ft (8,611 m). The third tallest mountain in the world is Kanchenjunga in the Himalays between India and Nepal. This mountain stands at 28,169 ft (8,586 m).
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ProfessorThat's one of the first questions in the searcher's book!!! Best three in the World? Well Whistler Blackomb has to be one of them!! If not on sheer acreage alone! It has everything from kids and family area to terrain parks to miles(quite literaly one run is 3.4 miles long) of blue runs and enough steeps to fill a week of shredding! Yeah went there for the first time last season...this'll be an anual trip!! And Utah's got to have one of the other two but the third...?
Next answer: If we talk sheer acreage Whistler-Blackcomb is tiny. Paradiski is more than ten times as big as Whistler-Blackcomb so I'd say Mont Blanc, Matterhorn and Marmolada.
You can define largest in several ways: largest vertical drop, uphill lift capacity, highest elevation or most skiable acres (on 1 lift pass). I will rank the top 7 (because 2 on the list are on a combined lift pass) using the last method as it seems to be the best way to relay the largness of a resort, and I'll include other statistics.
1. Whistler Blackcomb (British Columbia, Canada) - 8,171 Acres - Highest Elevation 7,494 ft. - Vertical drop 5,200 ft.
2. Big Sly/Moonlight Basin (Montana, USA) - 5,512 Acres on a combined lift pass (Big Sky 3,812 ft./Moonlight Basin 1,700 ft.) - Highest Elevation 11,166 ft. - Vertical drop 4,350 ft.
3. Vail Resort (Colorado USA) - 5,289 Acres - Highest Elevation 11,570 ft. - Vertical Drop 3,450 ft.
4. Heavenly (California/Nevada, USA) - 4,800 Acres- Highest Elevation 10,067 ft. - Vertical Drop 3,500 ft.
5. Snowbird/Alta (Utah, USA) - 4,700 Acres on a combined lift pass (Snowbird 2,500 ft./Alta 2,200 ft.) - Highest Elevation 11,000 ft. - Vertical Drop 3,240 ft.
6. Lake Louise (Alberta, Canada) - 4,200 Acres - Highest Elevation 8,650 ft. - Vertical Drop 3,250 ft.
7. Squaw Valley (California, USA) - 4,000 Acres - Highest Elevation 9,050 ft. - Vertical Drop 2,850 ft.
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Highest Vertical Drop - Revelstoke (Alberta, Canada) 5,620 ft.
Highest Ski Lift Elevation - Breckenridge (Colorado, USA) 12,840 ft.
Highest Resort Elevation - In N. America Silverton (Colorado, USA) 13,487 ft.
* Chacaltaya (Bolivia) is technically the highest at 17,785 ft., this lift runs sporadically and reportedly has not been turned on in two years due to of lack snow although you can hike to what remains of past snows.)
Highest Average Annual Snowfall - Mount Baker (Washington, USA) - 647 inches
* Powder Mountain in Utah lists over 7,000 Acres but this includes lifts, snowcats and back country access.
You can define largest in several ways: largest vertical drop, uphill lift capacity, highest elevation or most skiable acres (on 1 lift pass). I will rank the top 7 (because 2 on the list are on a combined lift pass) using the last method as it seems to be the best way to relay the largness of a resort, and I'll include other statistics.
1. Whistler Blackcomb (British Columbia, Canada) - 8,171 Acres - Highest Elevation 7,494 ft. - Vertical drop 5,200 ft.
2. Big Sly/Moonlight Basin (Montana, USA) - 5,512 Acres on a combined lift pass (Big Sky 3,812 ft./Moonlight Basin 1,700 ft.) - Highest Elevation 11,166 ft. - Vertical drop 4,350 ft.
3. Vail Resort (Colorado USA) - 5,289 Acres - Highest Elevation 11,570 ft. - Vertical Drop 3,450 ft.
4. Heavenly (California/Nevada, USA) - 4,800 Acres- Highest Elevation 10,067 ft. - Vertical Drop 3,500 ft.
5. Snowbird/Alta (Utah, USA) - 4,700 Acres on a combined lift pass (Snowbird 2,500 ft./Alta 2,200 ft.) - Highest Elevation 11,000 ft. - Vertical Drop 3,240 ft.
6. Lake Louise (Alberta, Canada) - 4,200 Acres - Highest Elevation 8,650 ft. - Vertical Drop 3,250 ft.
7. Squaw Valley (California, USA) - 4,000 Acres - Highest Elevation 9,050 ft. - Vertical Drop 2,850 ft.
Extras
Highest Vertical Drop - Revelstoke (Alberta, Canada) 5,620 ft.
Highest Ski Lift Elevation - Breckenridge (Colorado, USA) 12,840 ft.
Highest Resort Elevation - In N. America Silverton (Colorado, USA) 13,487 ft.
* (Yes Chacaltaya (Bolivia) is technically the highest at 17,785 ft., this lift runs sporadically and reportedly has not been turned on in two years due to of lack snow although you can hike to what remains of past snows.)
Highest Average Annual Snowfall - Mount Baker (Washington, USA) - 647 inches
* Powder Mountain in Utah lists over 7,000 Acres but this includes lifts, snowcats and back country access.
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