🏔️ Best Backcountry Access

Resorts with gates to incredible sidecountry terrain

⚠️ Safety First: Backcountry skiing requires avalanche training, proper gear (beacon, shovel, probe), and experience. Never go alone.

Top 20 Resorts with Backcountry Access

Colorado • 26,819 acres in-bounds

Utah • 8,464 acres in-bounds

Utah • 7,300 acres in-bounds

Montana • 5,800 acres in-bounds

Colorado • 5,317 acres in-bounds

Colorado • 3,362 acres in-bounds

Colorado • 3,362 acres in-bounds

Colorado • 3,148 acres in-bounds

Colorado • 3,081 acres in-bounds

Montana • 3,000 acres in-bounds

Utah • 3,000 acres in-bounds

Wyoming • 3,000 acres in-bounds

Colorado • 2,965 acres in-bounds

Colorado • 2,908 acres in-bounds

Idaho • 2,900 acres in-bounds

Idaho • 2,800 acres in-bounds

Utah • 2,614 acres in-bounds

Idaho • 2,600 acres in-bounds

Utah • 2,500 acres in-bounds

Wyoming • 2,500 acres in-bounds