Marmot Basin
Alberta, Canada
€97
day pass
Opens in 44 days
published season date
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Our top picks for best ski resorts for beginners, for families in north america 2027 are Marmot Basin, Big White, Homewood, Palisades Tahoe and Diamond Peak, ranked from live snow depth, verified 2026/27 lift-pass prices and confirmed opening dates.
We cross-filtered every ski resort in North America that matches both beginner and family, then ranked the results by the most relevant signal — price first when a budget tier is selected, otherwise live snow depth. 115 resorts currently qualify.
115 matching resorts
Big White
British Columbia, Canada
€130
day pass
Opens in 57 days
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Homewood
Homewood, California, USA
€139
day pass
Opens in 76 days
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Palisades Tahoe
Olympic Valley, California, USA
€234
day pass
Opens in 56 days
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Diamond Peak
Incline Village, Nevada, USA
€164
day pass
Opens in 71 days
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Sun Peaks
British Columbia, Canada
€77
day pass
Opens in 52 days
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SilverStar
British Columbia, Canada
€108
day pass
Opens in 56 days
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Sunday River
Newry, Maine, USA
€129
day pass
Opens in 46 days
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The Summit at Snoqualmie
Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, USA
€96
day pass
Opens in 66 days
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Mt. Shasta Ski Park
Mt. Shasta, California, USA
€69
day pass
Opens in 76 days
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Purgatory
Durango, Colorado, USA
€109
day pass
Opens in 56 days
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Smugglers Notch
Jeffersonville, Vermont, USA
€115
day pass
Opens in 58 days
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Wolf Creek
Pagosa Springs, Colorado, USA
€108
day pass
Opens in 25 days
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Eldora
Nederland, Colorado, USA
€119
day pass
Opens in 51 days
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Loon Mountain
Lincoln, New Hampshire, USA
€149
day pass
Opens in 51 days
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Mont Tremblant
Quebec, Canada
€92
day pass
Opens in 51 days
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Okemo Mountain
Ludlow, Vermont, USA
€201
day pass
Opens in 51 days
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Dodge Ridge
Pinecrest, California, USA
€78
day pass
Opens in 76 days
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Attitash
Bartlett, New Hampshire, USA
€128
day pass
Opens in 56 days
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Beech Mountain Resort
Beech Mountain, North Carolina, USA
€89
day pass
Opens in 66 days
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Bretton Woods
Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA
€107
day pass
Opens in 46 days
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Brookvale Provincial Ski Park
Prince Edward Island, Canada
€40
day pass
Opens in 97 days
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Buck Hill
Burnsville, Minnesota, USA
€65
day pass
Opens in 56 days
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Camp Fortune
Quebec, Canada
€65
day pass
Opens in 66 days
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