Summer & Year-Round Ski Resorts Index 2026
Where to ski in June, July and August — 24 worldwide glacier and snowfield operations compared on operating window, top elevation, access type and terrain focus. Find the only places on Earth where year-round lift-served skiing genuinely exists.
Year-round operations
6
of 24 compared
Highest summer skiing
4,322 m
Mount Shasta
Lift-served operations
21
non-guided access
| Resort | Country | Top elev. | Summer window | Access | Focus | Tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zermatt — Matterhorn Glacier Paradise Highest cable car in Europe — only true 365-day European glacier | Switzerland Europe | 3,883 m | Year-round | Lift-served | Race training + park | Year-round |
| Cervinia — Plateau Rosà Italian side of the Matterhorn — linked to Zermatt's summer area | Italy Europe | 3,883 m | Year-round (linked) | Lift-served | Race + open piste | Year-round |
| Saas-Fee — Allalin World's longest-running summer snowboard camps (Out Of Bounds, since 1996) | Switzerland Europe | 3,500 m | Year-round | Lift-served | Park + summer camps | Year-round |
| Hintertux Austria's only year-round glacier — Olympic team training base | Austria Europe | 3,250 m | Year-round | Lift-served | Race + freeride | Year-round |
| Mölltal Austria's only other near-year-round glacier (brief Sep service break) | Austria Europe | 3,122 m | Year-round | Lift-served | Race training | Year-round |
| Kitzsteinhorn Salzburg-region glacier — opens for Oktober race-camp season | Austria Europe | 3,029 m | Year-round | Lift-served | Race + park | Year-round |
| Valle Nevado Andes powder during NH summer — Olympic ski-team summer destination | Chile South America | 3,670 m | Jun – early Oct | Lift-served | Race training | Summer-only |
| Les 2 Alpes Europe's largest summer-ski area — Mont de Lans Glacier | France Europe | 3,600 m | Late June – early Sep | Lift-served | Park + race camps | Summer-only |
| Tignes — Grande Motte Funicular + cable car — historical home of French ski team summer camps | France Europe | 3,456 m | Mid-June – early Aug | Lift-served | Race training | Summer-only |
| Passo Stelvio Italy's longest summer-ski season — Italian + Austrian national teams | Italy Europe | 3,450 m | Late May – early Nov | Lift-served | Race training | Summer-only |
| Las Leñas Argentina's biggest vertical — extreme freeride camps in August | Argentina South America | 3,430 m | Jun – early Oct | Lift-served | Freeride training | Summer-only |
| Portillo Legendary 75-year-old Andes resort — multiple national-team camps | Chile South America | 3,310 m | Jun – early Oct | Lift-served | Race + classic resort | Summer-only |
| Val d'Isère — Pissaillas Short window — French Alpine team early-summer programme | France Europe | 3,300 m | Mid-June – mid-July | Lift-served | Race training | Summer-only |
| Beartooth Basin Non-profit collective on Beartooth Highway — 6-week season | USA North America | 3,200 m | Late May – early Jul | Lift-served | Race + recreational | Summer-only |
| Kaunertal 9-month season including late autumn opening (closed July–August) | Austria Europe | 3,160 m | Sep – May | Lift-served | Long autumn + spring | Summer-only |
| Les Diablerets — Glacier 3000 Closed summer 2023+ — climate-driven reduction in lift-served terrain | Switzerland Europe | 3,000 m | Oct – May | Lift-served | Family + scenic | Summer-only |
| Timberline Lodge — Palmer Snowfield USA's only major summer-ski operation — US Ski Team training | USA North America | 2,660 m | Mid-May – early Sep | Lift-served | Race + freestyle camps | Summer-only |
| Whistler Blackcomb — Horstman Glacier Canada's only lift-served summer-ski operation | Canada North America | 2,284 m | Mid-June – late Jul | Lift-served | Park + summer camps | Summer-only |
| Cerro Catedral Bariloche — South America's largest skiable area, June–October season | Argentina South America | 2,100 m | Jun – early Oct | Lift-served | Race + family | Summer-only |
| Mount Hutt South Island's longest season — NH-summer skiing in NZ | New Zealand Oceania | 2,086 m | Jun – Oct | Lift-served | Race + family | Summer-only |
| Mt Buller Victoria's largest snowmaking operation — NH-summer skiing in AU | Australia Oceania | 1,782 m | Jun – mid-Sep | Lift-served | Race + recreational | Summer-only |
| Mount Shasta California 14er — Avalanche Gulch is the classic spring ski line | USA North America | 4,322 m | May – Jul (touring) | Guided ski-mountaineering | Volcano ski-mountaineering | Spring touring |
| Haute Route (Chamonix–Zermatt) Iconic Alpine ski tour — 6 days hut-to-hut Chamonix to Zermatt | Switzerland Europe | 3,800 m | Apr – May (touring) | Guided ski-mountaineering | Multi-day hut traverse | Spring touring |
| Wapta Icefield Canadian Rockies classic — Bow Hut to Stanley Mitchell Hut | Canada North America | 3,265 m | Apr – Jun (touring) | Guided ski-mountaineering | Hut-to-hut traverse | Spring touring |