Loveland Ski Area
Loveland Ski Resort is a popular ski destination located in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The resort boasts over 1,800 acres of skiable terrain, including a variety of terrain parks for skiers and snowboarders to enjoy.
Loveland is known for its high annual snowfall, averaging over 400 inches per season, and the resort typically receives consistent snowfall throughout the ski season, which runs from November to May. The snow at Loveland is typically dry and powdery, making for great conditions for all types of skiers. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced rider, Loveland Ski Resort has something to offer for everyone.
We recently ranked all of Colorado's ski resorts, so you can see where Loveland Ski Area stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Loveland Ski Area is a part of the Powder Alliance pass network. This pass allows you to buy a season ticket at your home slope, then be able to use it to ski up to three free days at the rest of the participating resorts.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Loveland Ski Area around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Loveland Ski Area Terrain Overview
Loveland Ski Area has a total of 94 ski trails, which are serviced by 11 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. The amount of skiable area in this park is huge, with a maximum of 1,800 acres available to skiers. This area is equivalent to 728 hectares, 2.8 square miles, or 7.3 square kilometers.
Loveland Ski Area's slopes see on average 422 inches (10.7 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 35 feet every year!
Total Runs
94
Lifts
11
Skiable Acres
1,800(7 km2)
Annual Snowfall
422"(1,072 cm)
Loveland Ski Area Elevation
Loveland Ski Area has a summit elevation of 13,010 feet, or 3,965 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 10,800 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 2,210 feet (674 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
The summit of 13,010 feet makes this ski resort one of the highest in the country. The average ski slope summit is around 4,000 feet, so this is extremely high compared to its peers.
Summit Elevation
13,010'(3,965 m)
Vertical Drop
2,210'(674 m)
Base Elevation
10,800'(3,292 m)
Loveland Ski Area Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
64.8out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Loveland Ski Area has 1,800 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Loveland Ski Area's difficulty level is higher than average, which is because 41% of its ski trails are rated as intermediate, and another 46% as expert.
Beginner
13%(234 acres)
Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.
Intermediate
41%(738 acres)
Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.
Expert
46%(828 acres)
Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.
Is Loveland Ski Area good for beginners?
Loveland Ski Area is above average in its difficulty level, so... probably not? It will depend on which trails you take since only 54% of its trails rated for either beginner or intermediate skill levels.
Loveland Ski Area Location
Loveland Ski Area is located in the state of Colorado, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Dillon, CO.
Address:
Dillon, CO 80435 USA
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Website:
skiloveland.com
GPS Coordinates:
39.68000, -105.89800
Getting to Loveland Ski Area
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Loveland Ski Area), its coordinates of 39.68000, -105.89800 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Dillon, CO to get close.
By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Loveland Ski Area.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver International Airport | DEN | Denver, CO | 66 mi |
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Loveland Ski Area.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle County Regional Airport | EGE | Eagle, CO | 54 mi |
| Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field | ASE | Aspen, CO | 61 mi |
| City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | COS | Colorado Springs, CO | 88 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Loveland Ski Area, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.
Other Nearby Ski Resorts
Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Loveland Ski Area.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keystone | Dillon, CO | 12,408 ft | 76% | 6 mi |
| Breckenridge | Breckenridge, CO | 12,998 ft | 83% | 15 mi |
| Winter Park Resort | Winter Park, CO | 12,060 ft | 86% | 16 mi |
| Ski Granby Ranch | Granby, CO | 9,202 ft | 32% | 18 mi |
| Echo Mountain Resort | Idaho Springs, CO | 10,650 ft | 28% | 20 mi |
| Copper Mountain | Frisco, CO | 12,441 ft | 69% | 21 mi |
| Vail | Vail, CO | 11,570 ft | 79% | 25 mi |
| Eldora | Nederland, CO | 10,600 ft | 50% | 25 mi |
| Ski Cooper | Leadville, CO | 11,700 ft | 56% | 31 mi |
| Beaver Creek | Beaver Creek, CO | 11,440 ft | 64% | 34 mi |
| Arapahoe Basin Ski Area | Dillon, CO | 13,050 ft | 81% | 59 mi |
| Aspen Mountain Ski Resort | Aspen, CO | 11,212 ft | 82% | 60 mi |
| Bluebird Backcountry | Kremmling, CO | 9,845 ft | 60% | 60 mi |
| Buttermilk | Larkspur, CO | 9,900 ft | 34% | 61 mi |
| Aspen Highlands Ski Resort | Aspen, CO | 11,675 ft | 78% | 61 mi |
| Aspen Ski Resorts | Snowmass Village, CO | 12,510 ft | 70% | 65 mi |
| Aspen Snowmass | Snowmass Village, CO | 12,510 ft | 68% | 65 mi |
| Hoedown Hill | Windsor, CO | 5,000 ft | 1% | 74 mi |
| Howelsen Hill Ski Area | Seamboat Springs, CO | 7,136 ft | 46% | 74 mi |
| Sunlight Mountain | Glenwood Springs, CO | 9,895 ft | 66% | 79 mi |
| Crested Butte | Crested Butte, CO | 12,162 ft | 77% | 81 mi |
| Monarch | Salida, CO | 11,952 ft | 53% | 82 mi |
| Cranor Hill Ski Area | Gunnison, CO | 7,000 ft | 0% | 93 mi |
| Steamboat | Clark, CO | 10,568 ft | 79% | 95 mi |
Loveland Ski Area Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 13,010 ft |
| Base Elevation | 10,800 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 2,210 ft |
| Trails | 94 (13% Beginner, 41% Intermediate, 46% Expert) |
| Lifts | 11 |
| Skiable Acres | 1,800 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 422 inches |