Ski resorts in North America differ enormously, they all tend to have fewer lift queues and offer relatively higher standard of accommodation and service than the European resorts.

The United States has many well known areas for wintersports, especially the spectacular snow-covered Rocky Mountains to the west offers some excellent skiing resorts. There are four major ski areas in the USA: California and the West; Colorado; Utah; and New England. British Colombia is Canada's most mountainous province, boasting some of the most spectacular alpine scenery in the world. The province has about 33 large ski resorts spread out from Vancouver Island to the Alberta border. Whistler Blackcomb is consistently ranked as the no. 1 ski resort in North America and will co-host the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The Alberta province is next to the Rocky Mountains and is also an important skiing destination for tourists with several world-class ski resorts.