The Top 5 Resorts For Your 2026 Spring Break

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It has been a pretty lackluster winter in the West this year but some resorts are faring better heading into spring than others. With your precious time and disposable income on the line for a week of spring skiing, we've broken down the top five resorts for you to hit on your slushy ski vacation. From Jackson Hole to Mammoth Mountain and beyond, these resorts have not only fared better than most others during this low snow year but they also have the parties pe-planned for you so all you have to do is show up, ski, party and repeat. Keep scrolling for the complete list, below.

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Best Spring Break Resorts — **Photo:** Stephen Sheleksy | **Skier:** Jim Ryan

Compared to every other resort in the Western half of North America, Jackson Hole has received the most amount of total snowfall—roughly 288 inches by March 1. With that generous snowpack, Jackson Hole's inbounds terrain will be ripping through this month and into April. The cherry on top of spring slush at JHMR is the annual Rendezvous Music Festival. Set beneath the towering Tetons, Renedezvous will take place on March 28 this year, with The Flaming Lips headlining the one-night show. If your spring break falls before March 28, JHMR also has the Road to Rendezvous, which features free live music every weekend leading up to the big show.

Whistler Blackcomb

Whistler Spring Skiing — **Photo:** Tourism Whistler

Trailing close behind JHMR in total snowfall with 262 inches, so far, Whistler Blackcomb had the strongest start to the 2025-26 season in North America. December hammered the largest ski area in North America, which has allowed the resort to open all 7,500 skiable acres across Whistler and Blackcomb mountains. Similar to Jackson Hole, Whistler always has an epic spring party, dubbed the Whistler Ski and Snowboard Festival (WSSF). Slated for April 6-12, 2026, this year's WSSF celebrates its 30th anniversary with ski and snowboard competitions, art and culture curations and raging live music late into the night for a week-long, non-stop ski party.

Mammoth Mountain

**Photo:** Erik Hoffman | **Skier:** Parker White

With plans to stay open at least through Memorial Day, Mammoth Mountain makes our list for the top spring break resorts in 2026. A season total of 244 inches of snowfall puts Mammoth right in line with Jackson Hole and Whistler Blackcomb for the best base depths to carry over into spring and Mammoth's Unbound terrain parks—there are 10 of them—make the California ski area one of the best spots to take advantage of the spring slush. Grab your homies and a spacious vehicle because Mammoth has some of the best free and dispersed camping within minutes of the resort.

Alta Ski Area

It's been an admittedly 'mid' winter in Utah but Alta Ski Area is still firing. Although the 231 inches of total snowfall this year falls far below Alta's seasonal average, March is often the snowiest month of the season and April has been known to pop off—in terms of powder. With the Goldminer's Daughter Lodge at the base of the ski area serving ski-in, ski-out acommodations, Alta Bombs and live music in the Saloon everyday, there's no better place to be in the famed Little Cottonwood Canyon come spring. Just steps away from the high-speed quad Collins Lift and the iconic two-person Wildcat, you can park your car for the week and never have to think about it until you're ready to head home.

Jay Peak

While the western half of the United States has grappled with historically warm temperatures and low snowfall totals, Jay Peak is reveling in its 354 inches of snowfall, so far, this season. While it's usually the Ice Coast skiers migrating west for spring ski vacations, the tables might actually turn eastward this year. To sweeten the deal, Jay Peak celebrates Temps des Sucres in April with weekend events all month to celebrate the tradition of maple surgaring with closeby Canadian neighbors. Live music, fireworks and of course, traditional sugar-on-snow treats define every April Saturday at Jay Peak.