The best luxury ski resorts in the USA

Forbes Travel Guide has given the on-site spa its Four-Star rating, and the 15,000-square-foot space has 16 treatment rooms to back that up. The 160 rooms come with furnished balconies and soaking tubs, and Powder restaurant serves modern alpine cuisine on site.

Good to know: Dogs are allowed, up to two of any size, for a $100 fee per stay; cats are not permitted.

Skip it if you're traveling with a cat, since only dogs are allowed here.

The dining lineup here runs to two full restaurants, RIME Seafood + Steak and La Stellina Italian Restaurant, rather than one hotel dining room. Rooms add private terraces that look out over the ski slopes, and The St. Regis Spa covers massages, body treatments, and facials.

Good to know: Dogs are allowed on stays here, and the hotel sits in Deer Valley, part of Park City, Utah.

Skip it if you want an in-room kitchen; Viceroy Snowmass on this list has full and convenience kitchens instead.

This is a city hotel in downtown Salt Lake City, not a mountain lodge like most others on this list. It has 746 rooms and three restaurants, including Laurel Brasserie & Bar, and the Grand Spa's 18 service rooms include dedicated couples rooms. Guest ratings run 9.2/10 from 730+ reviews.

Good to know: It's an independent hotel in downtown Salt Lake City, useful as a gateway stop before or after the mountains.

Skip it if you want to stay right at a mountain resort; this hotel is in the city.

Every one of the 154 rooms has a fireplace and a private balcony or patio, and the hotel sits on the Lake Tahoe shoreline in Stateline, Nevada. Both Bistro at Edgewood Tahoe and Brooks' Bar & Deck serve lakeview dining, and the 8,500-square-foot spa adds an Oxygen Bar alongside massages and facials. Guest ratings run 9.3/10 from 180+ reviews.

Good to know: The spa includes an Oxygen Bar along with massages and facials, and the hotel sits directly on the Lake Tahoe shoreline in Stateline, Nevada.

Skip it if you'd rather be in Utah or Colorado; this one is on the Nevada side of Lake Tahoe.

The hotel is about a seven-minute walk to Heavenly Ski Resort's gondola base, and it also runs a free ski shuttle with on-site ski storage. It describes itself as an eco-conscious boutique 'wildernest,' and Maggie's restaurant serves farm-to-table brunch and dinner with lake views. Guest ratings run 9/10 from 180+ reviews.

Good to know: A saltwater pool, sauna, and steam room are on site, and the hotel sits at 933 Poplar Street in South Lake Tahoe, California.

Skip it if you need to be right at the gondola; this hotel is a seven-minute walk away.

This resort sits at the base of Aspen Mountain, and its 179 rooms come with 400-thread-count Frette linens. The Velvet Buck and Chefs Club Aspen handle dining, and RAKxa Wellness Spa is located within the resort itself.

Good to know: Dogs are welcome, up to two per room, for a $150 stay fee plus a $25 nightly cleaning fee.

Skip it if you're not traveling with a dog; other hotels on this list charge lower pet fees.

Makoto Vail's chef carries a James Beard recognition, the only culinary award named for any restaurant on this list. The resort sits at the base of Vail Mountain in Cascade Village, and its 285 rooms come with premium bedding and workspaces. Guest ratings run 9.1/10 from 180+ reviews.

Good to know: The spa has 10 treatment rooms and doubles as access to the Aria athletic club; dogs are allowed on stays.

Skip it if you want lakeside dining instead of a mountain base; Edgewood Tahoe Resort on this list has that instead.

Richardson's Tavern, one of four restaurants here, was built in 1793. The Spa at Woodstock Inn is LEED-certified with 10 treatment rooms, and the 142 rooms and suites carry a Vermont style. Guest ratings run 9.1/10 from 160+ reviews.

Good to know: Dogs are allowed, with pet-friendly Garden Level rooms offered; no fee amount is given for pets here.

Skip it if you want to be right in a big ski town; this inn sits in the village of Woodstock instead.

At 21,000 square feet, Bachelor Gulch Spa is the largest spa by square footage named on this list. The 202 rooms have marble bathrooms, and dining runs from Wyld, a modern Coloradan restaurant, to Sakaba, a sushi lounge.

Good to know: The resort sits in Bachelor Gulch at Beaver Creek, Colorado, with two distinct restaurants on site.

Skip it if a smaller, boutique-style property suits you better; this is a 202-room resort.

Every one of the 173 rooms has a full or convenience kitchen, a detail that sets this resort apart from the hotel-style rooms elsewhere on this list. Five restaurants and lounges, including Toro Snowmass, cover the nights nobody wants to cook, and the 7,000-square-foot spa was designed by Jean-Michel Gathy. Guest ratings run 8.8/10 from 90+ reviews.

Good to know: The spa includes six treatment rooms and a couple's suite, and dogs are allowed on stays.

Skip it if a full-service spa day matters most; the spa here is smaller than the ones at Waldorf Astoria Park City or The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch on this list.

This historic adobe inn has just 10 individually decorated guestrooms. Rooms come with fireplaces and handmade southwest-style furnishings, and the inn sits in La Loma Plaza in Taos, New Mexico. Guest ratings run 9/10 from 300+ reviews.

Good to know: Dogs are allowed, up to two per room and 35 pounds each, for a $50 fee per stay.

Skip it if you want resort-scale facilities; this is a 10-room inn, not a full resort.

This adobe bed and breakfast in Ranchos de Taos allows both dogs and cats, each for a $25 fee per stay, and provides a grassy pet relief area with waste-disposal stations. Guests should expect a bed-and-breakfast setting rather than resort facilities: no spa, pool, or restaurant is listed here. Guest ratings run 9.4/10 from 90+ reviews.

Good to know: Dogs and cats are both accepted, each for a $25 per-stay fee, and pets are crated when left alone in the room.

Skip it if you want on-site dining or a spa; neither is listed at this bed and breakfast.

Spread across 14 acres opposite the National Elk Refuge, this resort's 167 rooms and cabins put wildlife viewing on the doorstep in Jackson, Wyoming. The on-site restaurant runs a locally sourced, seasonal menu, and The Spa at Rustic Inn adds a sauna and steam room to its treatment rooms. Guest ratings run 8.9/10 from 770+ reviews, the highest review count on this list.

Good to know: Cabins as well as rooms are available across the 14-acre property, directly across from the National Elk Refuge.

Skip it if wildlife refuge views matter less than mountain-base dining; the on-site spa here is smaller than several others on this list.

Guest ratings here run 9.5/10 from 70+ reviews, the highest rating of any hotel on this list. The hotel is part of Limelight Hotels, owned by the Aspen Skiing Company, and sits, in a straight line, just 1.4 miles from Sun Valley Resort, also on this page. A sustainability label is listed for the property.

Good to know: It's an independent boutique hotel in Ketchum, Idaho, part of the Limelight Hotels brand from the Aspen Skiing Company.

Skip it if you want a resort with restaurants and a full spa; consider Sun Valley Resort, 1.4 miles away in a straight line on this list, instead.

Condo-style suites here range from studios to one- and two-bedroom units, more living space than a standard hotel room elsewhere on this list. Siam's Talay Grille, a Thai and Asian-fusion restaurant, occupies the first floor, and guests get complimentary access to the spa at sister property The Peaks Resort. Guest ratings run 9.3/10 from 120+ reviews.

Good to know: The spa itself is off-site at sister property The Peaks Resort; this hotel's own facilities are fitness only.

Skip it if you want a full spa on site; here it's fitness only, with spa access off-site at The Peaks Resort.

The Summit Suite series here comes with a Jacuzzi tub, a detail not mentioned for other rooms on this list. The West End Bistro serves local-ingredient American cuisine, and the on-site spa covers massages, body treatments, and facials. Guest ratings run 8.8/10 from 340+ reviews.

Good to know: Dogs are allowed, up to two of any size, for a $25 fee per pet per night.

Skip it if a Thai restaurant on site matters more than a spa; Inn at Lost Creek, 1.6 miles away in a straight line, has that instead.

All 45 rooms and suites here face the Ottauquechee River, and the inn is family-owned rather than part of a chain. 506 Bistro & Bar serves a seasonal menu on site, and there's an indoor pool and sauna, though no dedicated treatment spa. Guest ratings run 8.9/10 from 200+ reviews.

Good to know: The inn sits, in a straight line, 1.8 miles from Woodstock Inn & Resort, which does have a full spa, also on this list.

Skip it if a treatment spa matters to your trip; none is on site here, only a pool and sauna.

Sun Valley Lodge and Sun Valley Inn opened in 1937, making this the oldest resort named on this list. Six restaurants and two bars operate across the property, and the 20,000-square-foot Sun Valley Spa offers massages and facials in dedicated rooms. Guest ratings run 9/10 from 80+ reviews.

Good to know: The resort sits, in a straight line, 1.4 miles from Limelight Hotel Ketchum, also on this list.

Skip it if you want a small, boutique-style stay; this resort runs six restaurants and two bars.