Golden Eagle Award Recipients (1994-2025)

Golden Eagle for Overall Environmental Excellence

2025 The Summit at Snoqualmie, WA
2024 Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO
2023 Wild Mountain, MN
2022 Alta Ski Area, UT
2021 Boyne Resorts, MI
2020 Bridger Bowl Mountain Resort, MT
2019 Vail Resorts, CO
2018 Boreal, CA
2017 Berkshire East Mountain Resort, MA
  Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows, CA
  Taos Ski Valley, NM
2016 Aspen Skiing Company, CO
  Gore Mountain, NY
  Soda Springs Ski Area, CA
2015 Mt. Hood Meadows, OR
  Shawnee Peak Ski Area, ME
  Winter Park Resort, CO
2014 Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO
  Proctor Academy, NH
  Steamboat Resort, CO
2013 Cottonwood Canyons Resorts, UT
  (Alta, Brighton, Solitude, Snowbird)
  Greek Peak Mountain Resort, NY
  Homewood Mountain Resort, CA
  Killington Resort, VT
2012 Aspen Skiing Company, CO
  Mt. Abram, ME
  Stevens Pass, WA
2011 Grand Targhee Resort, WY
  Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY
  Park City Mountain Resort, UT
2010 Whistler/Blackcomb, BC, Canada
2009 Grand Targhee Resort, WY
2008 Jiminy Peak, MA
2007 Snowbird, UT
2006 Aspen Skiing Company, CO
2005 Whistler/Blackcomb, BC, Canada
2004 Aspen Skiing Company, CO
2003 Whistler/Blackcomb, BC, Canada
2002 Telluride Ski & Golf, CO
2001 Aspen Skiing Company, CO
2000 Stowe, VT
1999 Aspen Skiing Company, CO
1998 Aspen Skiing Company, CO
1997 Snowbird, UT
1996 Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA
1995 Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY
1994 Mt. Bachelor, OR

Hero of Sustainability

2025 Hunter Wright Eldora Mountain Resort, CO
2024 Mike Nathan
Kate Wilson		 Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO
Vail Resorts, CO
2023 Jeff Grasser Copper Mountain Resort, CO
2022 Bonnie Hickey Bridger Bowl, MT
2021 Laura Schaffer POWDR Corp, UT
2020 Matt Robinson Sun Valley Resort, ID
2019 Hilary Arens Snowbird, UT
2018 Sha Miklas Arapahoe Basin, CO
2017 Onno Wieringa Alta, UT
2016 Kristyn Lingenfelter Squaw Valley | Alpine Meadows
2015 Brent Giles Powdr Corp, UT
2014 Maura Olivos Alta, UT

Climate Change Impact

2025 Sun Valley Resort, ID
2024 Boyne Resorts, MI
2023 Vail Resorts, CO
2022 Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO
2021 Eldora Mountain Resort, CO (tie)
Taos Ski Valley, NM (tie)
2020 SilverStar Mountain Resort, BC, Canada
2019 Jiminy Peak, MA
Sugarbush, VT
2018 Crystal Mountain, MI

Community and Partnerships

new in 2023

2025 Mount Southington, CT
2024 Massanutten Resort, VA (tie)
Taos Ski Valley, NM (tie)
2023 Arapahoe Basin Ski Area, CO (tie)
Big Sky Resort, MT (tie)

Innovation in Sustainability

2025 Copper Mountain Resort, CO
2024 Jay Peak Resort, VT
2022 Snowbasin Resort Co., UT
2021 Copper Mountain Resort, CO
2020 Crystal Mountain Resort, WA
2019 Taos Ski Valley, NM
2018 Bear Valley, CA

Past Awards

Silver Eagle - Excellence in Water Conservation
Mammoth Mountain (2010)
Seven Springs Mountain Resort (2009)
Vail Resorts (2008)
Mount Washington Alpine Resort (2007)
Sunshine Village (2006)
Arapahoe Basin & Aspen Skiing Co. (2005)
Stevens Pass & Sun Peaks Resort (2004)
Smugglers' Notch Resort (2003)
Aspen Skiing Co. (2002)
White Pass (2001)
Aspen Skiing Co. (2000)
Massanutten (1999)
Stratton (1998)
Crystal Mt., Wash. (1997)
Keystone (1996)
Snowbird (1995)
Killington (1994)
Silver Eagle - Excellence in Energy Conservation/Clean Energy
Bolton Valley (2010)
Stratton Mountain Resort (2009)
Park City (2008)
Mt. Ashland (2007)
Buck Hill (2006)
Mammoth (2005)
Vail Mountain (2004)
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (2003)
Aspen Skiing Co. (2002)
Mt. Wachusett (2001)
Aspen Skiing Company (2000)
Boston Mills (1999)
Silver Eagle - Excellence in Fish and Wildlife Habitat Protection
Durango Mountain Resort (2010)
Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe (2009)
Snowshoe (2008)
Whistler Blackcomb (2007)
Telluride (2006)
Moonlight Basin (2005)
Stratton Mountain (2004)
Wachusett Mountain Ski Area (2003)
White Face Mountain (2002)
Crested Butte (2001)
Stratton (2000)
Whistler/Blackcomb (1999)
Aspen Skiing Co. (1998)
Stevens Pass (1997)
Stratton (1996)
Heavenly Valley (1995)
Eldora Mt. and Jiminy Peak (1994)
Silver Eagle - Excellence in Environmental Education
Sierra-at-Tahoe Resort (2010)
Okemo Mountain Resort (2009)
Aspen Skiing Co. (2008)
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area (2007)
Sierra-at-Tahoe (2006)
Gore Mountain (2005)
Mt. Hood Meadows Ski Resort (2004)
Beaver Creek Resort (2003)
Steamboat Ski & Resort Corp. (2002)
Mt. Ashland (2001)
Mad River Glen (2000)
Aspen Skiing Co. (1999)
Whistler/Blackcomb (1998)
Stowe (1997)
Snowbird (1996)
Sierra-at-Tahoe (1995)
Aspen Skiing Co. (1994)
Silver Eagle - Excellence in Visual Impact
Winter Park (2009)
Arapahoe Basin (2008)
Winter Park (2007)
Gore Mountain (2006)
Jackson Hole (2005)
Moonlight Basin, LLC. (2004)
Alta Ski Area (2003)
Heavenly Ski Resort (2002)
The Canyons (2001)
Vail (2000)
Loon Mt. (1999)
Silver Eagle - Excellence in Stakeholder Relations
(changed from Group Relations in 2002)
Vail Resorts (2010)
Mammoth (2008)
Vail Resorts (2007)
Mt. Hood Meadows (2006)
Squaw Valley USA (2005)
Northstar-at-Tahoe (2004)
Aspen Skiing Company (2003)
Whistler/Blackcomb (2002)
Whistler/Blackcomb (2001)
Gore Mt. (2000)
Whistler/Blackcomb (1999)
Silver Eagle - Excellence in Waste Reduction and Recycling
(discontinued in 1995 but brought back in 2002)
Steamboat (2010)
Stowe Mountain Resort (2009)
Grand Targhee (2008)
Vail Resorts (2007)
Whistler/Blackcomb (2006)
Northstar-at-Tahoe (2005)
Keystone Resort (2004)
Mammoth Mountain Ski Area (2003)
Keystone (2002)
Steamboat (1994)
Silver Eagle - Excellence in Area Design
(discontinued in 1999)
Steamboat (1998)
Whitetail (1997)
Mt. Hood Meadows (1996)
Beaver Creek (1995)
Whitetail (1994)
Silver Eagle - Excellence in Community Outreach
(discontinued/renamed in 1999)
Aspen Skiing Co. (1998)
Mt. Bachelor (1997)
Sierra-at-Tahoe (1996)
Winter Park (1995)

NOTE: Silver Eagle Awards were replaced in 2011 with three Golden Eagle awards for resorts in the small, medium and large sized categories.

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