High-altitude mountain views serve as a dramatic backdrop for technical wooded shots at Brighton Ski Resort in Utah. | Photo discgolfscene.com
As the snow melts and the lift lines disappear, many of the world’s most iconic ski resorts undergo a dramatic transformation. Rather than sitting idle during the summer months, these mountain venues are increasingly turning their steep, high-elevation terrain into world-class disc golf destinations. Whether you are looking for technical, wooded tracks or massive, alpine-style shots that leverage vertical drop, these venues prove that disc golf is a perfect way to inject off-season life into ski resorts.
Sourced from the latest 2026 data and player ratings on UDisc—the premier resource for disc golfers worldwide—this list showcases the absolute best courses currently operating on ski properties.
The Top 9 Courses
Four waterfalls and deep ravines create one of New York’s most diverse disc golf experiences on the Black Diamond course at Emery Park. | Photo: UDisc
#9 Black Diamond at Emery Park (South Wales, New York)
Located in a large public park in western New York that’s know for cross country skiing in the winter, this course is highly regarded for its diverse layout. According to Matthew Hess, a UDisc Course Ambassador, the course is “pretty evenly split between dense woods and park style golf,” offering players a scenic journey that includes a creek, two ravines, and four distinct waterfalls.
Tall pine trees frame the narrow, technical fairways at Hiittenharju, a premier destination that showcases Finland’s world-class disc golf terrain. | Photo: UDisc
#8: Hiittenharju DiscGolfPark (Harjavalta, Finland)
Finland is a global powerhouse for the sport, and this ski resort disc golf course is a standout, ranking as the #13 course in the entire country. It is celebrated for its spectacular use of elevation and its narrow, technical fairways carved through beautiful stands of skinny pines.
Disc golfers traverse the slopes of Borgen, where the elevation changes over three layouts feel like climbing an 18-story building. | Photo: UDisc
#7: Borgen DiscGolfArena: Vit, Blå & Röd (Värnamo, Sweden)
Ranking #31 in Sweden’s top 100, this venue at the winter ski area is for the dedicated summer hiker. Players tackle three different layouts that involve significant climbing; rounds average over two hours and feature total elevation changes equivalent to an 18-story building.
The mowed fairways of Riekstukalns stretch across the slopes of Latvia’s largest ski destination, offering a unique blend of forest and mountain play. | Photo: UDisc
#6: Riekstukalns (Baldones pagasts, Latvia)
As the highest-rated disc golf course in Latvia, this venue is situated at the Baltics’ largest ski destination. Caretakers maintain the property with weekly mowing of both fairways and rough, ensuring a professional experience as you play through the woods and up and down the steep slopes.
Brighton’s disc golf course pushes the limits of alpine recreation. | Photo: UDisc
#5: Brighton Ski Resort: Majestic 18 (Brighton, Utah)
Under 45 minutes from Salt Lake City, this challenging course is a marquee destination in Utah. It is set to host the 2026 U.S. Women’s Disc Golf Championships, offering players the option to hike or take the lift to the top for a round defined by wooded fairways and incredible mountain views.
The 24-hole layout at Furutangen winds through a quiet, well-maintained forest, offering a peaceful year-round retreat in eastern Norway. | Photo: UDisc
#4: Furutangen Diskgolfpark (Osen, Norway)
Nestled in eastern Norway, this resort offers a full year-round leisure experience. The disc golf course is a top-ranked destination in Norway, featuring 24 well-maintained holes that wind through a quintessential forest of skinny pine trees.
Disc golfers can play along the hilly, wooded terrain at Standing Rocks, where a massive 524-acre park utilizes former ski slopes to create 33 permanent holes. | Photo: UDisc
#3: Standing Rocks (Stevens Point, Wisconsin)
This massive 524-acre park offers 33 permanent holes that utilize both the cross country ski tracks and the surrounding hilly, wooded landscape. It is ranked #49 in the world, solidifying its place as one of the elite disc golf experiences in the Midwest.
Sunlight filters through the open, manicured fairways of Fox Run Meadows, a world-class course that anchors the summer recreation program at Smugglers’ Notch. | Photo: UDisc
#2: Fox Run Meadows (Cambridge, Vermont)
A sister course to the top-ranked Brewster Ridge, Fox Run Meadows offers a slightly more open, meadow-style game. Its incredible shot variety and meticulous design help make Smugglers’ Notch the only place in the United States to boast two courses in the world’s top 9.
A heavily wooded hole at Brewster Ridge, which has consistently ranked among the finest disc golf courses on the planet. | Photo: UDisc
#1: Brewster Ridge Disc Golf Course (Cambridge, Vermont)
The undisputed king of ski-area disc golf, this course at Smugglers’ Notch Resort is a permanent fixture in the world’s best courses. It is a wooded paradise that has become a mandatory bucket-list destination for serious disc golfers from across the globe.
From the high-alpine vistas of Utah to the pine-studded forests of Finland and Norway, the intersection of ski resorts and disc golf is creating some of the most exciting recreational opportunities in the outdoor industry. Who would’ve thought that the same terrain that provides world-class winter sport experiences can sometimes also be equally suited to providing a top-tier game of disc golf?