Ski-E-O! Ski Resort Tycoon

Ski-E-O! Ski Resort Tycoon is a management game about turning an empty mountain into a ski resort. You begin with a ticket office and a small amount of cash, then build trails and facilities and manage the needs of thousands of guests.

Shape the mountain

Paint trails directly onto terrain without a rigid grid system. The mountains use real-world LiDAR elevation data, including actual ridgelines and fall lines, and you provide routes for different abilities, from green-circle beginner trails to black-diamond runs for experienced skiers.

Build ski villages with lodges, restaurants, après bars, shops and other facilities. Guests have different interests: some come to relax, while others want to ski. Place amenities such as waffle stands, spas, warming huts and five-star hotels to meet their needs, and hire Ski Patrol to help injured guests.

Weather and snow

Snow falls, settles, melts and drifts in a GPU-simulated snowpack. Skiers carve grooves into the powder, while changing conditions affect your trails and operations. Warm, wet storms during an El Niño year can turn snow to rain and wash out trails; drought may keep snowblowers running around the clock, and heavy snowfall can bury buildings before the lifts open. A cool summer can leave the peaks soft and snowy for the next season.

Regional conditions also shape resort management. The East is cold and icy with little natural snow, so snowmakers help keep trails usable. Utah has light, consistent powder, while the Sierras alternate between heavy blizzards and dry spells. The Colorado Rockies bring reliable snowfall and severe high-altitude cold, and the Pacific Northwest’s deep, heavy snow keeps groomers busy.

Ski regions

Build resorts across major ski regions around the world: five regions in the United States, as well as Japan, the Alps, the Andes, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and China.