Best Ski Resort This Season ?

[SqUiRm]

What will be the top resort this season? Or where will u head ? i'd say Vail no doubt

 

[perry]

Atlanta... lots of white powdery stuff 'round here.

 

[huey1124]

Mammoth Mountain, no doubt. it's scheduled to open November 9th., and almost every year, the last day of the season is July 4th. Yes, you can ski/snowboard well into the summer months in California.

 

[XMan]

Steamboat Springs, but then, I'm biased.

 

[Nutcase99]

Wouldn't that depend on what state is closest to you? Hmm for me I think its somewhere in NH.

 

[Midnight Rambler]

Banff ...

 

[DataFly]

Whistler is always near, if not at, the top of the list for North America. Whistler!

 

[THELAIR]

Whistler, Blackcombe, Banff, Lake Louise list goes on...


Im 40 minutes from about a dozen top star mountains here in calgary. Many many many choices.

 

[thebestMAX]

Love Coloado and Montana but Canada is outstanding.

<<Whistler, Blackcombe, Banff, Lake Louise list goes on.>>

1st 2 are my faves, summer and winter.

 

[The LIdless Eye]

Crestted Butte, CO is my favorite. Great skiing, great restaurants, everythinng.

 

[Soulflare]

Whistler/Blackcomb, Lake Louise, Fernie... and if you're
trapped in the east, Mont Sainte Anne.

 

[prontospyder]

Here's the Top 10 Ski Resorts in the West according to Ski Magazine:

1. Vail, Colorado
2. Deer Valley, Utah
3. Whistler, British Columbia
4. Sun Valley, Idaho
5. Aspen, Colorado
6. Snowmass, Colorado
7. Beaver Creek, Colorado
8. Keystone, Colorado
9. Park City, Utah
10. Breckenridge, Colorado

All 60 here: http://www.skimag.com/resortguide/table.cfm

 

[chansen]

Augghhhh! I hate American ski mags! Ranking Whistler 3rd, with no other Canadian resorts in the top 10? At best, ignorant. At worst, propaganda.

Regards,
Craig

 

[SuperGroove]

WHAT?! No Copper Mountain? NO A-Basin?! ARGH! They got the best powder! Well, I don't now...I'm just not insane, or rich enough, to go to Vail or Aspen.

Paul

 

[prontospyder]

chansen:

Those results are based on survey results from actual skiers...not the magazine editors.

Supergroove:

Copper Mtn is 14th..not bad.

 

[highme]

Those results also factor in a bunch of stuff not directly related to skiing, but more the &quot;vacation experience.&quot;

Also, I second the notion that American ski magazines are suck.

I am going to go out on a limb and say Mt. Baker, how can you go wrong with a mountain that has set the all time snowfall record for one season in the last 3 years.



The top 5 mountains that I hope to visit this winter

1. Whistler/Blackcomb
2. Mt. Baker
3. Somewhere in Tahoe
4. Mt. Bachelor
5. Mt. Hood Meadows


The last 2 are a lock, I will definitely go to Bach and Hood. I have an unused plane ticket to Reno, so I will definitely hit up Tahoe. My Avalanche are playing on my birthday, (feb. 1) in Vancouver. Hopefully I will be there for that game, then spending some quality time in the mountains as well.

 

[marketsons1985]

Mt. baker has kick @ss snow. I was near there last year (spring break, my parents decide to go somewhere cold, and don't pack the skis) and i got a chance to look around there, it's awesome. I don't know how it compares to whistler or vail tho....

 

[Sohcan]

I'm going to Whistler/Blackcomb for the second time in January....but I can't believe no one has mentioned Jackson Hole, WY????

 

[chansen]

Sohcan,

Arc a couple on Cirque for me. Or Saudan Couloir (now Couloir Extreme, I guess people couldn't pronounce Saudan). Your choice.

Regards,
Craig

 

[billandopus]

Whistler/Blackcomb!


Ahhhh.....! Whatta place ...