Sun Valley Resort
Pros: Weather, On Mountain grooming, Lodges, Lack of other people, biggest producer of man made snow anywhere.
Cons: Natural Snow depth, airport location
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Rocky Mountain USA
Silverton Mountain
Pros: Amazing terrain, unique experience
Cons: Expensive for basically "hike to"
Durango Mountain Resort
Pros: Just enough steeps to be interesting. A racers' place.
Cons: Not quite enough vert to make it a Colorado destination.
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Alta
“ My husband and I were intermediate Eastern skiers when we first visited Alta. Not surprisingly, we never went back. To ski in the East, that is. Alta is not for everybody. It's not a name-dropper resort like Aspen or Vail. It does not have a big resort feel, nor the nightlife some would like after a couple of hours ripping the cruisers. In fact,...” --Altanaut
Snowbird
“One visit was all it took to fall in love with skiing.. at Snowbird. As a first time adult skier with only a few passes down the bunny hill during a lesson at Snowbird, I decided then and there that I wanted to ski for the US Olympic Team. Dreams of speeding down the giant slalom, scoring the longest ski jump, performing the most wicked of aerials and landing it solid is the stuff that Snowbird...” --BunnyHill
Snowbasin
“ The prices went up on the food from when I was last there two years ago. But two years ago I couldn't appreciate the challenge that Snowbasin brings. I agree with almost everything said above, this place is awesome. If you are looking for a destination to ski... go to the Park City area. If you have a car and are willing to drive to a destination...” --HolaSnow
Arapahoe Basin
“ We skied May 30 until June 4th, it was amazing, there is still a ton of snow up at elevation. This is a great place to meet extremely nice people, ski great terrain, the mountain food is excellent and very reasonable. A-Basin is not a glitzy, high fashion resort, but a relaxed ski area for everyone. I wish we were able to ski more of the place, but some lifts were closed, I don't...” --binobear
Taos Ski Valley
“I was on a ski trip in Southern Colorado over my Spring Break, making the rounds at Crested Butte, Wolf Creek, Silverton, Telluride, etc. At the advice of one of my friends who works as an instructor at Breckenridge, I used the extra day in my trip to go down to Taos. Prior to that, I didn't know much about it other than a preconceived notion that it wouldn't be great because it wasn't in...” --jswim123
Big Sky
“Spent a week there Feb. 2010. Never stood in line once, even for the Lone Peak Tram. Rode every lift, took most of the lines off the middle of the hill, but couldn't cover every run even with 5 days to do it. I took the Liberty Bowl off the Lone Peak tram every time. It was truely fun terrain, resembling Rendezvous Bowl at Jackson Hole except it's triple the vertical. The ride up the Lone...” --SpikeDog
Whitefish Mountain Resort
“Whitefish Mountain Resort, aka Big Mountain, has been around for over 60 years and yet the majority of skiers (unlike EpicSki members) have never heard of it. 3000 acres of varied terrain, from beginner areas with a magic carpet, to long sweeping cruisers, to tree skiing for the timid or the zealot, should keep everyone happy. A "real town", not a Walt Disney stage set, has great restaurants...” --sibhusky
Jackson Hole
“ In the winter of 2009, I took a trip to Jackson Hole with a few friends hoping to for a good time and some great snow. What I found was a mountain that delivered everything I was looking for and more. First of all, the skiing is unparalleled. There is no resort in the states that seems to cover the same amount of terrain, in style, function, size or any other metric you put down....” --whyasky
Steamboat Ski Resort
“ My favorite resort in America, and for good reason. First, let's get the bad out of the way. If you want to be Joe Gnar and your ski experience isn't complete without throwing flips off 30 footers, go to Crested Butte or Taos. If you want fast paced nightlife, go to Tahoe. If you want a 80 foot jumps, go to Keystone or Breck. That's not what they're trying to promote or sell, so...” --COBillsFan
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