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Top 10 Resorts

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AKoblitz
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According to Ski magazine

The top 10 resorts according to SKI Magazine’s readers:

1. Vail, Colo.
2. Deer Valley, Utah
3. Snowmass, Colo.
4. Whistler/Blackcomb, B.C.
5. Park City, Utah
6. Breckenridge, Colo.
7. Aspen, Colo.
8. Beaver Creek, Colo.
9. Steamboat, Colo.
10. Sun Valley, Idaho

The top 10 resorts in the East according to SKI Magazine’s readers:

1. Tremblant, Que.
2. Smugglers Notch, Vt.
3. Whiteface, N.Y.
4. Killington, Vt.
5. Sugarloaf, Maine
6. Stowe, Vt.
7. Sunday River, Maine
8. Okemo, Vt.
9. Holiday Valley, N.Y.
10. Bretton Woods, N.H.



What would u put up there?
Sep 18 2006 3:16PM
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00000000
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Jay should be up there somewhere
Sep 18 2006 3:20PM
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smuggsVT
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Smuggs #1
Sep 18 2006 3:21PM
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ninjea
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my backyard
Sep 18 2006 3:23PM
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4ReeL_
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COLORADO REP!!!
Sep 18 2006 3:23PM
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00000000
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Tremblant is a solid #1, it's got everything you can ask for.
Sep 18 2006 3:24PM
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iskindiana
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1. Mammoth
2. Whistler
3. Snowbird
4. Alta
5. Breck

I dont know about the other 5

but no way should DEER VALLEY be up there.
Sep 18 2006 3:25PM
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smuggsVT
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Its way too busy
Sep 18 2006 3:26PM
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00000000
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Yeah true, but it's only really busy on weekends and holidays, most of the time it's really not that bad.

A plus side to all the people is the great parties at Tremblan.
Sep 18 2006 3:28PM
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-+Siver+-
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Tremblant deserves to be # 1, but i do agree jay should be up there
Sep 18 2006 3:43PM
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Jeff_Lo
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Those are all good mountains but you have to realize, your probably picking atleast 3-4 of those for park, Ski Magazine is for a huge array of skiers, and rates mountains based on which can best accomodate every skiers needs! And i agree with the list, because unlike most of newschoolers, i like to spend more than 75 percent of the day outside the parks...

and to add on, for all those Utah kids hating on colorado, this really must say something!
Sep 18 2006 4:12PM
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Alkyy
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jay really isnt a resort town....
Sep 18 2006 4:14PM
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i+am+ghetto
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if u make a list 4europe laax would be one of the top5 4sure
Sep 18 2006 4:34PM
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Aenigma
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Jackson
Alta
Whistler
Fernie
Crested Butte

Or something like that, in no particular order. So basically their top 10 is a total load of crap unless you wear a mink jacket and crack open a bottle of $200 wine after every day of skiing.
Sep 18 2006 4:47PM
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3ski6guy0
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breck isnt that great of place. its super flat, lots of tourists. only go there for park. vails not all that either, there are so many catwalks to get around
Sep 18 2006 4:48PM
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00000000
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Fernie for sure, such a good vibe in that town (when it's a good season)
Sep 18 2006 4:53PM
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CZA
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mammoth def. isnt as good of an all around mountain as whistler
Sep 18 2006 4:53PM
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AKoblitz
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seriously you must be joking....

Jackson, Whistler, and Crested Butte all fall into the "Rich category" But for the most part which ski resort doesn't? I mean its bascially the same at most resorts. You've got the rich people, the locals, and the tourists. So sorry to say, I may not agree with their top few...but its not a load of crap dealing with mink jackets and $200 bottle of wine.
Sep 18 2006 5:06PM
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triebby
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those rankings are absolutly horrible, no way that is accurate
Sep 18 2006 5:10PM
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linds-o-rama
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My thoughts exactly, Mad River Glen too. Ski magazine readers must be (excuse my English) pussies.
Sep 18 2006 5:38PM
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Jeff_Lo
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the bowls are so prime on powder days if you know where to go!
Sep 18 2006 5:40PM
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jack.whelan
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VERBIER!
freeride HEAVEN.
Sep 18 2006 5:43PM
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Legit
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no way, ive been there before, and i hated it casue they only have slow double chairs, but the terrain is good
Sep 18 2006 5:46PM
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skifree919
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Okemo should not be on that east coast list. There are very very few actually difficult trails there, and its madddd crowded there all the time
Sep 18 2006 5:47PM
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A_E
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woodbury, sounthington, mohawk
Sep 18 2006 6:03PM
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futurespin
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Holiday Valley?!??!?! They're not even top 5 in NY, and every VT mountain owns them, they should not be on the list.
Sep 18 2006 6:11PM
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Vicious
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Here's how it should go:

1. JH
2. Snowmass
3. Alta
4. CB
5. Snowbird
6. Silverton
7. Vail
8. Steamboat
9. Park City
10. Loveland (woot woot)

This doesn't take into consideration Whistler, Mammoth or anywhere in the PNW, as I haven't been there to experience these spots, but this top 10 will keep you busy for years.

Not to mention all the bc that is accessible from those listed.
Sep 18 2006 6:12PM
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Campeador
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Horrible fucking ratings. A better title would be Top Ten Resorts for the 40 year old with kids who still wants to be a ripper.

How could they not include anything from California?
Mammoth and Squaw would be on any accurate list of top ten resorts.
Sep 18 2006 6:30PM
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cofreeskier
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yea CO!!
i'd put keystone on the top 10 if breck is up there
Sep 18 2006 6:31PM
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4frntSkier
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i disagree with the east coast ones
as far as resorts go
Sep 18 2006 6:37PM
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Aenigma
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They may fall into the "rich" category, but not nearly as much as places like Breckenridge would. I know at Jackson if you at least close your eyes on the bottom 200 yards of the mountain there's a chance that you won't see a moose-shaped hat or a person in spandex pants and sunglasses. Kick ass skiing can compensate for over development, but a lot of the "nice" resorts have mediocre terrain and a small town at the bottom of the mountain.
Sep 18 2006 7:15PM
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B.L.A.K.E
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1. The wislercomb
2. Jacksonhole
Sep 18 2006 7:21PM
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jibmaster_josh
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theres a holiday valley in ontario....it SUCKS
Sep 18 2006 7:35PM
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Kevo
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Deer Valley should be off the list. The skiing is mediocre compared to the resorts around it. It is just expensive.

Sep 18 2006 7:37PM
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Kevo
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also nice to see that I have passes to two of the top 10 resorts.
Sep 18 2006 7:38PM
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joeA
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tremblant is not that busy if you get onto the other side of the mtn without the gondola, i am not sure if i would call it number one though, its deffinetly up there though
Sep 18 2006 7:46PM
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720laxskier
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t-blant is busy. but just do laps on the quad over the park. so sick
Sep 18 2006 7:52PM
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DaysToCome
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vail sucks.when cressted butte and telluride get good seasons they are both definantly above vail
and so is aspen. vail sucks. too crowded overskied and overhyped
Sep 18 2006 7:55PM
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thrasher*TB
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jea thats all u need
Sep 18 2006 7:57PM
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tahokilla
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ski magazinne is for families and yuppies. that top ten looks like a top ten yuppie list. here is the true top ten from a tahoe perspecctive.

1 whistler/blackcomb
2 squaw
3 alta
4 crested butte
5 mammoth
6 snowbird
7 alpine meadows
8 kirkwood
9 brecknridge
10 sugarbowl
Sep 19 2006 6:38AM
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swTroyanchick
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some european skiresorts missing huh ?

Laax
Zermatt
Saas Fee
Deux alpes
La Clusaz
Ischgl
Are

there are heaps actually
Sep 19 2006 7:14AM
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Marcos79
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you missed Saanemöser :D
Sep 19 2006 7:26AM
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swTroyanchick
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hahaha dont wanna claim u know ;)
Sep 19 2006 7:30AM
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Legit
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so true, when the south side park is set up good, nothin beats skiing a sick line down the entire park then getting on the high speed quad without waiting in line
Sep 19 2006 8:00AM
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seine_Dudeheit
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Arlberg
Kaunertal
Hintertux
Nordpark
Dachstein
Sep 19 2006 8:15AM
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Marcos79
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here's my top 10

Laax
Tignes
Grindelwald
Hoch Ybrig
Val d'sere
Lenzerheide
Flums
Andermatt
Gstaad

ok not ten but nine
Sep 19 2006 8:22AM
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linds-o-rama
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I think it was top 10 in North America. For some reason, they never rank resorts in Europe, S. America, etc. I can certainly speculate as to why (see my post above)
Sep 19 2006 9:57AM
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Concept53
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thats hilarious along with that list should be sundown and powder ridge
Sep 19 2006 10:02AM
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iskindiana
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WHistler, Snowbird, Alta, picked for park? i dont think so.
but prolly breck and mammoth. but i like mammoths skiing outside the park, place is huge.
Sep 19 2006 10:20AM
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coordy12
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the colorado pass has of the top 10!!!
Sep 19 2006 10:38AM
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AKoblitz
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apparetnly not... and sorry bro, don't get me wrong...but ski magazine gets read alot more than freeskier or freeze did. No i'm not a guppy lovin hippie, but you gotta face the facts that resorts are a business...and business is about money. You can't have a ski area soley based upon park skiing (yes I ski park just about all the time also) you have to have an all around environment, for the family, the locals, the kids, and the average person. Think about it bra
Sep 19 2006 10:57AM
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