Replying to ski bummin'

i grew up in vermont skiing almost exclusively at jay, but i graduate this spring and am looking to spend a year ski bumming. where's the best place to spend a season? i'm up for anything on the continent. I've been looking at places like a-basin, crested butte, whitewater, red mtn, mostly smaller earthy places anywhere in the rockies. people here come from all over, so what's everyone's opinion? maybe people could expand it to best place for each region like colorado, utah, teton, bc interior, etc.