Major resorts in USA
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With a top height of 3060m and vertical of 1060m, Heavenly is the highest and biggest of the resorts around famously deep, pure and beautiful Lake Tahoe. It has the best lake views, too. But anyone drawn…
When we first visited Jackson Hole in the early 1990s, you went for its gnarly mountain, shedloads of snow and big vertical – simple as that. It had few facilities at the base or on the mountain, and…
A satisfying mountain with plenty of comfortable lodgings spread rather too widely around the valley at the base
New England’s leading resort, in most respects; good slopes, great après-ski, no real village – for the moment, at least
Mammoth may not be mammoth in Alpine terms – from end to end it’s less than one-third of the size of Val d’Isère-Tignes, in area more like one-sixth. But in American terms it’s a decent size,…
The resort formerly known as Squaw Valley. In adopting a less provocative name, the owners of this resort and next-door Alpine Meadows (15 minutes away by free shuttle-bus) have taken the opportunity to…
In 2015, Park City Mountain Resort was linked to next-door Canyons by a new gondola and new runs to form the USA’s biggest linked ski area, with 7,300 acres of terrain. But although it is bigger than…
Fine family fun and three woody mountains of varied slopes; great for beginners too
There can be few places where nature has combined the steep with the deep better than at Snowbird and next-door Alta. In a ‘normal’ snow year the resorts’ combined area is one of the top powder-pig…
The slopes of Snowmass are a key part of the attraction of nearby Aspen as a destination. The skiing here is great for all standards. As a base, Snowmass has obvious appeal for families wanting easy cruising…
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