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Brighton
A small scenic family ski resort, Utah's oldest, located at the top of Big Cottonwood Canyon, only 35 minutes southeast of downtown Salt Lake City and 35 miles from Salt Lake International Airport.
Montana Snowbowl
Snow Bowl is built on two peaks and has 2,600 feet of continuous vertical drop. Paradise is a 3 mile long cruiser. Grizzly rolls down 2,000 feet through steep terrain. There are plenty of un-named winders through the forest. Ski or ride all day long, from open to close, and never take the same line twice. 5,000ft - 7,600ft altitude.
Park City
2002 Olympics GS resort with Wild West-style main street, very convenient for slopes. Lots of bars and restaurants make nonsence of Utah's image as a puritanical Mormon state. Well maintained slopes, good snow record plus lots of snowmaking. Great lift system including 4 fast six-packs. 3,300 acres of varied skiing, 2,100m - 3,050m.

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Ski Snow Canyon
Snow Canyon in Cloudcroft provides more skiing for the dollar than any other New Mexico ski area. The resort offers the finest in grooming, snowmaking equipment, and professional, friendly personnel.
Sleeping Giant
Small ski area located 200 miles from Rock Springs, Wyoming, right next door to the East Entrance of Yellowstone National Park. 500 inches of fresh snow with an average of 300 inches each season with lots of sunshine and blue sky. 2 lifts rise 600 vertical feet from a base elevation of 6,700ft. 17 trails for all levels of skiing.
Snow King
Snow King Ski Area, nestled in the foothills of the Gros Ventre Mountains and at the very edge of the town of Jackson, Wyoming, offers one triple and two double chairlifts as well as a surface tow. The area is open for day and night skiing and has an extensive snow making system covering over 110 acres for reliable snow conditions.
Snowbasin
Host of the 2002 Winter Olympic Downhill and Super G, North of Salt Lake City, Utah. Fair-sized ski area with an impressive new lift system and very good snow reliability. Lots of challenging expert skiing. 3,200 acres of terrain, 1,785m - 2,850m altitude.
Snowbird
Unrivalled quality and quantity of powder snow - except by next-door Alta - new link to which makes one of the largest ski areas in the US. Located minutes from Salt Lake City, situated in the rugged beauty of Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. Fabulous ungroomed slopes with countless options, slopes at-the-door convenience. 4,700 acres of pistes, 2,410m - 3,355m, quite frequent lift lines for main cable-car.
Snowy Range
A small ski resort nestled in the Medicine Bow Routte National Forest, Wyoming. 27 trails serve all skiing abilities from beginner to expert: 7 Beginner trails, 12 Intermediate trails, 8 Expert trails. 4 chair-lifts, 250 acres of skiable terrain, 9,000ft - 9,990ft altitude.
Solitude
Nestled in the Big Cottonwood Canyon, Utah, 28 miles from Salt Lake City. Underrated, little, ski-in ski-out resort that is family owned and full of charm. State-of-the-art machinery ensures that 50% of the mountain is groomed on a rotaiting basis. 7,988ft - 10,035ft, 1,200+ skiable acres, 64 designed runs for all standards, 8 efficient lifts.
SolVista
A 5,500 acre mountain paradise tucked gently into the alpine wilderness near the west entrance to Rocky Mountain National Park. SolVista is home to 33 family-friendly ski trails on two interconnected mountains. 90 miles northernwest of Denver, Colorado.
Steamboat
A cowboy town in northwest Colorado, 157 miles northwest of Denver, famed for its gladed powder terrain. Fair-sized mountain with a decent amount of black-diamond terrain. Good snow record combined with modest altitude (2,100m - 3,220m). 2,939 acres of pistes, 20 lifts. Great resort for beginners.
Sun Valley
Stylish resort with ideal intermediate slopes to flatter its rich and famous guests. Luxury resort built around the atmospheric old mining town of Ketchum, easily accessible from the gateway cities of Boise, Idaho & Salt Lake City, Utah. Great many wonderful mountain restaurants, lots of off-slope diversions. 1,755m - 2,790m, 2,067 acres of pistes, 21 lifts, no lift lines. An expensive, luxurious place to ski at.
Sundance
Environmental conservation and artistic experimentation are the corner stones of this resort located 55 minutes south of Salt Lake City, Utah. Lift lines are a rarity here, and a variety of terrain is big. 4 chair-lifts serve a choice of 41 runs. 6,100ft - 8,250ft.
Sunlight Mountain Resort
A diversity of terrain featuring everything from cruising corduroy to heartstopping steeps can be enjoyed at this resort located 10 miles outside of Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 150 miles west of Denver and 90 miles east of Grand Junction. 7,885ft - 9,895ft altitude, 470 acrest of pistes with 2,000ft vertical, 4 lifts.
Sunrise Park
Arizona's premiere family ski resort in the heart of the White Mountains. Skiing on three local hills on 65 runs of all standards.
Taos
Taos ski area likes to describe itself as "the last bastion of pure skiing - a lot of sun, snow, mountains... and no snowboarders". 72 high altitude trails covered by 12 chair lifts. 9,207ft - 11,819ft. Snowboarding is banned here. Wow!
Telluride
A charming restored old Victorian silver-mining town with a real Wild West atmosphere, 125 miles from Durango, Colorado. Featuring skiing for all standards, including long, serious mogul slopes. Dramatic, craggy mountain scenery. Altitude 2,660m - 3,625m, 1,700 acres of pistes, 16 efficient lifts.
Teton Pass
Ski resort located in Choteau, Montana offering everything from alpine, telemark, snowboarding, and cross country skiing to snowshoeing. 26 runs of all grades.
The Canyons
Extensive ski area a short drive away of Park City and Deer Valley, Utah. Convenient new purpose-built resort village, brand new lift system, slopes for all abilities. Excellent snow reliability, few lift lines. 3,650 acres of skiable terrain, altitude 2,075m - 3,045m.
Turner Mountain
20 mostly intermediate to expert runs in the ski resort located in NW Montana 22 miles north of Libby. Summit elevation 5,952ft, 2,110ft vertical.
Vail
Largely traffic-free resort village with great ski-bus service 100 miles west of Denver, Colorado. Biggest US ski area, great for confident intermediates. The Back Bowls are big areas of treeless terrain. Fabulous new area of ungroomed, wooded slopes at Blue Sky Basin. Astonishing 5,289 acres of pistes, 2,475m - 3,525m altitude, 33 lifts.
White Pine Ski Area
Downhill skiing, snowboarding and cross country trails offered at this resort located northeast of Pinedale, Wyoming. Two state of the art triple chair lifts provide access to over 25 trails featuring an exciting variety of slopes. 9,500ft altitude.
Williams Ski Area
A small family oriented ski area in Williams, Arizona. 600ft of vertical drop on 7 mainly intermediate runs (30 acres) serviced by 2 lifts. Altitude 7,500ft - 8,150ft.
Winter Park
An impressive, huge ski area with an excellent mix of terrain that suits all standards. The best snowfall records of all Colorado's major resorts. Some great expert hair-raising challenges and great untracked snow at Berthoud Pass. Quiet on weekdays, and efficient lift system copes with weekends. 2,740m - 3,675m, 2,886 acres of interestingly divided pistes.
Wolf Creek
One of Colorado's oldest and finest ski resorts. A high alpine resort 10,350 feet at the base. 1,600 acres of pistes, 77 runs of all grades.

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