What is your ultimate Resort?

[ski diva]

Build your own dream resort!

If you could build your own dream ski resort, what would it be like? For example, would it have the terrain of Vail, the food of Deer Valley, and the town of Aspen? Would it have miles of steep, mogul runs or be filled with groomers? Would it allow or not allow snowboarders? How far away would it be?

Here's your chance to go crazy! So let 'er rip!

 

[Shellski]

I'm thinking the terrain of Vail or Whistler, with the town of Telluride or Breckenridge. With the snow of Alta.

 

[Bonni]

I'd like the expanse and emptiness of the Yellowstone Club coupled with buff young men who give massages in the evening for anyone who bought a day pass.

What else is there? :D

 

[Greeley]

The town of Steamboat at the base of Snowmass, with Vail's back bowls. Let's be greedy & ask for Alta's snowfall.

 

[Squaw]

For me it's the terrain of Squaw...specifically KT 22...long steeps and chutes, lots of different routes mixing trees and views...a mix of bumps and unskied. OK, some Granite Chief and Silverado chairs, too. Knolls and drops.

Put that with the food of about ANY other place! Deer Valley...sounds good to me. Whistler food was pretty good...

and of course the snow of Alta or Jackson or some other powder-likely place.

Jen

 

[abc]

I'd like the expanse and emptiness of the Yellowstone Club coupled with buff young men who give massages in the evening for anyone who bought a day pass.

What else is there? :D

It already exist. It's call Jungfrau. In Switzerland.

I've never been to a resort that's got zero lift lines after 2' of fresh snow! I nearly got lost in the bowl and there's no one else around to ask for directions! ;) Talk about empty!

And the scenary is to die for. And the desert? I thought I died and went to heaven!

Snow is it's only problem, in general, that is. The week I was there was the exception not the rule (snowed everyday). I wished, for a moment, for a faster lift. But then I realize that would bring more skiers up there. I don't really want that, after all.

Move that a few thousand miles closer, it'd be perfect!

 

[abc]

I'm thinking the terrain of Vail or Whistler, with the town of Telluride or Breckenridge. With the snow of Alta.

Mmmm... I actually like the town of Whistler better than Breckenridge.

And in my view, Vail is also a toss up against Breckendridge. (never been to Telluride)

 

[pinto]

Jackson Hole might just do it all for me. Except maybe Utah snow; sometimes it can get sketchy at JH.

 

[ski diva]

Thought it might be fun to bump this up. Anyone have any further thoughts on this?

 

[IntheClouds]

Hmmm

Good snow
Good Variety of terrain
Good Food
Good people
Easy access
Centralized base area
5 month season
Fairly priced
Well managed with care, appreciate & take care of season pass holders
Inviting ski school for first timers & above

My home mountain has almost everything on my list EXCEPT there is nothing above tree line. No big open bowls. So falls just short of REALLY GOOD terrain choice for all. They also do not have enough great instructors. But that would be almost place. But they are likely on the lower end of PSIA certified instructor ratio. Open bowled areas are another 1 hr away, but don't neccessarily have as many of the other items. But give a nice variety & another place to meet up !

 

[IntheClouds]

For me it's the terrain of Squaw...specifically KT 22...long steeps and chutes, lots of different routes mixing trees and views...a mix of bumps and unskied. OK, some Granite Chief and Silverado chairs, too. Knolls and drops.

Put that with the food of about ANY other place! Deer Valley...sounds good to me. Whistler food was pretty good...

and of course the snow of Alta or Jackson or some other powder-likely place.

Jen

Had lunch in the Village at a non-resort restaurant there this year. Made a HUGE difference. Good quality & variety for a fair price ! Much better than High Camp.

 

[dloveski]

At first, I did not know how to respond to this question. Of course, great snow, no crowds, huge variety in terrain, trees (gotta have trees), etc. are 'musts', but having not skied that many resorts outside of Utah, Utah resorts are my reference points.

But, one thing that I think is most important to all Divas, is not the tangible characteristics listed above, but the intangible---where do you feel most 'at home'? Because that's what makes it for me---where I know folks and they know me (sort of like CHEERS). I can go to Deer Valley (Buck Valley) where the food is fine and where there is valet parking, yada yada.....but it's so big and so impersonal.

My little BCC resorts give me that community connection and camaraderie that make Solitude and Brighton my 'ultimate' resorts. Not fancy. Small. With great friends and family around.

 

[MaineSkiLady]

^^^ Agree with above and happen to love Solitude and Brighton for those exact reasons. It really is an intangible, after all - a vibe, if you will, that can be ultimately more important than anything else. And, wow, can that vary between resorts. Anywhere.

Happy to admit that my home area of Sugarloaf has that good vibe, like dloveski's BCC. Something about the place is just.....special -- it's great to call it my home area.

 

[dloveski]

MSL: it is the vibe---and the culture of the place and the people that love that place. It's what gets you up there in all kinds of conditions/weather.