Best Ski Resorts

This is a high-altitude, snowsure resort in central Switzerland above Lucerne and within easy reach of Zurich. The ski area goes up to a glacier at 3,028m; winter begins early and finishes late. It suits beginners and families on the sunny slopes of Brunni ...  

Re: “Fewer on ’board,” May 13 business news story. Skiers are generally older, more affluent and less affected by lift ticket increases, while snowboarders, a younger cohort, are probably not so fortunate. As they age, could concerns about getting or paying off an education, finding a job and raising a family override boarding? The article [...]  

Glad for gondola Published May 12, 2012 12:20AM MDT I visit Utah as often as I can to ski with family and friends because Utah has the best snow in the country. I’m excited about the proposed SkiLink that would connect Canyons and Solitude ski resorts via gondola in only 11 minutes. Numerous times I have made the hour-plus drive between the Wasatch Back and Front ski resorts. It would be so nice to stay in Park City or in Salt Lake...  

The "Chuck a Snowie" campaign plays on the age-old Australian tradition ... But the ad was applauded by Wodonga Chamber of Commerce executive officer Alison Reed. “This campaign is fresh and innovative — just what many of our businesses in this area ...  

Immediately above the mainly modern, functional, sprawling resort are nursery slopes that are about the best in the Alps – long, broad, gentle, sunny, convenient. If the posted speed restrictions were policed, they would be perfect. There are four free ...  

A weekend storm dumped new powder on our mountains and produced great conditions for the last weekend of skiing at some Utah ski resorts.Three of our resorts are still open. They are:Snowbird, which will remain open as long as conditions permitAlta, which is scheduled to close after skiing on April 29Brighton, which will close after skiing on April 22KSL has great video showing weekend skiing. You can see it here. Here are excerpts from the...  

Compared to 2011, when Jackson Hole and most other ski areas received huge amounts of snow, lodging rates, skier numbers and airport traffic essentially kept pace or were up this past winter, which was stingy on snowfall in most places. "We had a lot of ...  

Heavenly Mountain Resort on Lake Tahoe's south shore relied on snowmaking ... Arapahoe Basin, which stayed open until July 4 last season, tentatively plans to close in early June this year. Resorts in southwest Colorado still have decent bases, but ...  

Five prominent Lake Tahoe ski resorts will be offering their final day of skiing and snowboarding on Sunday (April 15). And those resorts will be offering some of the best conditions of the season. Scheduled to close down operations Sunday are Northstar ...  

DENVER - It's not a surprise it was a bad season for Colorado's ski resorts, but now we're finding out just how bad it really was. For some perspective, the worst season for the resorts was back in 1976 to 1977, when only half of the state's ski areas were ...  

VT, Copper Mountain, CO, Squaw Valley, CA and Whistler, BC, June - August 2012 For the free spirited, Wanderlust brings a unique twist to the ski resort music festival. They take their multi-pronged act on the road, setting up at four different resorts ...  

It’s that time of year at Lake Tahoe ski resorts. Time to lather on the sunscreen, put on a pair of shorts or swimsuit, and head down the slopes for some runs on a sun-drenched day. There has been plenty of that scenario taking place this week in Tahoe ...  

CALGARY — Calgary lawns might be bare and brown, but ski resorts across the Rockies are toasting a record season for snowfall as they prepare for spring’s last hurrah. Sunshine Village announced Tuesday that it had over the weekend broken an all-time ...  

With many Lake Tahoe ski resorts scheduled to shut down operations on Sunday, the region continues to get pummeled with fresh snow this week. Storms throughout the week could drop as much as 4 feet of new snow at some ski resorts. Despite an unusual dry ...  

EDEN — Jason Hardy was one of the last people to ride a ski lift in the Top of Utah this season, having spent Sunday afternoon on the slopes of Powder Mountain. “We got the late storm, so it was actually one of the best days I had all season ...