Steamboat Springs has the nickname "Ski Town USA", and it"s well-earned, because many say the skiing is better than anywhere else. The town is split into two, the old downtown section, dating back to the 19th century, with an...

Squaw Valley sits on the north shore of Lake Tahoe, surrounded by six impressive mountains. Skiing started here in 1949, but the fame and fortune of the resort took off when it was picked to host the 1960 winter olympics. The village,...

In 1938 Walt Disney was amongst the visionaries who helped pick this picture perfect location for Sugar Bowl. The ski resort is set in a superb position next to the Donner summit, a place of tall peaks, steep narrow chutes, and wide...

Telluride is situated in the pristine San Juan Mountains in the South West of Colorado. The town is just 70 miles from Montrose airport, which is directly connected to several major cities. (Telluride airport is just 10 miles away,...

Perry H Merrill, well known for his work promoting state parks for Vermont, realized that the north facing slopes of Killington Peak, the second highest mountain in Vermont, were ideal skiing territory. He persuaded a commercial...

Smuggler"s Notch Resort is located in the heart of Vermont"s beautiful Green Mountains, set in over 3000 acres of native forest. The resort lies on route 108, just a few miles north of Smuggler"s Notch itself, a narrow ravine which...

Jay Peak Ski Resort is set in the Green Mountains which straddle the US/Canadian border, around 3½ hours drive from Boston. In wintertime, both easterly storms from...

THE List Of Best Ski Resorts including many of your favorites like "Jackson Hole, Wyoming", "Snowbird, Utah", "Alta, Utah", "Grand Targhee, Wyoming", "Whistler", "Mammoth Mountain" and more. Includes pictures, wallpapers (1280x1024, 1024x768, 1280x800 resolutions), and videos.

Grand Targhee is a compact friendly resort located on the west slopes of the magnificent Teton mountain range. The resort is eponymously named after the Indian leader Chief Targhee, a brave and respected chief from yesteryear. The...

Alta Ski Area is situated at the end of Little Cottonwood Canyon in the heart of the Wasatch-Cache National Forest. Snow conditions are reliably good - the average annual snowfall is a huge 500”. There"s no ski village as such, just 2...

Copper Mountain first came to life as a ski-resort back in 1971. In the succeeding years, the resort has grown into one of the top Colorado resorts, successfully appealing to a wide range of skiers. Beginners will enjoy the...

Arapahoe first opened as a ski-resort for the 1946-47 season, with just one tow. The resort continued as a small enterprise until the mid 1970s, when following a buy-out by Ralston-Purina, 4 new chairs were installed. The resort...

From the late 1940s, a Christmas Tree farm was operating on the slopes of Mount Pluto. The farm was bought up by the Fibreboard corporation, a large business concern which had its roots in industrial insulation. In an effort to...

Nestling in a semi-circle of impressive mountains, Crested Butte (pronounced "beaut") is well known for its steep terrain, and challenging double-black diamond runs. The ski base area, named Mount Crested Butte, is about 3 miles north...

The origins of Solitude Ski Resort can be found in an amusing anecdote. The fabulously wealthy Mr Robert M Barrett made his fortune uranium mining. He had a passion for one sport, skiing, which the millionaire pursued at nearby Alta. ...