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Top 5 Best Ski Resorts In America

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

The community, the valley and the lake were all named after mountain man, trapper and trader, David Jackson. It is surrounded all sides by mountain barriers. The hole (or valley) is 48 miles in length and, six to eight miles in width, for the most part, embracing an area of approximately 400 square miles. This is a place where the best skiers in the world, before skiing off of 50-foot cliffs, gulp down waffles and Budweisers inside a mountaintop shanty called Corbet's Cabin.

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Alta and Snowbird, Utah

For those looking for a few days of skiing, there is no better choice than these next each other resorts that occupy a splendid apron of Little Cottonwood Canyon just 30 minutes away from downtown Salt Lake. The Alta ski area features long, straight, fall-line pitches. Among the most famous and most favored are High Rustler, Eddies High Nowhere, Stone Crusher and the Baldy Chutes. And beginning in the winter of 2002, Alta and its neighbor, Snowbird, began offering a joint day pass and a joint season ticket, allowing skiers to fully access all of the terrain of both resorts.

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Telluride, Colorado

Rated the #1 ski resort in North America by Conde Nast readers, Telluride Ski Resort is well known internationally as a premier ski and snowboard destination. Telluride Ski Resort has over 2,000 skiable acres and spans between the historic town of Telluride, Colorado and the modern alpine community of Mountain Village, Colorado. There is also a diverse range of Telluride activities to complement a ski or snowboard holiday. Activities in the area include winter fly fishing, sleigh ride dinners, dog sledding, or treatment at one of the many day spas.

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Alpine Meadows

Alpine Meadows is a ski resort located in Alpine Meadows, California of North Lake Tahoe. Alpine Meadows offers 2,400 acres of skiable terrain, 13 different lifts and a vertical drop of 1,800 ft. It is the perfect blend of city convenience and countryside beauty. Old growth and new growth meet here to make a unique neighborhood; a spot where play and work are in balance, where the great Mt. Hood Wilderness Area and scenic Columbia River Gorge are as available as your workplace. What's more, where a warm and comfortable home awaits you after a day fresh off the mountain, the river or a long day's work.

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Vail, Colorado

At the point when people think skiing in Colorado, Vail is regularly the first town that rings a bell. Set up under 50 years prior, saying the small town has grown rapidly in popularity is quite an understatement. It is located in Eagle County, Colorado, next to the town of Vail. At 5,289 acres, it is the 3rd largest single mountain ski resort in the United States.

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