Forbes list - 10 Best Ski Towns in US

[gmcunni]

1. Telluride, CO
2. Park City, UT
3. Steamboat Springs, CO
4. Jackson Hole, WY
5. Aspen, Colorado
6. South Lake Tahoe, CA
7. Breckenridge, CO
8. Ketchum/Sun Valley, ID
9. Stowe, VT
10. Durango, CO

i've been to 2 of them


http://unofficialnetworks.com/2015/03/10-best-ski-towns-in-america-according-to-forbes

 

[thetrailboss]

Nice. Been to four of them.


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[SkiFanE]

So Lake Tahoe? Yech.

 

[deadheadskier]

Whiteface fans will melt that Stowe made the list over LP

 

[4aprice]

Noteable absences too. The big V comes to mind. South west Colorado looks to score big. BTW Did anyone else see that Durango Resort was sold and reverting back to its old name Purgatory.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[Harvey]

Is there skiing in Lake Tahoe?

 

[deadheadskier]

I'm actually not a fan of Vail at all. It doesn't surprise me that it didn't make the list. It doesn't feel like a "town".

 

[Scruffy]

Been to 5 of them.

 

[catsup948]

I've been to all but Sun Valley and Aspen, only 3 in the winter though.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Western bias.

 

[Cannonball]

Western bias.

Makes sense since the West has the big mountains that attract the majority of skiers. You rarely hear of people moving East to live in a ski town.

BTW, don't be surprised if a list of "Best beach towns" has a coastal bias.

 

[Warp Daddy]

LP is far better than many and my assumption is that the negative opinions regarding the NYS tax structure weighed heavily in that assessment . I agree that the Peoples republic of VT alao has a negative tax situation which no doubt rendered it lower on the list ,a which obviously has a western bias . Those 1 percenters do not like TAXES.:smash:

 

[Smellytele]

Durango is not a ski town in my opinion. I did like the Brewery I went to there though. LP should be on this list.

 

[joshua segal]

These lists have to recognize that there are at least three regions of this country; west, mid-west and east, (and some might add mid-Atlantic) that are so different that it doesn't make sense to compare them with each other.

Ski Magazine figured it out in recent years by having a different section for east vs. west; and I was happy to see an Upper Peninsula entry for the ten best smaller areas.

 

[gmcunni]

i like the list.. with a wife who doesn't ski trying to get a week vacation for skiing has to include a "ski town" she can enjoy too. she loved breck when we went a couple years ago. i gave her this list and told her to pick a place for next winter! leaning towards park city for next one.

 

[C-Rex]

Makes sense since the West has the big mountains that attract the majority of skiers. You rarely hear of people moving East to live in a ski town.

BTW, don't be surprised if a list of "Best beach towns" has a coastal bias.

I don't think I'd really call South Lake Tahoe a "Ski Town". With the casinos and the lake it's more like a resort town. I love it (when there's snow, anyway) but I wouldn't put it in the same category as Breckenridge. THAT'S a ski town.

 

[VTKilarney]

I've been to four.

I agree that Vail should not be on the list.

 

[joshua segal]

Makes sense since the West has the big mountains that attract the majority of skiers. You rarely hear of people moving East to live in a ski town.

...

With retirees as well as telecommuters, I've encountered those who moved to Waitsfield/Warren, Conway and Stowe. The east is not quite so isolated (distance-wise) from the non-skiing aspects of life.

 

[4aprice]

Showing my own bias but how does Park City outrank Aspen? Maybe Aspen has changed over the last few years as I haven't been there since 2001 but I've always seen PC as a poor mans Aspen.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

 

[Rushski]

South Lake Tahoe??? Maybe North Lake as it has Squaw, Sugarbowl, Alpine Meadows, Homewood, Mount Rose, good restaurants and isn't as obnoxious as South Lake. Though definitely not a fan of Northstar...