Archive for the ‘USA Ski Resort’ Category
This section covers a varied group of isolated resorts in different parts of the great Rocky Mountain chain that stretches the length of the United States from Montana and Idaho down through Wyoming and Colorado to New Mexico. Each has its own unique character and each is well worth knowing about. Read the rest of this entry »
You go to Utah for the deepest snow, to Colorado for the lightest powder and swankiest resorts, to California for the mountains and low prices. You go to New England for … well, for what? Extreme cold? Rock-hard artificial snow? Mountains too limited to be of interest beyond New Jersey? Yes and no: all of these preconceptions have some basis, but they add up to an incomplete and unfair picture. Read the rest of this entry »
Colorado was the first US state to market its resorts internationally and is still the most popular American destination for UK visitors. And justifiably so. To our mind it has the most alluring combination of attractive resorts, slopes to suit all standards and excellent, reliable snow dry enough to justify its ‘champagne powder’ label. Read the rest of this entry »
California? It means surfing, beaches, wine, Hollywood, Disneyland and San Francisco cable-cars. But it also has the highest mountains in continental USA and some of America’s biggest winter resorts, usually reliable for snow from November to May (one often remains open until the Independence Day holiday, the 4th of July). What’s more, winter holidays in California are tremendous value for money. Read the rest of this entry »



