Back when the whole notion of skiing as a popular sport began to take off in Europe after World War I, people would go to lodges in fashionable resort towns such as Chamonix, St. Moritz and Gstaad. It wasn’t until the 1930s, when places like Sun Valley first began attracting skiers, that the idea of American ski resorts became popular.
Today, of course, nearly every state with semi-annual snowfall and a slightly bumpy terrain boasts at least one ski resort, but for those people for whom skiing is as much a sport as a pastime, only the best will do.
And that’s what you will read about below. In a nod to geographical realities and to be considerate of readers who live on the East Coast, we included two Eastern resorts, although the skiing is inferior to what one will invariably find in the West. Moreover, we have selected one resort per ski area. (We expect that readers will feel that we did not include many of their favorites and you may tell us so here.)
All the resorts included here, however, have been selected as much for the comfort and luxury of their lodges as for the quality of their ski runs. If you’re into extreme skiing and rough accommodations, the following may not be for you. But if you like your snow as white as your bed linen and the air as intoxicating as a bottle of Dom Perignon, then these are the places for you.
http://www.forbes.com/2001/11/08/1108feat.html?feed=rss_popstories
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