big-will 7 Posted January 20, 2005 Share Posted January 20, 2005 What might be the "hot" resorts right now wherever in the world? Hot as in good. Hot as in popular with the right people. Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 St.Anton gets my vote. Some hot lines and a cool town to hang out in. Telluride is another if your looking at the states. Link to post Share on other sites
caver200020 0 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 there are so many in Europe, specially in the french alps; there are many many good ones if there is snow (not much now), if not, choose the highest such as val thorens or val d'isere/tignes; if yes, you have smaller resorts with very nice atmosphere (clubs..); then, for the ride, it depends if you do ski or snowboarding, freeriding or freestyle, etc etc! Link to post Share on other sites
dizzy 0 Posted January 21, 2005 Share Posted January 21, 2005 Telluride, Colorado is always a great place 2B. i'd also add Heavenly Resort @ Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada to the list and Jackson Hole, Wyoming is gaining popularity (always been a cool town) Link to post Share on other sites
marnix 0 Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Party in S.Lake Tahoe hit the snow in Kirkwood and stay clear of Heavenly. Val Thorens and Les 2 Alpes have good clubs and great skiing Cham is always fun, but everyone seems to be there for the powder so soon everything is gone. Same for St. Anton, although Lech usually keeps freshies longer. Park City has a good night scene and skiing in the Canyons. Also the combined skipass for Alta/Snowbird is great for skiers. (You can board down in Alta but you won`t be able to get on a lift there when you have a snowboard on your feet). SLC has some goods clubs. Link to post Share on other sites
crazyski 0 Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Best place I've been by a longshot is Alta. Most snow (1300cm/yr+), driest snow, sickest terrain -- a lot of it requiring a short hike to keep beaters away, best skiiers, lots of telemarkers, good vibe (and still relatively cheap). If you wanna spend the money, the Alta/Snowbird pass is probably the best concentraion of terrain in N. America. My 2 cents. Link to post Share on other sites
happyhappy 0 Posted January 22, 2005 Share Posted January 22, 2005 Where abouts is Alta then? Never heard of that one. Link to post Share on other sites
white-void 0 Posted January 24, 2005 Share Posted January 24, 2005 St Anton. Paired up with Nozawa, right? Link to post Share on other sites
ortwin 0 Posted January 25, 2005 Share Posted January 25, 2005 St. Anton and Nozawa get my votes. My favorite places. Link to post Share on other sites
crazyski 0 Posted January 27, 2005 Share Posted January 27, 2005 happyhappy, Alta's in Utah, not far from Park City, the site of many 2002 Olympic events. It's in a different valley with its own microclimate, so it gets more than 200cm more snow than Park City does. Headin' there in a couple weeks, and I'm pumped. BTW, where you at in Gifu? I used to be there, but not anymore... " title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" /> Link to post Share on other sites
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