Comments on: Top 10 Ski Resorts – 10 Best Resorts to Ski in the World http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/ Kick Ass Ski Blog! Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:16:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: J Chapman http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-13657 J Chapman Wed, 14 Dec 2011 04:31:12 +0000 http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts/#comment-13657 Ant Sales, you think that 4 out of the top 6 are in France? If you think there was North American bias before you might be right but you are definitely bias if that's what you think. Whistler Blackcomb has been voted number 1 almost every year by multiple ski magazines. It has over 8,000 acres of skiable terrain and more than 200 trails, and not to mention the peak to peak gondola which is untouched by any in the world. The snow up there is incredible and rarely does more than a day go by without it getting some fresh powder. The majority of people say that Whistler Blackcomb is the best, you may disagree but the majority is the majority. Ant Sales, you think that 4 out of the top 6 are in France? If you think there was North American bias before you might be right but you are definitely bias if that’s what you think. Whistler Blackcomb has been voted number 1 almost every year by multiple ski magazines. It has over 8,000 acres of skiable terrain and more than 200 trails, and not to mention the peak to peak gondola which is untouched by any in the world. The snow up there is incredible and rarely does more than a day go by without it getting some fresh powder. The majority of people say that Whistler Blackcomb is the best, you may disagree but the majority is the majority.

]]> By: Ant Sales http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-11393 Ant Sales Thu, 27 Jan 2011 09:01:37 +0000 http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts/#comment-11393 I observe that your review has a significant North American bias. After spending a lifetime of skiing in Europe and North America, only 2 resorts from North America will get into the top 10. The bottom line is Europe's top resorts are huge with great snow while most North Ameriacn resorts are relatively small. Here is my top 10. 1. Zermatt, Switzerland - great scenery, beautiful village, amazing skiing. Linked with Cervinia in Italy 2. Les Arcs / La Plagne (Paradiski), France - huge ski area with more than 2,000m of vertical in 1 run (Aguille Rouge to Villaroger) 3. Verbier, Switzerland - great scenery, huge and challenging ski area, great back country skiing. 4. Val Disere / Tignes, France - high altitude and massive ski area. 5. 3 Valleys, France - Courcheval, Meribel and Val Thorens - simply a huge ski machine. 6. Chamonix, France - the home of alpine skiing in France, most spectacular with great skiing. 7. Whistler / Blackcomb - Canada - great fall line skiing, the best resort in North America....despite at times being a bit wet. 8. Dolomites, Italy - very spectaular ski area with the Sella Ronda as the feature. 9. St Anton, Austria - great skiing, great nightlife, shares a lift pass with Lech And Zurs 10. Vail, Colorado, USA - extensive ski area, a shame about the interstate running through the middle of the village. Aspen, Colorado, USA would be in my top 10 if they linked all 4 ski areas, but as it is it is an inconvenient place to ski if you want to ski more than 1 mountain each day. I observe that your review has a significant North American bias. After spending a lifetime of skiing in Europe and North America, only 2 resorts from North America will get into the top 10. The bottom line is Europe’s top resorts are huge with great snow while most North Ameriacn resorts are relatively small.

Here is my top 10.

1. Zermatt, Switzerland – great scenery, beautiful village, amazing skiing. Linked with Cervinia in Italy

2. Les Arcs / La Plagne (Paradiski), France – huge ski area with more than 2,000m of vertical in 1 run (Aguille Rouge to Villaroger)

3. Verbier, Switzerland – great scenery, huge and challenging ski area, great back country skiing.

4. Val Disere / Tignes, France – high altitude and massive ski area.

5. 3 Valleys, France – Courcheval, Meribel and Val Thorens – simply a huge ski machine.

6. Chamonix, France – the home of alpine skiing in France, most spectacular with great skiing.

7. Whistler / Blackcomb – Canada – great fall line skiing, the best resort in North America….despite at times being a bit wet.

8. Dolomites, Italy – very spectaular ski area with the Sella Ronda as the feature.

9. St Anton, Austria – great skiing, great nightlife, shares a lift pass with Lech And Zurs

10. Vail, Colorado, USA – extensive ski area, a shame about the interstate running through the middle of the village.

Aspen, Colorado, USA would be in my top 10 if they linked all 4 ski areas, but as it is it is an inconvenient place to ski if you want to ski more than 1 mountain each day.

]]> By: Stephen Cook http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-11359 Stephen Cook Sat, 15 Jan 2011 06:32:17 +0000 http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts/#comment-11359 Snowbird / Alta Utah are my favorite resorts. 3,000 ft of vertical and 600+ inches of snow last year. I have never skied Switzerland, Austria, or even Whistler Blackcomb, but I have skied Telluride and Steamboat Colorado and check their snow reports and Utah gets more snow than Colorado. Eastern US mountains have plenty of vertical but the snow conditions are severly lacking compared to out west. Have to give it to the Easterners though, they take their skiing very seriously. The lift line is packed by 8 am waiting for the lifts to open for 5 inches of fresh powder, that turns to ice by 12:30 pm. In Utah, we get excited when we get 2, 3 , or even 5 feet of fresh powder. Although, I must admit, I am a freestyle mogul skiier and do better to stay in the moguls than the powder. So please tell me what other resorts boast 600+ inches of snow last year and only 30 minutes from an international airport with 700 flights per day. The readers of Ski Magazine raked Deer Valley, Utah #1 resort in the US, 3 years running. Deer Valley has world class lodges, lifts, and food. The people there are classy. I taught skiiing there last year for the Wasatch Freestyle Team. Love teaching such cute kids who are all super shreaders by the age of 8 yrs old. Someday I will ski the Global top ten list and then let you know how the rest match up to Utah: "The Greatest Snow on Earth" Snowbird / Alta Utah are my favorite resorts. 3,000 ft of vertical and 600+ inches of snow last year. I have never skied Switzerland, Austria, or even Whistler Blackcomb, but I have skied Telluride and Steamboat Colorado and check their snow reports and Utah gets more snow than Colorado.

Eastern US mountains have plenty of vertical but the snow conditions are severly lacking compared to out west. Have to give it to the Easterners though, they take their skiing very seriously. The lift line is packed by 8 am waiting for the lifts to open for 5 inches of fresh powder, that turns to ice by 12:30 pm.

In Utah, we get excited when we get 2, 3 , or even 5 feet of fresh powder.
Although, I must admit, I am a freestyle mogul skiier and do better to stay in the moguls than the powder.

So please tell me what other resorts boast 600+ inches of snow last year and only 30 minutes from an international airport with 700 flights per day.

The readers of Ski Magazine raked Deer Valley, Utah #1 resort in the US, 3 years running. Deer Valley has world class lodges, lifts, and food. The people there are classy. I taught skiiing there last year for the Wasatch Freestyle Team. Love teaching such cute kids who are all super shreaders by the age of 8 yrs old.

Someday I will ski the Global top ten list and then let you know how the rest match up to Utah: “The Greatest Snow on Earth”

]]> By: Sergey Ulitenokj http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-11338 Sergey Ulitenokj Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:56:37 +0000 http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts/#comment-11338 It is hard to rank ski resorts because our perceptions will vary wildly based on skill levels, snow conditions etc. Plus, there is no industry standard that designates trail difficulty which makes ski rankings an apples-to-oranges comparison. And there is no way Stowe is #7....It is a nice resort but it should not be compared to Vail, Zermatt, Wistler Blackcomb. It is hard to rank ski resorts because our perceptions will vary wildly based on skill levels, snow conditions etc. Plus, there is no industry standard that designates trail difficulty which makes ski rankings an apples-to-oranges comparison.

And there is no way Stowe is #7….It is a nice resort but it should not be compared to Vail, Zermatt, Wistler Blackcomb.

]]> By: Nic http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-8541 Nic Mon, 15 Feb 2010 15:38:42 +0000 http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts/#comment-8541 Hard to have a top ski resorts list without at least one of Trois Valee, Val D’Isere/Tignes and Chamonix. Is there an anti-French and a pro-American bias here? St Anton must also tick a lot of boxes, more than Kitzbuehl. Zermatt as the sole representative from Switzerland is crazy, although Zermatt/Cervinia definitely tops my list. With no Trois Valee and Val D'Isere, perhaps Verbier is not such a surprising omission, but maybe it is best to keep quiet about Andermatt, Val d'Anniviers and Flims otherwise everyone will want to go! The Engadin is much more impressive than the glitz of St Moritz would lead you to believe. Stowe is an odd inclusion, OK but hardly world class. Hard to have a top ski resorts list without at least one of Trois Valee, Val D’Isere/Tignes and Chamonix. Is there an anti-French and a pro-American bias here? St Anton must also tick a lot of boxes, more than Kitzbuehl. Zermatt as the sole representative from Switzerland is crazy, although Zermatt/Cervinia definitely tops my list. With no Trois Valee and Val D’Isere, perhaps Verbier is not such a surprising omission, but maybe it is best to keep quiet about Andermatt, Val d’Anniviers and Flims otherwise everyone will want to go! The Engadin is much more impressive than the glitz of St Moritz would lead you to believe. Stowe is an odd inclusion, OK but hardly world class.

]]> By: Sky Minor http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-8212 Sky Minor Mon, 28 Dec 2009 07:25:36 +0000 http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts/#comment-8212 Dude. Come on, there is no way one much less two east coast US ski resorts should be in the top 10. Are you kidding me? The list that you drew from appears to be from a poorly traveled author. Or perhaps not a great skier, someone who prefers hanging out in the lodge wearing their shiny new one piece ski wear and talking the talk... For true Skiiers mountains, I think the list is dreadfully remiss and offer the following corrections. Replace Stowe with Jackson Hole, WY or Squaw Valley, CA or Mt. Hood, OR and replace Mont Tremblant with Innsbruck, AUS or Valle Nevado, CH or Mt Hutt, NZ. I grew up in Colorado, the son of a commercial pilot so I got free travel where ever I wanted for the first 25 years of life. As such, I am qualified to say that Courcheval, FR and Valdez, AK are both deserving of Aspen's spot. Aspen is not even the best mountain in Colorado, I would give it to Telluride or perhaps even Copper Mtn before Aspen. Aspen is so full of the Hollywood Cocaine Cowboy crowd on their Iphones in liftline that it's tough to actually ski. If anyone is in California and wants a skibuddy, email me. Sky Minor Dude. Come on, there is no way one much less two east coast US ski resorts should be in the top 10. Are you kidding me? The list that you drew from appears to be from a poorly traveled author. Or perhaps not a great skier, someone who prefers hanging out in the lodge wearing their shiny new one piece ski wear and talking the talk…

For true Skiiers mountains, I think the list is dreadfully remiss and offer the following corrections.

Replace Stowe with Jackson Hole, WY or Squaw Valley, CA or Mt. Hood, OR and replace Mont Tremblant with Innsbruck, AUS or Valle Nevado, CH or Mt Hutt, NZ.

I grew up in Colorado, the son of a commercial pilot so I got free travel where ever I wanted for the first 25 years of life. As such, I am qualified to say that Courcheval, FR and Valdez, AK are both deserving of Aspen’s spot. Aspen is not even the best mountain in Colorado, I would give it to Telluride or perhaps even Copper Mtn before Aspen. Aspen is so full of the Hollywood Cocaine Cowboy crowd on their Iphones in liftline that it’s tough to actually ski.

If anyone is in California and wants a skibuddy, email me.

Sky Minor

]]> By: Emma http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-7195 Emma Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:14:16 +0000 http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts/#comment-7195 Very nice website I will study it. Your suggestions were very helpful, Thanks! Very nice website I will study it. Your suggestions were very helpful, Thanks!

]]> By: Powder Dan http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-7113 Powder Dan Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:02:55 +0000 http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts/#comment-7113 Great list! Agree with most of the picks in the list but would take out Mt Tremblant and Cortina and replace with Fernie Alpine Resort in Southeastern, British Columbia and Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The new list would highlight more of the amazing terrain, Huge Alpine Bowls and deep natural powder! Don't think we should have too many resorts on this list that depend on snow-making to open. Found some great information on Skiing in the Canadian Rockies and Ski British Columbia at http://www.skircr.com/matts-blog Great list! Agree with most of the picks in the list but would take out Mt Tremblant and Cortina and replace with Fernie Alpine Resort in Southeastern, British Columbia and Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The new list would highlight more of the amazing terrain, Huge Alpine Bowls and deep natural powder! Don’t think we should have too many resorts on this list that depend on snow-making to open. Found some great information on Skiing in the Canadian Rockies and Ski British Columbia at http://www.skircr.com/matts-blog

]]> By: 10 Stylish and Cool Ski Helmets for the Season 2009-2010 | Skiing Info, Tips, Reviews http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-7110 10 Stylish and Cool Ski Helmets for the Season 2009-2010 | Skiing Info, Tips, Reviews Tue, 01 Sep 2009 12:40:16 +0000 http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts/#comment-7110 [...] is that winter is every day closer. Although it takes months until we Finns can go skiing, but in many of the TOP 10 ski resorts people will soon enjoy fresh new [...] [...] is that winter is every day closer. Although it takes months until we Finns can go skiing, but in many of the TOP 10 ski resorts people will soon enjoy fresh new [...]

]]> By: 10 Stylish and Cool Ski Helmets for the Season 2009-2010 | Homeboy's Skiing Blog http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-7109 10 Stylish and Cool Ski Helmets for the Season 2009-2010 | Homeboy's Skiing Blog Tue, 01 Sep 2009 11:55:17 +0000 http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts/#comment-7109 [...] is that winter is every day closer. Although it takes months until we Finns can go skiing, but in many of the TOP 10 ski resorts people will soon enjoy fresh new [...] [...] is that winter is every day closer. Although it takes months until we Finns can go skiing, but in many of the TOP 10 ski resorts people will soon enjoy fresh new [...]

]]> By: Scott http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-7072 Scott Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:31:41 +0000 http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts/#comment-7072 Nice list. Vail is awesome...if you know where you're going. Just watch out for getting stuck in big lift lines with a large number of inexperienced tourists. The terrain is seemingly endless and you can easily get lost in the trees (in a good way). Nice list. Vail is awesome…if you know where you’re going. Just watch out for getting stuck in big lift lines with a large number of inexperienced tourists. The terrain is seemingly endless and you can easily get lost in the trees (in a good way).

]]> By: ski resorts http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts-10-best-resorts-to-ski-in-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-7070 ski resorts Fri, 31 Jul 2009 11:27:14 +0000 http://homeboyski.com/2007/10/09/top-10-ski-resorts/#comment-7070 i love skiing! fabulous list of ski resorts! i particularly prefer to ski in Aspen!it is a great place for skiing! I really want to visit this place as soon as possible for me! i love skiing! fabulous list of ski resorts! i particularly prefer to ski in Aspen!it is a great place for skiing! I really want to visit this place as soon as possible for me!

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