Italy's Dolomites is one of the world's greatest ski trips, and one of many top international. Globally, Japan is the hottest Bucket List spot on earth with the most snow, and Niseko is its most popular resort, while there may be no better (or bigger) ski vacation destination anywhere than Italy’s Dolomites, also profiled by me here at Forbes. For modern day ski bums road tripping in their Sprinter Vans, the marquee place to go right now is Canada’s “Powder Highway,” and Ikon includes heavy hitters Revelstoke, RED Mountain and Panorama. While it gets overshadowed by Whistler/Blackcomb, I think Ski Big 3 is Canada’s premier all-around ski vacation destination, with two gigantic resorts, one of the world’s best ski towns (Banff), jaw dropping scenery, bargain pricing and an array of exquisite lodging and dining ( read more here). Idaho’s Schweitzer is the biggest hidden gem resort in the country, which I also wrote about here in detail recently. With the sole (but notable) exception of Park City Resort, Ikon dominates Utah and its famous - and famously accessible – powder with half a dozen options. Jackson Hole, WY is on every better skier’s Bucket List, and other world-class destination resorts include Alta, Snowbird and Sun Valley. The Ikon Pass includes the largest resorts in several of the key states it covers, including Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, New Mexico, Vermont and Maine.īig Sky, MT is the nation’s second largest resort (lift served terrain), is remarkably uncrowded, and after a decade of massive infrastructure investment, state of the art lift network and high-profile new hotels, is probably the single hottest ski destination in North America right now, a standout that I have written about in depth here at Forbes. ski resorts (including Number One Jackson Hole, WY) and the Number One ranked resort in key states and territories including California, Wyoming, Utah, Idaho, New Mexico, Maine and Quebec. According to leading site it also has 7 of Top 10 U.S. It’s on Ikon, as are the Top 3 and 7 of the Top 10.

Highlights: Ski Magazine has the industry’s most important resort rankings, and just picked Sun Valley as Number One in North America - again.

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