Ski Magazine's 2011-2012 Resort Rankings: Agree or Disagree

Park City - photo: Scott Markewitz

Ski Magazine has released their 2011-2012 U.S. Resort Rankings featuring 21 resorts. Well actually, the results are ranked by readers. Out of those 21 resorts, I have only skied at 2 of them - Mammoth Mountain and Park City Utah (sadness and despair creeps in my ski boots and mind). The sadness is not because more resorts I have skied aren't on the list, but since I haven't been able to show my mountain bitch on these slopes...yet.

There are really no surprises here except there are no Montana resorts included. Park City deserves to be in the Top 10 (it comes in at #6) however I feel Mammoth should be higher on the list than #17. I could be biased.

To see which ones made it, click here.

What do you think? Did the readers get it right?

Greatest Snow on the Earth, in Utah?

My dreams of skiing in Utah remains strong. Every year in January, I know people who trek to Park City, Utah for the Sundance Film Festival. This year since I am recently  "back on the mountain," I'm aware of more people going to Utah for the snow. According to SKI UTAH, it's the Greatest Snow on the Earth. So when Ringling Bros  and Barnum & Bailey Circus rolls itself in Utah, look out people! That's double duty greatness! Tigers and snowflakes running crazy! Tigers skiing, perhaps?

I was amused by the SKI UTAH snowflake commercial I saw the other night.  This snowflake campaign has been around for a couple years, but I don't remember seeing it before. Below is the spot that made me laugh out loud. These adverts will be running through the airing of the Winter Olympic Games 2010.

The SKI UTAH Greatest Flake Contest (that would be snowflake) has been extended to February 26, 2010! Make your 30-60 video essay on why Skiing/Snowboarding is the bestest in Utah and win a pair of Rossingol S3 skis or a Burton Air 148 Snowboard! So if you do the video with another snow lover, make sure you flip a coin to decide who will get the winnings unless you plan to share the planks or board.

So my question holds. Does Utah really have the greatest snow on the earth? I know it's a good tagline, but does their claim hold any truth? So far, my adventures lead me to believe Lake Tahoe mountains have pretty great snow. It's like buttah (thanks Linda Richman). However to be fair,  since I haven't skied many places, my ability to properly score card is weak. The pathway to new mountain adventures has already started the paving process for me. Or shall I say, plowing.