I am from Colorado... I have skied all the Colorado resorts and have skied
Banff (Lake Louise.) The ski area is long on scenery and pretty good as a
ski mountain. Banff is a charming location. But, if you want a big
mountain experience and great night life, Banff is not up to many of the
Colorado resorts....

That said, I have never skied Whistler... but year in and year out, it
trades the title of North America's best resort with Vail. With Whistler,
you get the spectacular scenery of Banff, outstanding skiing and nightlife
and its Canada... which is still cheaper than the US.


"Louise" wrote in message
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Hi there,

There are so many......personally I would recommend Banff/Canmore
area, there are a couple of hills close to there to choose from.
Norquay and Sunshine Village. Norquay is smaller but has a good
beginner hill, and cheaper lift passes. Sunshine has over a hundred
runs, excellent instruction packages, and plenty of runs for all
levels. Canmore while less well known than Banff, is a great place to
stay, excellent choice of bars, restaurants and gift shops. Much less
commercialised than Banff, and retains a great friendly local
atmosphere. There are good shuttle services from Calgary airport to
Canmore, and from Canmore to all local ski hills. We stayed in a B&B
there and it was a great experience, I noticed a B&B called By the
Brook, has a deal on ski/snow boarding packges at the moment which
sounded fairly good value, although you still need a flight. What we
like about the B&B experience is the hosts are always willing to give
you the local knowledges and help out with equipment hire, best places
to eat etc.

Hope you have a great time, the snow is the best for years in that
area at the moment, lets hope it continues.

Hit the powder !!!
Lou

"Jeff" wrote in message
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Hi Everyone,

I know this is a bit of a daft question (cos its down to personal
taste!)
but, here goes anyway. My girlfriend and I have the chance to go for a
holiday in North America, originally I was looking at Whistler or Banff,
but
since the pound is so strong against the US Dollar it would be silly to
rule
out the US resorts.

My question is which resorts would be suitable for an
beginner/intermediate
skier and an intermediate snowboarder for a 11 day break around mid
march?.

We don't particularly want to hire a car and spend eons driving between
resorts, so somewhere with a fair selection of shops, eateries and a
bit of
nightlife would be a bonus, almost forgot! and good ski / board
instruction
school.

If anyone can give any clues it would much appreciated. (might be
quicker to
list resorts not to go to)

Thanks

Jeff