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[pyrotechnik]

im wondering, how many resorts are in america today? have there been any new ones in the last, say, 20 years?

one more thing...

what is your home resort(s)?

[KZ]

Total number, im way to lazy to count. Ski Town would probably have them all, just gotta count them all up.

For resorts in the last 20 years there are a few, the new Mt Shasta around 85 or so, Moonlight Basin just opened up last season, the Yellowstone Club, a very private resort opened i believe in the later 90s, and the last i know of is Tamarck Resort which is putting in lifts this season and will be open this coming season. Im sure plenty of resorts back east have opened, but I dont know too much about them.

As for my home resorts, i've been moving around quite a bit. I learned how to snowboard at Dodge Ridge (south of the lake tahoe basin) and spent my first full season there, then this past season I had a double whammy pass for Northstar @ Tahoe and Sierra @ Tahoe and split about 12 days between the two, so they got the most of my days. Next year I will call Kirkwood home due to the fact that Sierra is better then Northstar, and traffic is a joke at both, if you stay till closing at Sierra you can expect to sit in traffic clear to Placerville (the delay adds up to 3 hours; the entire drive up takes 3 and a half). So we havent explored kirkwood, and will do so next season.

[crazyskier91]

There are about 80 resorts in the US today, but I heard that from someone and it is probobly not the most accurate count. My home resort would definatly be Breck. I started skiing there when I was 2 and have been skiing there ever since.

[ISMrider]

My home ski area is Mohawk Mtn with 600 vertical feet. B) But i have skiied at vail every year because my gradparents have a house. So for the east Mohawk and west Vail and Europe Veriber

[Allan]

My home area is Red Mountain... Started there when I was three still going there! :)

[pyrotechnik]

oh as for me, i suppose my favorite home "resort" would be alpental(at snoqualmie). ive only been there for a year, and ive only known how to ski for two years. yeah. snoqualmie is my resort. go there on a saturday and there is a 15% that I will meet one of you on the list without knowing it.

[liftmech]

I've had several over the years- started skiing at Hyak since my dad worked there, but Crystal was only 45 minutes from our house so that ended up being my primary hill. Moved to Baker during college and skiied there for five years. Now it's Copper but I'm liking Monarch and Loveland quite a bit as well. I spend more days at Copper, but it's usually only a few runs; I've had more quality time (full days) at Monarch and Loveland.

[liftmech]

Beaver Creek was probably the last big resort to be built, in 1980. I think Deer Valley was around that time as well. They're both over twenty years old, but I think aside from the smaller and private areas Zack mentions they are the newest big ones.

[iceberg210]

Well the resort i first skied at is Snowbird but Alta is really my home resort and mabey if I go to collegde at the UW (please, please, please) my home resort would probally be Alpental then.

[Dr Frankenstein]

There are approx. 75 resorts in Québec.

My home resort would be Mt. Rigaud (the nearest). 120m (389 feet) vertical. I hope you'll not go to this place, it's almost for beginners only.

This post has been edited by Dr Frankenstein: 20 June 2004 - 05:53 PM

[edmontonguy]

there are only 7 mountian resorts in alberta but about 20 smaller hills.

My home hill is rabbit hill with a 90 m vertical. Decent for a warm up before heading out for a skitrip. Marmot Basin is my home mountain resort.

[liftmech]

iceberg210, on Jun 20 2004, 02:59 PM, said:

Well the resort i first skied at is Snowbird but Alta is really my home resort and mabey if I go to collegde at the UW (please, please, please) my home resort would probally be Alpental then.

Go Dawgs!
But you could just as easily ski Stevens, couldn't you? Oh wait- you don't actually ski at Stevens, you just stand in line there.

[TomK]

pyrotechnik, on Jun 18 2004, 08:00 PM, said:

im wondering, how many resorts are in america today? have there been any new ones in the last, say, 20 years?

one more thing...

what is your home resort(s)?

419. Here's a state-by state...
State # of ski hills
MI 43
NY 41
CA 28
PA 28
WI 26
CO 25
VT 18
MN 17
NH 17
MT 16
WA 14
ID 14
ME 14
OR 13
UT 13
MA 11
WY 9
NM 8
IA 7
NC 7
IL 5
OH 5
CT 5
ND 4
AZ 4
VA 4
WV 4
SD 3
NV 3
IN 3
NJ 3
MO 2
TN 1
AL 1
GA 1
MD 1
RI 1
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Total 419

(Source = ski-guide.com)

Several small hills that had closed have re-opened over the last 20 years, but just the ones other folks have mentioned for the big ones.




My home hill is the Summit at Snoqualmie in WA where Alpental & Hyak are.

[floridaskier]

Nobody has mentioned The Canyons, but that might not count as part of it (not a very big part) was old Wolf Mountain. 1997

[SkiBachelor]

I ski at Mt. Bachelor and Willamette Pass.