Ogden Named "Top Emerging Ski Town"
National Geographic Adventure is out
with this
list of up and coming ski towns, and Ogden,
Utah, tops the list. The magazine concludes Ogden's
resorts have quality skiing comparable with other, more famous,
Utah resorts, without the
crowds.
Here are excerpts from the article:
These are the
local’s favorites, the up-and-comers. They’re real towns, often
cheaper and friendlier than the big dogs—at least for now. If
you’re on the hunt for great skiing without the crowds and glitz,
read on.
Ogden sits only 40
miles north of Salt Lake City’s international airport and its two
primary mountains—Snowbasin and Powder Mountain—have the same
ethereal powder as the heralded resorts in Cottonwood Canyon without
the pesky crowds...
Snowbasin
underwent major renovation for the 2002 Winter Olympics and features
elegant base lodges with state-of-the-art lifts, including a tram and
two gondolas. Powder Mountain is a throwback hill, with very
non-high-speed chairlifts, simple lodges, and cheaper lift tickets.
Snowbasin, which
has expert terrain rivaling anything in Utah, has the superior
steeps. While Powder Mountain, with its sprawling layout (7,000
acres) and abundant snow (500 inches a year), is an intermediate
powder skier's dream...
The article gives tips on best runs
along with info on where to stay and eat, and what to do off the
slopes.
Other towns on the up and coming list
include:
- Reno, Nevada
- Revelstoke, British Columbia
- Nelson, British Columbia
- Sandpoint, Idaho
- Grand Targhee, Wyoming
- Mammoth, California
- Red Lodge, Montana
- Durango, Colorado
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