Wow, some pretty impressive lists from people, I like this thread! Because I love skiing and reminiscing about skiing (and procrastinating from work)..... here's my list! Hopefully some pretty obscure ones on it...... (no backcountry areas have been included on this list)
Australia
- Mt. Hotham
- Falls Creek
- Perisher Blue
Austria
- Hintertux
- St.Anton
- Stubai
Chile
- Nevados de Chillan
China
- Aletai Snowpark Cat Skiing
- The General's Mountain
- Silk Road Ski Area
England (plastic ski slopes)
- Llandudno
- Rossendale
France
- Risoul
- Vars
India
- Gulmarg
Italy
- Pila
- Courmayeur
Japan (all Hokkaido)
- Niseko
- Moiwa
- Rusutsu
- Tengu
- Asari
- Kokusai
- Kiroro
- Mt. Racey
- Furano
- Kamui
- Sahoro
- Tomamu
- Asahidake
Scotland
- Cairngorms
- Lecht
- Aonoch Mor
- Loch Rannoch (dry ski slope, where I first learned to ski 32 years ago)
Switzerland
- Grindelwald
- Murren
- Wengen
USA
CA
- Alpine Meadows
- Squaw Valley
CO
- A-Basin
- Loveland
- Copper
- Keystone
- Vail
- Aspen
- Crested Butte
- Telluride
- Silverton
- Steamboat (nearly forgot that one)
VT
- Killington
- Pico
- Sugarbush
- Okemo
I think that's about it...... I'll definitely keep adding to the list. Where to start...... well, most of my skiing is done for work now, so it'll be more about destinations for future trips. So, in no particular order - Georgia (multi-resort tour), New Zealand, Greece, Spain (Baquiera Beret), Slovenia (Vogel), Iran (I really hope the political climate calms down as I know they have some amazing stuff!), Iceland, Russia (Rhosa Khutor and then onto the Siberian Express to explore resorts in that area) and then all the way out to Kamchatka, Bulgaria, Macedonia, a bunch of the Istans (former Soviet Republics), Mongolia, China (far east side for cat skiing in Changbaishan), Hakuba area of Japan and all the different places on the main island (plus some more places in Hokkaido that I haven't hit yet), Manali (India), tons of resorts in Chile and Argentina. There's several in the US and Canada that I haven't done yet (Jackson, Alta, Snowbird, Whistler, Castle Mtn, Aleyska) but I don't have the time most likely and must continue the exploration overseas. Heli in AK would is on my bucket list if I had the time and money (I would make the time for that!). Skiing and exploring is in my blood so I will tick off as many of these destinations as possible!
- Matt