Best US Ski Towns

I realize it will be a synthetic ski town, but it's about time Killington got a village versus the mostly 1960s/70s development that is the Killington Access Road.

Also suprised the Pico Connection never materialized: trails were cut in the 1990s and it would just take 2 lifts.

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Can Killington Become the ‘Aspen of the East’? Maybe With a $3 Billion Upgrade.

A developer wants to add luxury housing and a glossy base area complete with everything from a spa to a ‘ski beach’ to the resort, which has never been known for its amenities. But is Vermont ready for it?
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Skieric said:
no car is required at Tremblant. They have a very nice pedestrian village complete with lodging.
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I guess we can call that a classic Intrawest-era base village? It was a while ago (Feb 2012) but we thought that they did the faux Quebec City thing pretty well.

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My best West Coast Mountain Towns. In my opionion:

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I like the NW Rockies a lot:
  • Whitefish
  • Sandpoint
  • Missoula
And these minor cities:
  • Bend
  • Bozeman
  • Sante Fe
But I have to every CO mining town on my list
  • Telluride
  • Crested Butte
  • Aspen
  • Breckenridge
And some other standouts:
  • Jackson
  • Sun Valley
  • McCall
  • Targhee

I don't like:
  • Vail Valley - too big, more a giant suburb than a mountain town
  • Park City - just grown too big
  • Mammoth - it's just aging condos
Although I love California, I do not think there is 'a town' that is that great. Overall, I feel California is a lot ill-developed 1960s/70s that just OK. Tahoe is a region not a town.

Others:
  • Livington, MT
 
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ChrisC said:
mining town
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One of these that never gets mentioned is Red River, probably due to its reputation as a louche drinking hole for Texans and bikers. We had a nice day there in 2009, but didn't sample the local flava so I can't comment on its ski town bonafides.

Isn't it interesting how the typical complaint is that western mountain towns are being invaded by rich people/pricing out the locals, gentrifying the culture, and/or creating suburban sprawl; however, when a place like Red River doesn't follow that route, it's also viewed somewhat negatively?

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Red River is a third tier ski area. It’s not going to generate resort ambience unless it has compelling summer attractions, which I would guess vs. Santa Fe and Taos it does not.
 
Tony Crocker said:
Red River is a third tier ski area. It’s not going to generate resort ambience unless it has compelling summer attractions, which I would guess vs. Santa Fe and Taos it does not.
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The official name is Red River Ski and Summer Resort.

Santa Fe and Taos have very good mountain views. Don't think Red River would impress people in that way. Of course, it's hard to impress younger kids with views, so it doesn't really matter.
 
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