SKI Magazine Releases Highly-Anticipated 2008 'Top 50 Resort Guide'
September 07 2007 - 12:00PM
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The Ultimate Ski Vacation Planner Places Deer Valley Resort in Top
Spot BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- SKI Magazine's annual
"Top 50 Resort Guide," the definitive ranking of North American ski
resorts, names Deer Valley, Utah as the No. 1 ski resort in its
October issue, on newsstands September 25. Deer Valley returns to
the top spot after being ranked second in last year's survey.
Perennial favorite Tremblant, Que. is again ranked No. 1 on the
East Coast, a tribute to consistent standards of excellence. Luxury
favorite Deer Valley, Utah, captured the top spot for the third
time in the survey's 20-year history. Much lauded by SKI readers
for its topnotch service, grooming and dining, Deer Valley received
top ten finishes in 11 of the 18 categories ranked. Deer Valley was
also voted the best spot for a Luxury Ski Trip in the lifestyle
rankings. Utah resorts heavily dominated the lifestyle rankings
with Snowbird, Utah being voted the Best Skier's Mountain and Alta,
Utah coming in as the best Weekend Escape. "SKI readers are an
astute, not to mention well-traveled, bunch and their consensus is
convincing," says SKI Magazine's executive editor Greg Ditrinco.
"You'd do well to consider them advance scouts as you plan this
year's ski vacation. They won't let you down." On the overall
rankings Vail, Colo., came in at No. 2, leading a group of six
Colorado resorts in the top ten, more then any other state.
Whistler Blackcomb, B.C., moved up one spot to No. 3 on the list.
Tony Aspen, Colo., saw the largest increase of any of the resorts
in the top ten, moving up three spots to No. 4 with sister resort
Snowmass, Colo., coming in at No. 5. Beaver Creek, Colo.,
Steamboat, Colo. and Sun Valley, Idaho maintained their previous
top ten rankings at No. 8, No. 9 and No. 10 respectively. In the
Eastern Coast the top three spots were maintained by the previous
year's winners but there was plenty of movement among the remaining
slots. Stowe, Vt., moved up two spots to No. 4 while Holiday
Valley, N.Y., moved up four spots to No. 5. Sugarbush, Vt., coming
in at No. 7, was a new addition to the top ten list. Bretton Woods,
N.H., the only New Hampshire resort in the top ten, moved up one
spot to No. 9. Smuggler's Notch, Vt., raking No. 2 for the second
year in a row, also pulled top honors as the nation's top resort
for a Family Ski Trip in the lifestyle rankings. The top 10 resorts
according to SKI Magazine's readers: 1. Deer Valley, Utah 6. Park
City, Utah 2. Vail, Colo. 7. Breckenridge, Colo. 3.
Whistler/Blackcomb, B.C. 8. Beaver Creek, Colo. 4. Aspen, Colo. 9.
Steamboat, Colo. 5. Snowmass, Colo. 10. Sun Valley, Idaho The top
10 resorts in the East according to SKI Magazine's readers: 1.
Tremblant, Que. 6. Sugarloaf, Maine 2. Smugglers Notch, Vt. 7.
Sugarbush, Vt. 3. Whiteface, N.Y. 8. Killington, Vt. 4. Stowe, Vt.
9. Bretton Woods, N.H. 5. Holiday Valley, N.Y. 10. Okemo, Vt. For a
complete look at the "Top 50 Resort Guide," pick up the October
issue of SKI Magazine or visit http://www.skinet.com/ Nearly 7,000
SKI Magazine subscribers responded to the "Top 50 Resort Guide"
survey, which was conducted by an independent research firm. It is
the most comprehensive and longest-running ski resort survey in the
winter sports industry. Resorts are ranked in 18 categories:
Overall Satisfaction, Access, Apr�s Ski, Dining, Family Programs,
Grooming, Lifts, Lodging, Off-Hill Activities, On-Mountain Food,
Scenery, Service, Snow, Terrain/Challenge, Terrain/Variety, Terrain
Parks, Value and Weather by SKI subscribers who have skied the
resorts for the past two seasons, skiing an average of 23 days a
year. SKI Magazine (http://www.skinet.com/) is published by
Mountain Sports Media, a Boulder-based division the Bonnier
Corporation. The Bonnier Corporation (http://www.bonniercorp.com/)
is one of the largest consumer-publishing groups in America and the
leading media company serving passionate, highly engaged audiences
through more than 40 special-interest magazines and related
multimedia projects and events. DATASOURCE: SKI Magazine CONTACT:
Amanda McNally, +1-212-779-5527, , or Siobhan Cullagh,
+1-212-779-5435, , both of The Bonnier Corporation for SKI Magazine
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