- Snowmass in Colorado, described as an alternative to the "hustle and bustle of downtown Aspen."
- Sun Valley, Idaho, which the magazine says is launching its first gondola this winter for the ride 2,000 vertical feet (610 metres) up Bald Mountain.
- Park City Mountain Resort in Utah, where you can reach the High West Distillery and Saloon's bar and tapas restaurant on skis via the Quittin' Time run.
- Rossland, B.C., described as a "no-stoplights, no-Starbucks former mining town" with incredible backcountry.
- Northstar-at-Tahoe in California, with a new Ritz Carlton and a new gondola to complement the deep Sierra snows and tall ponderosa pines.
- Mount Bachelor in Oregon, where daily lift tickets this season will be priced $49, $59 or $69, depending on lift-serviced available terrain and weather factors.
- Whistler Blackcomb in B.C., where only 10% of the mountain will be closed to the public during the Olympics.
- Sugar Bowl in the Lake Tahoe-Truckee area, where a new Olympic sport, skicross, will be featured on a new course in a pre-Olympics show, Feb. 1-17.
- Jay Peak Resort in Vermont, which is opening a new luxury hotel this season, the Tram Haus Lodge.
- Cannon Mountain, in New Hampshire, which this season will provide shuttle transportation to Mittersill, an abandoned ski area that can now offer backcountry skiers access to ungroomed terrain.
- Saddleback in Maine, where the owners have been increasing skiable terrain and improving facilities, and will open a new glade this winter.
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