SKI SPECTACULAR
The Season Is Brimming With Wintertime EnticementsIn
ASPEN, the new
Highlands Bowl debuts 16 runs, doubling Aspen Highlands ski terrain. (800) 525-6200,
www.aspensnowmass.com. Après-ski, wind down with a yoga class at the hip O2 studio. (970) 925-4002,
www.02aspen.comAt Canada’s
Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise near
BANFF, sign up for a bonanza of off-slope activities, including frosty stargazing tours and even frostier canyon ice walks. (403) 522-3511,
www.fairmont.comHop the heli-shuttle from
Big White Ski and
Silver Star Mountain resorts in
BRITISH COLUMBIA, the first inter-mountain transport of its kind in the Great White North. (800) 663-2772,
www.bigwhite.caNear
Denver,
COPPER MOUNTAIN unveils its
West Lake Market Village development with ice skating and fireside storytelling as well as a Russian-themed dance club, Irish pub, and Mexican cantina. (866) 841-2519,
www.coppercolorado.comShred-loving tweens and teens can join
Team Extreme in
JACKSON HOLE, a four-day
Wyoming backcountry immersion for advanced skiers and riders. (800) 450-0477,
www.jacksonhole.comTake the tots to
KEYSTONE, between Denver and
Vail, where the new
Children’s Center at the Keystone Resort entertains the infant-to-preschool set while parents hit the slopes. (800) 404-3535,
www.keystoneresort.comIn
LAKE TAHOE, bunk next to Heavenly Ski Resort’s gondola at two new South Lake Tahoe hotels, the
Marriott Grand Residence Club and
Marriott’s Timber Lodge, featuring numerous units with fireplaces, full kitchens, and balconies. (800) 845-5279,
www.mvcirentals.comThis month,
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN in
California tests its new high-speed, 15-passenger gondola for swift vertical transport. (800) 626-6684,
www.mammothmountain.comIn
PARK CITY,
Utah, get post-slope pampered at the new Norwegian-style spa at the luxury
Stein Eriksen Lodge. (800) 453-1302,
www.steinlodge.comWith last season’s 733-acre terrain expansion,
TELLURIDE is booming. Check into its latest luxury lodge,
Hotel Telluride, with beamed ceilings, antler chandeliers, and stone fireplaces. (866) 468-3501,
www.thehoteltelluride.com.