| Every year the top ski resort areas throughout the | | | | Luckily, it looks as if the cold weather came early this |
| Western US try to market themselves and get folks | | | | year for a nice first snow fall base pack, which is a |
| to come stay, spend money and play. Last year, well | | | | very good sign, but still nothing is set in stone, El Nino |
| last year, that is to say 2008-2009 ski season was | | | | has been acting a bit weird this go around you see. |
| not too pretty with all the economic challenges our | | | | Personally, I like Sun Valley, ID and also enjoy Park |
| great nation faced. So, one has to wonder if this | | | | City UT, but the reality is they are all good. |
| year 2009-2010 ski season will get them back to | | | | Consider such high-end resort communities like McCall |
| normal? | | | | ID, Kalispell MT, Sun Valley ID, Jackson Hole WY, |
| Many ski lodges are in foreclosure, and the consumer | | | | Aspen CO, Banff Canada, Park City UT, Mammoth |
| has tightened down. Christmas retail is predicted to | | | | CA, Coeur d' Alene ID, etc. etc. I mean come on |
| be better than last year, but that wouldn't be too | | | | that's one hell of a line up, and if you just spent two |
| hard considering on where it was. Out in the Western | | | | weeks in each chasing the weather, can you imagine |
| States there are a number of really great ski areas in | | | | that it would be a season you never forgot? Please |
| the US to consider. But, which high-end ski resorts | | | | consider taking a ski vacation this winter and |
| our West will make the grade and get top honors for | | | | supporting those who'd love you do come and visit. |
| the 2009-2010 ski season? | | | | |