| As the fall months quickly lead into the months of | | | | available such as hiking, snowmobiling and a skiing |
| winter, avid skiers and snowboarders are eager to | | | | area that even includes a bunny flat. After a long day |
| catch a glimpse of the first snowfall. At the same | | | | on the slopes, the Black Bear Restaurant is popular |
| time, many of the best ski resorts in the West are | | | | and highly recommended for delicious meal and in |
| preparing to welcome their guests who come to | | | | addition, they also offer delightful homemade pies for |
| revel in the winter activities around their facilities. | | | | a well-earned dessert. |
| When people think of California, they often the sand | | | | A bit farther north from Mt. Shasta is Oregon, which |
| and surf of the coastline, the vineyards of the Napa | | | | is filled with numerous slopes and top ski resorts as |
| Valley, the glitz and glamor of Hollywood or the | | | | well. Timberline Lodge is an historic chalet that sits |
| exhilaration of the well known amusement parks. | | | | right at the timber line of the majestic Mt. Hood in |
| However, there are some pleasing California ski | | | | the Cascade Range and which has long been hailed as |
| resorts and numerous places to pursue your much | | | | one of the top resorts. Because Timberline Lodge sits |
| loved winter sports and activities. | | | | higher than many mountain ski resorts, you will often |
| Many avid skiers consider the Mammoth Mountain Ski | | | | find that you can ski all year round on the nearby |
| Resort in Central California to be one of the best ski | | | | Palmer Snowfield, which is close this great snowy |
| resorts in the state. Mammoth boasts an average | | | | retreat. |
| snowfall of over one hundred and fifty inches and | | | | Continuing on the northward track, the mountain ski |
| some years, up to two hundred and fifty inches. | | | | resorts of British Columbia are painless to add to the |
| That's enough snow to fulfill the dreams of the | | | | list of top ski resorts in the West. Whistler is another |
| heartiest of snow lovers. This top ski resort sits on | | | | famed ski area where you are also able to ski any |
| the eastern side of the Nevada Mountain range. | | | | time of the year with few rare exceptions. In |
| One of the reasons that Mammoth is among the top | | | | addition to the Whistler-Blackcomb area, the fabulous |
| ski resorts is that it boasts of the Hangman's Hollow. | | | | skiing and other winter sports, there is also incredible |
| This is identified as the siren-of-the-steeps for | | | | scenery. After dark, there is a lively night life in the |
| experts skiers from around the world. In addition, | | | | area which you can enjoy after a long day of |
| Mammoth also has a full terrain that offers | | | | shredding the slopes. |
| cross-country skiing and also, an Olympic-size half | | | | This is just a short list of the many best ski resorts |
| pipe. | | | | that are located in the mountainous areas of |
| The Mt. Shasta Resort is in the heart of another | | | | Western US and Western Canada. The various ski |
| California ski area that is both well-known and really | | | | vacations that you can take in the West are a nice |
| popular, making it well known on the list of top ski | | | | way to escape from the stress and the demands of |
| resorts in the West. The Mt. Shasta resort is located | | | | work. For those who live in the west, many top ski |
| in the Siskiyou mountain range, which is close the | | | | resorts are nearby and even a quick weekend ski |
| northern border or California. Within the Mt. Shasta | | | | package can be enough to provide rejuvenation to |
| national recreational area there are many activities | | | | make it through another work week. |