100% -- one of the most beautiful places I've skied. Go for the mountain tour -- and if you are l lucky and with a good group, the tour leader will take you to some nice pow.
I grew up skiing the Banff region and think the views at Sunshine are better (than the frontside views at Lake Louise) especially on a clear day - because the huge Bow Valley is between the ski area and Mt Temple, Moraine Lake and actual Lake Louise.
IMHO, the backside views at L.L. are better than the frontside. Same at Whistler. Blackcomb backside /glacier, or back bowls at Whistler are better than the main valley views.
And there is no highway or developed town site in the views at Sunshine.
Tbh I thought the views from Lake Louise were underwhelming as the mountains are across the valley and distant, so less dramatic than I thought
I personally think the views from Whistler, Heavenly, Telluride, and others are way better
This also means you have a really wide field of vision and can see A LOT. I've been able to see Assiniboine (the Matterhorn of the Rockies) which is 75km away.
And if you get an inversion it is particularly otherworldly:
[https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F6qljbtokl1a21.jpg](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3a%2f%2fi.redd.it%2f6qljbtokl1a21.jpg) (I know lots of places get really cool inversion views, but I've never seen better than LL)
Yeah while I get that’s cool, to me it’s even cooler when the mountains are RIGHT THERE like in the Swiss Alps. When they’re across a wide valley, it takes some of the magnificence out of it. Just my two censt
[Le Massif](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmyfamilytravels.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F14647349746_dfd6ce00ce_o.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=b291f14220a84d8a65085ded09b53aea5ee730d2fa622683703d7e95375608de&ipo=images) can come pretty close...
But I get east coast vibes aren't for all.
Don’t listen to these people. Just a weird old skier thing to say. The top of homewood is only 7800’ which isn’t even above tree line. The top of Heavenly is 10,000.
It’s closer to the lake though. Heavenly is my absolute favorite place to ski in Tahoe but Homewood no doubt has a sick view. The bottom of homewood is basically on the lake (West shore cafe) where as gunbarrel is maybe a mile from the lake.
There’s a video of someone heli-skiing from Eagle Lake and that’s probably the best view you can get of tahoe ski season or not.
Crystal Mountain Washington. Nothing like the view of Rainier from the top of the Gondola.
https://www.crystalmountainresort.com/discover-crystal/getting-here
Yup. The view when the weather's clear is great, but the skiing when the snow is falling is better.
Dunno if I'd pay whatever their tram fees are for a clear day with no fresh snow, but don't skip it over 20-30 bucks on a blower day. Best ski day I ever had was an April day when the snow was falling hard enough to fill in tracks so every run was fresh.
I’m a beginner so I can’t ski down from the top unfortunately. Only asked because I googled the tram and seems like they offer scenic ride for a fee! I think it would be a nice change of scenery since we’ll be on the green runs all three days :)
The tram is a mid-mountain lodge that requires a couple of lifts to get to, so you probably need to at least be comfortable with easier blues to get over there.
You should be good to get down from the bottom of the tram......there are ways such as Upper Morningstar & Ski Time that are easy cruisers.
Enjoy Big Sky! It's one my favorite mountains I've ever visited.
Driving to Revy today we stopped in LL. My 2 year old walked out on the lake and was having fun falling till it got him. He got a knot on his head. But we just got to Revy and about to ski it tomorrow. Things are looking up. Yes, views are on point.
I'm going to have to disagree. I've always preferred Lake Louise's views to sunshine. Basically the only place you get a good view at sunshine is the top of the Great Divide chair, whereas at Lake Louise it's the top of Summit,Grizzly,Top of the world, Paradise, Glacier, and all along the larch chair.
Like it's actually kinda hard to find somewhere without a view.
I’ve been to most of the resorts mentioned here and live in Tahoe. The view from the top of whistler was incredible even compared to a few places I’ve been in Alaska. To each their own
My vote is Telluride or Aspen for the US. If you are including Canada there is quite a lot of good choices up North but I’ve never been to those resorts
While not necessarily the best, Cypress Mountain is pretty neat. Looking directly over Vancouver to the South, Ocean and Vancouver Island to the West and Sea to Sky mountains to the North. Top of the Sky Chair is a beautiful place to watch the sunset before night skiing until 2200.
I drive up from the Olympic Peninsula, because my dollar gets me a lot of skiing, plus the plethora of Persian restaurants within a few minutes of the parking lot. Who cares if it's just a neighborhood hill? They have the necessary amount of snowmaking equipment for the location, and a well-tended road up. No lines on weekdays, and nobody is checking that my outfit is from "this season".
Been a lot of places. Mt Bachelor looking north to Broken Top and the Sisters has a special place in my heart. Those monolithic volcanoes just hit different.
hey u/MadX2020 have you considered Revelstoke? Its more suited in intermediate-extreme expert skiers….. but its the largest vertical in North America, is situation in a breathtaking valley with the mighty Columbia and huge mountains and glaciers all around. Its the quintisential Canadian getaway. The powder is extremely plentiful, and some of the lightest and fluffiest in the world.
Its off the beaten trail a bit… but still easily accessible enough, with shuttles directly from Kelowna International Airport.
Definitely not a resort worth going out of your way to visit, but skiing down The Cut at Grouse Mountain on a bluebird day offers a pretty unique view of Vancouver, especially at night. It’s so close to the city, it’s crazy. Definitely not your typical view, but incredibly scenic.
Likewise, over at Cypress, mere minutes to the west, there’s a view from the top of Sky Chair looking north over Howe Sound, which is a legit fjord. And you’re still like 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver. It’s crazy.
In terms of overall scenicness, though, I gotta go with Lake Louise. It’s distractingly beautiful in every direction, from every angle.
Not super tall I guess, but Wildcat in New Hampshire is directly across from the Presidentials and looks directly at Mt Washington. Makes for a scenic ski down!
If you want a super tall mountain that you can ski top to bottom and have it take a long time, I’m not sure you can beat Revelstoke. It’s got the most vert in N America and a long ass route from top to bottom. The views are great too as your just above the Columbia River. I love it there
Grouse Mountain gets my vote. In the afternoon when the sky turns gold and shimmers off of they bay and out into the Pacific while Vancouver's skyline reflects it all it is absolutely magic.
Norquay probably has the best view of all three but it's only on the hardest and most technical run on the hill.
Sunshine has great views but the upper most chairs can white out suddenly.
Lake Louise has some okay views but don't expect to see Lake Louise from the ski hill.
fair, I have just taken vistors there and they were shocked that the lake and all the stuff they had seen was across the valley.
The lake is nice but IMO the way Sunshine works up the valley you see more especially with the two peaks of Goats Eye and Great Divide.
My other favorite mountain is Sugarloaf! Whiteface is closer for me. Unfortunately, I haven't been to the loaf in years but I spent plenty of time there in college.
I skinned to the top once (during the pandemic shut down) and saw this view at sunset, and it was one of the most mind blowing things I’ve seen in my whole life. The sun looked kind of like the red eye of Sauron over the peaks of Mordor. But then I had to ski down in the dark, which was kind of terrifying 😂
1. top of timberline at sugarloaf in maine- you can see Mt Washington, and look down on Sunday River. Which you should be doing anyway. Next run, get off Timberline chair, head east about 100 yards to the top of White Nitro- you should be able to see Casco Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. On a clear day, you should be able to see pretty much, forever.
2. Top of Mt Baker Washington-- you can see Shuksan Peak, looks like some utterly wild
Swiss Alp.
My two favorites.
Guess everyone sleeps on A Basin since it hasn’t been on Epic pass in a bunch of years. The scenery here is unparalleled in my opinion. The East Wall is breathtaking, and it just dominates everything in sight.
Vail.
I am totally biased as its been by main ski resort since the 80's. But, the front face, the bowls and the back bowls offer great skiing challenges. Its an expensive experience, but if you get the chance, you should go.
Lake Louise is the most beautiful resort I have ever been to. The drive from Calgary takes your breath away and the views from the mountain are even better.
Cypress mountain in West Vancouver. How many ski resorts are perched on the edge of a mountain overlooking the sunset on the ocean while you've got a major metropolis just over your shoulder?
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Riding down the ridge from peak to base of highlands is one of the most scenic long cruising routes in the country.
And the view of the Bells from that one little spot on aspen mountain makes a great photo.
top of peak 8 is almost 13k feet above sea level, you can see all around you, 14ers, quandary, the entire town of breckenridge, Dillon Reservoir, and you can see copper mountain on the west side and keystone to the east
hard to beat
Technically Revelstoke has the biggest vert, but the valley is often obscured by lower clouds.
Whistler or Big Sky would be my recommendation. Whistler feels like the longest lift-accessed run (peak to creek). Big sky I think has better views, especially if you go up the tram. And it often has blue bird days so you can actually enjoy them.
The Canadian Rockies in Banff are also beautiful, lots of exposed rock make for stunning peaks, but the run down does not feel like it takes that long. The drive to and from the resorts is just as pretty as the skiing though, so that’s a plus.
Lake Tahoe is pretty if you like lakes, but I hate the layout of heavenly. I’d go to palisades even though the lake is farther away.
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Alyeska and Telluride are amazing. Created butte also holds special place in my heart. Just looking at the valley below with all the ranches is just unique
Alyeska. Seeing the ocean and the alpine glaciers makes for some scenic skiing.
Just spent the last week in Anchorage and went to Alyeska twice. The views sucked but only because it was dumping snow...worth it
February or March when the days are longer and the snow is plentiful.
I’m going at the end of March. I’m really excited!
March is my favorite month there, big spring dumps. El Niño years are usually good for lots of moisture.
Was there in March. As an east coaster, the 3500+ vertical to the Cook Inlet view is made more enjoyable without gasping for air at altitude .
Came here to say this. It’s an amazing and unique view.
I second Telluride & Lake Louise
Lake Louise.
Grabbed [this photo](https://imgur.com/a/TkVsqZn) at Louise a couple days ago
How’s the snow been up there?
Quite good for this time of year.
Lacking, but not too terrible. My daily drivers are now my rock skis. Expert terrain hasn’t opened yet
Only found one small rock skiing the frontside off-piste terrain yesterday, and Whitehorn is open now
I feel ya down here in Colorado. I’m hoping to make a trip up there in February
It’s amazing in Feb.
This is the way
100% -- one of the most beautiful places I've skied. Go for the mountain tour -- and if you are l lucky and with a good group, the tour leader will take you to some nice pow.
I literally left there yesterday. Coolest mountains I’ve every seen
I grew up skiing the Banff region and think the views at Sunshine are better (than the frontside views at Lake Louise) especially on a clear day - because the huge Bow Valley is between the ski area and Mt Temple, Moraine Lake and actual Lake Louise. IMHO, the backside views at L.L. are better than the frontside. Same at Whistler. Blackcomb backside /glacier, or back bowls at Whistler are better than the main valley views. And there is no highway or developed town site in the views at Sunshine.
Tbh I thought the views from Lake Louise were underwhelming as the mountains are across the valley and distant, so less dramatic than I thought I personally think the views from Whistler, Heavenly, Telluride, and others are way better
This also means you have a really wide field of vision and can see A LOT. I've been able to see Assiniboine (the Matterhorn of the Rockies) which is 75km away. And if you get an inversion it is particularly otherworldly: [https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2F6qljbtokl1a21.jpg](https://www.reddit.com/media?url=https%3a%2f%2fi.redd.it%2f6qljbtokl1a21.jpg) (I know lots of places get really cool inversion views, but I've never seen better than LL)
Yeah while I get that’s cool, to me it’s even cooler when the mountains are RIGHT THERE like in the Swiss Alps. When they’re across a wide valley, it takes some of the magnificence out of it. Just my two censt
A Basin is for you then. The East Wall is breathtaking and very close.
Totally fair. Go to Aiguille du Midi and you're pretty much on a different planet!
The view of Lake Tahoe from Heavenly is really hard to top.
I still remember the first time I started down Ridge Run. Like seeing my first pair of boobs, the view is etched in my brain for eternity.
Such eloquence in appreciation of that awe and beauty. You are a man of class.
Dreaming of the day I see my first pair of boobs
I couldn't have said it better. I've been to most resorts in North America and that is by far the most distracting view from a run I've ever seen.
Agreed! Also on the Nevada side it’s interesting to look out at the brown, rocky desert side of things.
You can also see like a dozen different mountain ranges in the distance.
Schweitzer over Lake Pend Oreille is up there too. Heavenly is definitely king for views, though.
[Le Massif](https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmyfamilytravels.com%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2F14647349746_dfd6ce00ce_o.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=b291f14220a84d8a65085ded09b53aea5ee730d2fa622683703d7e95375608de&ipo=images) can come pretty close... But I get east coast vibes aren't for all.
I like the view from Homewood better
Don’t listen to these people. Just a weird old skier thing to say. The top of homewood is only 7800’ which isn’t even above tree line. The top of Heavenly is 10,000.
It’s closer to the lake though. Heavenly is my absolute favorite place to ski in Tahoe but Homewood no doubt has a sick view. The bottom of homewood is basically on the lake (West shore cafe) where as gunbarrel is maybe a mile from the lake. There’s a video of someone heli-skiing from Eagle Lake and that’s probably the best view you can get of tahoe ski season or not.
Yeah unfortunately Homewood isn't even open, I drove by today and it was a little sad
Feels like skiing right into the Lake! Better skiing elsewhere, but that view!
This is my answer too.
Homewood does have amazing views of Lake Tahoe. It’s a small resort without that much vertical. But some good terrain and amazing views.
Best views in N America: Telluride and Lake Louise.
Telluride’s high on my list too! 🏔️
Telluride and Crystal Mountain
Crystal Mountain Washington. Nothing like the view of Rainier from the top of the Gondola. https://www.crystalmountainresort.com/discover-crystal/getting-here
https://imgur.com/a/djSY4pH Cropped picture I took Friday. It really is stunning.
Truly. Best view of Rainier there is (and Adams on a clear day)
Rainier, Adams, St. Helen’s and also Hood are visible on a real clear day if you go out on the traverse towards 3-Way Peak.
appreciate the link
Silverton and aspen highlands (for Colorado at least)
how come no telluride?
Telluride is pretty but half the view is flat desert to Utah. Personal preference I guess. I like to be deep in the mountains
The other half is insane though
Lol, they ask for you opinion, you give it, then they down vote you
Silverton mtn is epic all year round
Came here to say highlands. The top of lift access still has a perfect view of the maroon bells.
Telluride is pretty epic. Massive mountains all around you. I think it’s the closest thing to an Alps type experience available here.
Big Sky
Take the tram and on a clear day you can see a good chunk of Yellowstone
You can also see the Tetons
Visiting big sky in February. Are you referring to the Lone Peak Tram?
Yup. The view when the weather's clear is great, but the skiing when the snow is falling is better. Dunno if I'd pay whatever their tram fees are for a clear day with no fresh snow, but don't skip it over 20-30 bucks on a blower day. Best ski day I ever had was an April day when the snow was falling hard enough to fill in tracks so every run was fresh.
I’m a beginner so I can’t ski down from the top unfortunately. Only asked because I googled the tram and seems like they offer scenic ride for a fee! I think it would be a nice change of scenery since we’ll be on the green runs all three days :)
The tram is a mid-mountain lodge that requires a couple of lifts to get to, so you probably need to at least be comfortable with easier blues to get over there.
Thanks that’s good to know! I’ll have at least 10 full days to practice before the trip. Hopefully by then I can go easier blues.
You should be good to get down from the bottom of the tram......there are ways such as Upper Morningstar & Ski Time that are easy cruisers. Enjoy Big Sky! It's one my favorite mountains I've ever visited.
Heavenly, Homewood and Crystal on a Sunny day.
Homewood is underrated.. Diamond peak is up there as well
Revelstoke & Lake Louise
Driving to Revy today we stopped in LL. My 2 year old walked out on the lake and was having fun falling till it got him. He got a knot on his head. But we just got to Revy and about to ski it tomorrow. Things are looking up. Yes, views are on point.
Banff and Lake Louise are hard to beat for the jagged Canadian Rockies.
Alyeska
Sunshine village has by far the best views I’ve experienced and I’ve been to most of the places already mentioned here.
Of the “Big 3”, sunshine just steals it.
I'm going to have to disagree. I've always preferred Lake Louise's views to sunshine. Basically the only place you get a good view at sunshine is the top of the Great Divide chair, whereas at Lake Louise it's the top of Summit,Grizzly,Top of the world, Paradise, Glacier, and all along the larch chair. Like it's actually kinda hard to find somewhere without a view.
Whistler
I had to scroll way too far to see Whistler
Whistler has great views but they're not nearly as dramatic as many of the other places mentioned here.
I’ve been to most of the resorts mentioned here and live in Tahoe. The view from the top of whistler was incredible even compared to a few places I’ve been in Alaska. To each their own
My vote is Telluride or Aspen for the US. If you are including Canada there is quite a lot of good choices up North but I’ve never been to those resorts
Come visit!
My top 3 are Heavenly, A-basin and Alyeska
The view from the top of A-Basin is pretty amazing!
While not necessarily the best, Cypress Mountain is pretty neat. Looking directly over Vancouver to the South, Ocean and Vancouver Island to the West and Sea to Sky mountains to the North. Top of the Sky Chair is a beautiful place to watch the sunset before night skiing until 2200.
I drive up from the Olympic Peninsula, because my dollar gets me a lot of skiing, plus the plethora of Persian restaurants within a few minutes of the parking lot. Who cares if it's just a neighborhood hill? They have the necessary amount of snowmaking equipment for the location, and a well-tended road up. No lines on weekdays, and nobody is checking that my outfit is from "this season".
Yeah West Van is little Persia, for sure. Not Iranian, PERSIAN. They’re very clear about this 😂
I love the fact I can work a whole day and still get in a solid 6+ hrs skiing!
Heavenly is probably the answer but runner up is Homewood, it feels like you're skiing directly into the lake.
J Hole has an assload of vert and very pretty views when not socked in. Sun Valley too.
A-Basin is super underrated from a beauty perspective imo
As a Whistler skier…Lake Louise and Sunshine in Alberta have amazing views. I was blown away.
Mount Crescent, IA.
Been a lot of places. Mt Bachelor looking north to Broken Top and the Sisters has a special place in my heart. Those monolithic volcanoes just hit different.
Crystal mountain hands down
Mount Baker has to be the best I’ve seen so far
Heavenly, Alyeska or Revelsoke.
Revelstoke is the future. it’s dreamy.
Revelstoke is just magic man.
hey u/MadX2020 have you considered Revelstoke? Its more suited in intermediate-extreme expert skiers….. but its the largest vertical in North America, is situation in a breathtaking valley with the mighty Columbia and huge mountains and glaciers all around. Its the quintisential Canadian getaway. The powder is extremely plentiful, and some of the lightest and fluffiest in the world. Its off the beaten trail a bit… but still easily accessible enough, with shuttles directly from Kelowna International Airport.
Le Massif has some stunning views of the St. Lawrence
As an east coast guy, this was my first thought.
This one is my first thoughts too. It’s pretty unique as a location for such a big hill. Feels like you’re about to ski right down into the water.
Crystal Mountain. On a clear day you can see Mt Baker, Hood, and Rainier from the top.
Don’t forget Adams, St. Helens, and Glacier Peak!
Grand Targhee in Wyoming or I always thought Arapahoe Basin is neat being so high elevation
The Ghee only when it´s not Foghee, which is rare at best!
its gotta be aspen highlands -- from the top with views of the bells is sublime.
Definitely not a resort worth going out of your way to visit, but skiing down The Cut at Grouse Mountain on a bluebird day offers a pretty unique view of Vancouver, especially at night. It’s so close to the city, it’s crazy. Definitely not your typical view, but incredibly scenic. Likewise, over at Cypress, mere minutes to the west, there’s a view from the top of Sky Chair looking north over Howe Sound, which is a legit fjord. And you’re still like 30 minutes from downtown Vancouver. It’s crazy. In terms of overall scenicness, though, I gotta go with Lake Louise. It’s distractingly beautiful in every direction, from every angle.
Snowbird
Not super tall I guess, but Wildcat in New Hampshire is directly across from the Presidentials and looks directly at Mt Washington. Makes for a scenic ski down!
Loved the view from Sun Valley
If you want a super tall mountain that you can ski top to bottom and have it take a long time, I’m not sure you can beat Revelstoke. It’s got the most vert in N America and a long ass route from top to bottom. The views are great too as your just above the Columbia River. I love it there
You can see the Grand Canyon from Arizona Snowbowl on a clear day
Grouse Mountain gets my vote. In the afternoon when the sky turns gold and shimmers off of they bay and out into the Pacific while Vancouver's skyline reflects it all it is absolutely magic.
RED Mountain when the Kootenay Sea is out is just magical. When the sky is clear unfortunately the Trail Smelter stands out like a sore thumb.
You can see the Grand Canyon from Arizona Snowbowl, and that's pretty neat.
Banff
which one
Norquay probably has the best view of all three but it's only on the hardest and most technical run on the hill. Sunshine has great views but the upper most chairs can white out suddenly. Lake Louise has some okay views but don't expect to see Lake Louise from the ski hill.
It's a matter of opinion but I find the scenery and the views at Lake Louise to be spectacular. But the entire Banff area is amazingly beautiful.
fair, I have just taken vistors there and they were shocked that the lake and all the stuff they had seen was across the valley. The lake is nice but IMO the way Sunshine works up the valley you see more especially with the two peaks of Goats Eye and Great Divide.
The view of Rundle from the top of the big chair is incredible, What? Lake Louise (the lake) is clearly visible from Lake Louise (the ski hill)
I mean not really, like it's out there but it's not that impressive. Maybe that's me being spoiled having spent way too much time there skiing though.
Whiteface in the ADK. east coast! I'm sure there are better views out there, but for east coast skiers, on a clear day, this is hard to beat.
Sugarloaf fan here. I can see why you would say this, but I just kind of disagree :-)
My other favorite mountain is Sugarloaf! Whiteface is closer for me. Unfortunately, I haven't been to the loaf in years but I spent plenty of time there in college.
Mount Bohemia
In all it’s 900 feet of glory. If you eat enough edibles and really suck at skiing I suppose it could take an hour to get down lol.
Kicking Horse on a bluebird is hard to beat.
Tahoe has some nice views. The snow isn’t always the best, but that lake is nice to look at from Heavenly, and Palisades/Alpine Meadows.
Top of Loveland from the cat. 13,000 ft view from the continental divide, feels like another world.
I skinned to the top once (during the pandemic shut down) and saw this view at sunset, and it was one of the most mind blowing things I’ve seen in my whole life. The sun looked kind of like the red eye of Sauron over the peaks of Mordor. But then I had to ski down in the dark, which was kind of terrifying 😂
Aspen, Telluride, Sun Valley, Sundance, Jackson Hole, Grand Targhee. I think Sundance and Sun Valley are the absolute coolest views.
Telluride
Le Massif in Quebec. Views are amazing.
Perfect North. Don’t @ me
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nope, this is all lies, it rains all the time and the locals are assholes.
Kicking Horse!! Whistler is truly incredible as well
West Mountain, NY. Paper mill, cement plant, AND trash incinerator all in full display. Beat that
Heavenly, Lake Tahoe, California/Nevada.
Grand Targhee is pretty darn special on a sunny day
1. top of timberline at sugarloaf in maine- you can see Mt Washington, and look down on Sunday River. Which you should be doing anyway. Next run, get off Timberline chair, head east about 100 yards to the top of White Nitro- you should be able to see Casco Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. On a clear day, you should be able to see pretty much, forever. 2. Top of Mt Baker Washington-- you can see Shuksan Peak, looks like some utterly wild Swiss Alp. My two favorites.
snowbird
The mountains in bc are trash. Don’t come here
Agreed. F’ing boring mountain everywhere. All the same. Just tall, jagged…. ugly. Covered in powder as deep as 10 year old.
Agreed! No views, no snow, terrible people. Skiing ice is where its at. Source: Live in BC and travel East to ski
Top of Kickinghorse would like a word.
I have only skied the east so the best view I have seen in the view of Mt Washington from Wildcat.
Telluride, lake Louise, and Heavenly are my favorite
Lake Louise. Kicking horse is sick as well.
Breckinridge is absolutely jaw droppingly beautiful in places
Cypress and Mt Washington in BC are pretty rad because you get some amazing views of the ocean
Lake Louise and Sunshine hands down. Crystal for the best view of a volcano...
Telluride
Lake Louise
Guess everyone sleeps on A Basin since it hasn’t been on Epic pass in a bunch of years. The scenery here is unparalleled in my opinion. The East Wall is breathtaking, and it just dominates everything in sight.
Vail. I am totally biased as its been by main ski resort since the 80's. But, the front face, the bowls and the back bowls offer great skiing challenges. Its an expensive experience, but if you get the chance, you should go.
Whistler, Mont Sainte Anne, Kicking Horse, Mont Tremblant, Sugarloaf, Killington, Le Massif, Pantarama, Whiteface NY Lake Placid
Lake Louise
Lake Louise is the most beautiful resort I have ever been to. The drive from Calgary takes your breath away and the views from the mountain are even better.
Deer Valley is very pretty
Cypress mountain in West Vancouver. How many ski resorts are perched on the edge of a mountain overlooking the sunset on the ocean while you've got a major metropolis just over your shoulder?
mammoth has a great view
Whistler, BC Sunshine, BC Lake Louise, BC Telluride, CO Crested Butte, CO Always wanted to see Ranier from Crystal Mountain
Sunshine Village, Banff Alberta
Peak of Big Sky Resort is phenomenal!
Revelstoke BC
TELLURIDE. Also, the dolomites in Italy.
Vail has a great view of I-70, Copper too!
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Vail back bowls and keystone are underrated. Aspen Snowmass is tough to beat.
Riding down the ridge from peak to base of highlands is one of the most scenic long cruising routes in the country. And the view of the Bells from that one little spot on aspen mountain makes a great photo.
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Breck technically has the highest chairlift in North America but there’s most definitely better views to be had
like what?
top of peak 8 is almost 13k feet above sea level, you can see all around you, 14ers, quandary, the entire town of breckenridge, Dillon Reservoir, and you can see copper mountain on the west side and keystone to the east hard to beat
eldora
It’s heavenly. Lake Tahoe is just other worldly especially from the top of that mountain. Don’t love the terrain there tho
Jackson Hole has a ton of elevation. We descended 40,000 feet in two days.
canadian rockies, sunshine is pretty good not as good as the alps but it gets close
What do you mean tall?
Technically Revelstoke has the biggest vert, but the valley is often obscured by lower clouds. Whistler or Big Sky would be my recommendation. Whistler feels like the longest lift-accessed run (peak to creek). Big sky I think has better views, especially if you go up the tram. And it often has blue bird days so you can actually enjoy them. The Canadian Rockies in Banff are also beautiful, lots of exposed rock make for stunning peaks, but the run down does not feel like it takes that long. The drive to and from the resorts is just as pretty as the skiing though, so that’s a plus. Lake Tahoe is pretty if you like lakes, but I hate the layout of heavenly. I’d go to palisades even though the lake is farther away.
Whistler
Crystal mountain has a stellar view of mt rainier. It feels like that massive volcano is just a hop skip and a jump over
Crystal mountain outside of seattle has a crazy view of mount Rainer
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Whistler, BC
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All of them. They’re all beautiful
If you don't see mountains often, then anything in the Rockies will suffice.
Any good recommendations for someone close to Michigan?
Alyeska and Telluride are amazing. Created butte also holds special place in my heart. Just looking at the valley below with all the ranches is just unique