The 10 Best Ski Resorts in The World

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The following is a list of the 10 best ski resorts in the world.

1. Wistler/Blackcomb, Columbia
Whistler�s beautiful village offers everything snowboarders and skiers crave; cafes, international stores and more than 100 restaurants that serve to all tastes including Greek, Chinese, French, Mexican, Italian, Thai cuisine, and Mediterranean. Food is primary key after partaking in the activities that really make Whistler legendary. Whistler quickly rose through the ranks to become one of the mightiest contenders for the much-disputed title of �world�s greatest ski resort.� Over the past decade, Whistler was consistently voted �Best North American Ski Resort� by the Japanese North & Americans and repeatedly rank it as their favorite international destination.

2. Kitzbuhel, Austria
While St. Anton holds the crown of �Europe�s liveliest ski resort,� and Innsbruck is home to one of Europe�s liveliest and most elegant cities, Kitzbuhel is considered the �Pearl of the Alps� and is the most famous vacation resort in the Austrian Tyrol. This 700-year-old village provides visitors the charm of an alpine village. Skiing began in the winter of 1892.

3. Zermatt, Switzerland
While neighboring Gstaad is one of the world�s top resorts with its three five-star hotels and St. Moritz is more favorite, most rank Zermatt as Switzerland�s top resort. A remarkably peaceful getaway, the village is peaceful thanks to its car-free environment. Amazingly picturesque, Zermatt holds the world�s second biggest lift-served vertical drop and receives huge snowfalls thanks to its altitude.

4. Vail, Colorado, Western United States
Legendary Vail promote itself as �America�s favorite resort� and feasible to be ranked amongst the world�s top five all-around ski resorts. As the largest single ski area in the US, Vail provides roughly 5,300 acres of skiable, terrain. Let�s not forget the fastest high-speed detachable quads on one mountain. Vail caters much more with several dog sledding, hockey, ballooning, art galleries, museums, ice skating, snowmobiling and much more.

5.Westgate, Park City, Utah
With direct flights from North America to Salt Lake City, skiers can fly in and be on the slopes within 30 minutes. With over 9.000 acres of skiable terrain, Park City has been referred to fondly as the Greatest Snow On Earth. It also provides the best in Gourmet Restaurants, specialty shops and historic lounges and bars.

6. Banff/Lake Louise, Alberta, Western Canada
Located in the heart of Canada�s Banff National Park, Lake Louise ranks as one of the most scenic mountain resorts in North America, if not the entire world. Banff/Lake Louise has three different ski areas (Mount Norquay/Mystic Ridge, Sunshine Village, and Lake Louise) that are roughly 30 miles apart.

7. Chamonix Mont-Blanc, France
Host of the world�s first Winter Olympic games in 1924, Chamonix ranks among the elite of contenders for the title of �world�s most famous ski resort.� Located at the foot of Mont-Blanc, it�s the highest peak in the Alps and the second highest in Europe (top elevation 4,810 m/15,771 ft).
Chamonix Mont-Blanc holds bragging rights both for its lift-served vertical drop of 9209 feet and for having one of the world�s longest runs (Vall�e Blanche), at 13.7 miles.

8. Stowe, Vermont, Eastern United States
One of the most famous and lovely ski resorts on the map, Stowe provides traditional New England glamor and the Largest vertical drop in the area. Stowe�s two ski areas are Spruce Peak and Mount Mansfield. The latter actually backs onto Smugglers� Notch�s terrain. As a result, Stowe is amongst a handful of American resort that has a lift-link to another resort. Stowe offers over 60 restaurants and 90 shops to make sure that visitors do not trek too far away.

9. Mont-Tremblant, Quebec, Eastern Canada
French Canadian joie de vivre meets North American service standards. Tremblant, Eastern Canada�s best-known resort, has been given a facelift thanks to a $1 billion investment.
Open since 1939, Tremblant was the first resort to open in Canada and the second in North America. What makes Tremblant even more special is that it is an hour away from Montreal. An alternative would be Mont-Sainte-Anne, which is a nicer mountain and a short trip away from Quebec City, perhaps North America�s most historic city as the gateway into the �New World.�

10. Aspen, Colorado, Western United States
Filled with steeps and bumps, Aspen Mountain has fantastic groomed intermediate runs as well. The mountain is also a great choice for experts, who can access hundreds of acres of terrain off the backside of the mountain. As the resort-of-choice for the �better off,� Aspen has a tendency to get slightly expensive.