Bretton Woods Mountain Resort

Bretton Woods Mountain

The resort: As the name suggests, Bretton Woods Mountain Resort is situated in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire right across from the Mount Washington Hotel. Its terrain include 434 acres which is adjacent to The White Mountain National Forest, making your skiing adventure even more fun.

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Accommodation, services and amenities: The Bretton Woods Mountain Resort is expected to expand through an addition of three mountain peaks. It provides 9 lifts, four of which are high speed quads to get more adrenaline rush.

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They run at a capacity of 14,000 people per hour and have 101 trails with an average of 200 inches of snow every year. There are plans to include another village which will feature dining establishments and additional Bretton condo units. Two month old kids or older can be provided with resort child care.

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Dining: There is a wide selection of eateries surrounding the Bretton Woods Mountain ski area ensuring that you do not go famished as you explore the slopes. These dining facilities include the West Mountain BBQ, Maple Leaf BBQ, Taco Quad, the Sugar Shack and the Food Court.

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Special occasions: Although Bretton Woods is not known for wild night parties and après-ski, there are still activities that can while the night away with fun. When the lifts close and the sun begins to set, snowboarders, skiers, and cross-country skiers gather together at lounges and hotel bars to drink, dine and have fun.

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The rate: Adult ticket, per day is from $74 to $66; three day tickets equals $202 for adults and $118 for Junior. Five day tickets are $330 for adults and $190 for Junior.

ROSSIGNOL RADICAL

Rossignol Radical Mutix R11 Skis

The Mutix technology used by Rossignol to make the Radical Mutix R11 skis allows the skier to go in for short radius and long radius turns by simply changing the arms. This is one ideal pair of skis for both short and long turns. These skis are in the slalom category and are also available in giant slalom category.


The Radical skis are easy to handle and gives a pleasant experience while skiing. Though, it is not designed for competitions but the ski is versatile enough to deliver a power packed performance. Medium to expert skiers will find the Rossignol Radical Mutix R11 ski just good enough to give a pleasurable ski run on the snowy slopes of the ski resorts.


The ski is available in various sizes with 175 cm being used for the giant slalom category. The tip is 118 mm, the waist is 70 mm, and the tail is 102 mm wide. It is quite stable on different runs and the performance is great in powder.


The skis have good contact with the snow and their performance in long-radius turns is better than the short-radius turns. The initiation and carving is excellent with a good edge hold and grip. It is easy to maneuver with the skiers finding its skid control above average, which can vary from one skier to another depending on the level of expertise.


Overall, the Radicals are easy to use, versatile and comfortable giving a pleasurable skiing experience.

COPPER MOUNTAIN SKI RESORT

Copper Mountain Ski Resort Review

Copper Mountain Ski Resort is located at 209 Ten Mile Circle in Copper Mountain, which is 75 miles towards the west of Denver. It has 125 ski trails and 22 lifts. Like all other ski resorts that cater to user of every level, it is also divided in to three levels: beginner, intermediate and expert.

Sunny Copper Mountain Ski Resort

The beginner area is well marked and the kids can have all the fun there without fearing of going into difficult areas. Not only kids but also adults who are just starting out will find their lessons services on skiing good enough to get a foot hold into skiing.

Copper Mountain

The lifts are convenient to use and all the runs meet in the same areas. The terrain is good and you can get to relish some scenic views here. The staff is friendly and they have a great day care facility that you can use if you have small kids.

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There is 2,450 acres of area marked for skiing and snowboarding. This gives ample space if you want to get away from the crowd on your own. It's complete getaway for the family offering shopping, dining, convenient lodging, and family activities in addition to its main attraction of skiing.


However, Cooper mountain resort does not have much difficult backs to offer, but at times like after big storms, you can get big bumps on the trails. They could really be difficult to ski on if they have not been groomed yet. There are no extreme terrains but some are steep. Copper is easy to access and you have to send more than a day or two to actually get to know the mountain.

ASPEN SNOWMASS

Aspen Snowmass Ski Resort

If you want to see a large crowd of skiers, this where the crowd is. The Aspen Snowmass has terrain that ever level of skier can use. It has three terrain parks each for one level of skier. There are 500, 250 and 150-foot long super pipes catering to expert, intermediate and beginner skier respectively.


The heavily treed terrain ranges from steep fast mogul runs, open deep powder, groomed trails, and gentle beginner areas. The trees are lined wide along the trails. Expert skiers can use the steep chutes, tighter tree trails and powder stashes at High Alpine. If you are fond of moguls, you can go to Sam’s Knob to Promenade, Fast Draw and Wildcat trails.


If you are an intermediate skier, you will find excellent groomed trails over the entire Snowmass Mountain. You can go to Elk Camp for some steep challenging trails with the Long Shot trail leading you down to Two Creeks. The Big Burn can also be used to enhance your skills as the trees are well spaced out and provide some great tree powder turns.


If you want your kids to start skiing, you can have them start at Fanny Hill. Later on they can head to Sam's Knob for a long trail down through Max Park and Scooper trails. You can even have them try out at Buttermilk trails.


Over all Aspen Snowmass promises an enjoyable skiing trip for the entire family. Moreover, once you get to know your way around, it will not take you much time find the trails that suit your style and level.

FRENCH ALPS

For thousands of ski-loving travelers, the French Alps is a wonderful and spectacular place to enjoy endless hours of wild and blood-pumping skiing. Of course if you are a novice at skiing, this may be too much to handle for you. So, let us look at some of the top ski resorts in the French Alps.

Oriceres

The first of these ski resorts we will look at is the high-altitude ski resort called Orcieres. Orcieres is located in the Champsaur valley of France and has a altitude of about 2725km – high enough for the risk-taking ski adventurers. The site is located near the Ercins National Park and the ski resort’s altitude gives skiers a grand view of the surrounding landscape.

Les Carroz Ski Resort

Just about 10kn from Orcieres, sits the ski resort called Serre Eyraud. Although tiny in size, compared to Orcieres, the ski resort sits high in the French Alps at an altitude of 1450m to 2060m, has seven courses and an area for no-cost skiing.

Grand Massif Area

For the smaller and younger skiers, there is the Les Carroz Ski Resort, also located in the French Alps. The skiing area consists of beginner’s slopes with two drag lifts and snow cannons that enhance the skiing experience for the kids.

Flaine

Les Carroz is one of the five ski resorts that make up the Grand Massif ski area, including the Flaine, Morillon, Samones and Sixt ski resorts. Of course, the other ski resorts are for the older and more experienced skiers, with over 2,500 meters of snowy slopes and obstacles that will keep them on point.

Espace Killy

For more skiing fun, the Espace Killy, another top French Alp resort, offers you more than 310 km of restricted and unrestricted skiing – which is the desired choice for true ski lovers and novices to ‘surf’ the slopes.

Espace Killy

The Espace Killy area offers you more than 300 km of restricted and unrestricted skiing - making it the perfect choice for skiers of all abilities. In addition to the high reputation this ski resort has, and the nearby ski resort, Tignes, is set to host the 2009 World Skiing Championships.

Tignes by Night

The Espace Killy has over 96 ski lifts that is capable of transporting over 149,425 skiers in an hours time. All this thanks to the new technology that the ski resort has put in place. So, if you are planning to take your skiing experience to the French Alps, you are welcomed to do so, since there are so many challenges that are waiting for you once you arrive. So come and be prepared to tackle the lovely, but rugged and untamed French Alps!

Tignes