Montage Resort

For skiers and snow boarders, whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or advanced enough to want to tackle the toughest black diamonds, where you chose to ski will make a difference regardless of your skill level. South Jersey Ski Club has compiled “The Top Seven Ski Resort Areas in the U.S.” list to make your skiing choices optimal:

Killington is the largest ski resort in the eastern United States, with the widest variety of terrain. With something special for every level, Killington also boasts more than a 3,000 ft vertical so it’s no wonder this is a perennial favorite stop for our club. We stay at the Northstar Lodge with its incredible swimming pool size hot tub. It’s the world’s largest hot tub. Well, maybe not the world’s largest but it’s really BIG! There is no shortage of nightlife either with dining and local bands at the Grist Mill, Wobbly Barn and Pickle Barrel providing great nightly entertainment.

Stowe features forty-eight trails to test your riding skills or your skiing expertise. If it’s blazing speed and vertical feet you’re after, then you should check out the Front Four. If you’re looking for a more relaxing time, there are plenty of gently sloping runs also offered. We regularly visit for an early season demo days when all skiers and riders can sample the latest offering from manufacturers. Sometimes we have so much fun we return later in the season for a second visit! For more info on SJSC trips to Stowe visit the ski schedule at: http://www.sjskiclub.com/skipage.html

Lake Placid has it all. Whiteface Mountain boasts the highest vertical of any resort east of the Rockies. Still the off-mountain activities bring many of us back year after year. What else do we do there? Skate on the Olympic oval where Eric Heiden won his 7 Gold medals, go XC-skiing; experience earth shattering speed riding the bobsled, climb to the top of the ski jumping complex; drop down the toboggan run with a few friends or just enjoy dining and shopping in the quaint Adirondack villages of North Creek and Lake Placid. This is a great trip for the skier and non skier alike. It’s the perfect trip to take along that significant other who does not ski or ride.

Interested in heading out west? Then try these

Vail - The Land of Sacred Powder - 346 Inches on Average. Combine that with 300 days of sunshine a year and you’ve got perfect conditions. With seven colossal bowls there is no end to the amount of skiing and riding you can do. After a day on the mountain the fun is only beginning. There’s so much to do in Vail Village - boutiques, spas and art galleries line the cobblestone walkways. Everything from gourmet restaurants to fast food is located throughout the town. The apr

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