Vail tops SKI magazine's resort rating

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SKI Magazine's annual "Top 50 Resort Guide," the definitive ranking of North American ski resorts, has named Vail in Colorado as the No. 1 ski resort in its October issue.

Vail reclaims the top spot after being ranked second in last year's survey. Mount Tremblant in Quebec was ranked No. 1 on the East Coast for a record-setting tenth consecutive year

The top 10 resorts according to SKI Magazine's readers:

1. Vail, Colorado
2. Deer Valley, Utah
3. Snowmass, Colorado
4. Whistler/Blackcomb, BC
5. Park City, Utah
6. Breckenridge, Colorado
7. Aspen, Colorado
8. Beaver Creek, Colorado
9. Steamboat, Colorado
10. Sun Valley, Idaho

Resorts are ranked in 18 categories: Overall Satisfaction, Access, Apres Ski, Dining, Family Programs, Grooming, Lifts, Lodging, Off-Hill Activities, On-Mountain Food, Scenery, Service, Snow, Terrain/Challenge, Terrain/Variety, Terrain Parks, Value and Weather by SKI subscribers who have skied the resorts for the past two seasons, skiing an average of 23 days a year

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