Skiing some of the world’s best powder requires sustenance, so stop at Alta’s Watson Shelter, at the Collins lift mid-station. Need to convince your lady friend you’re not a total dirtbag? Sit down at a white-cloth table upstairs at Collins’s Grill and order her tender magret with cranberry-peppercorn gastrique. Ripping with your brahs? Grab a ground-chuck burger downstairs.


Honorable Mentions:

Black Mountain Lodge (Arapahoe Basin, Colorado)

McLane Family Lodge (The Dartmouth Skiway, New Hampshire)

Wildwood Lodge (Vail, Colorado)