My wife and I (no pics) are going on a 10 year anniversary ski trip. We are trying to figure out where to go within the US. Does anyone have any recommendations?

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Posted by ColoradoAg03

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Posted on 2/24/26 at 8:27 am to daeizbae

Whitefish, MT
Big Sky, MT
Sun Valley, ID
Jackson, WY
Telluride, CO

Avoid the crowds at CO's I-70/north central resorts, as well as Park City, UT crowds. For 10yr anniversary, go somewhere nicer and less crowded. Yall will appreciate the experience.

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Posted by i10Duck

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Posted on 2/24/26 at 8:38 am to daeizbae

just got back from copper mountain, it was awesome.
Big sky is amazing as well.

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Posted by fargobison

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Posted on 2/24/26 at 10:27 am to daeizbae

Depends what you are looking for? If you want intermeidate level I would look at Big Sky, Aspen, Deer Valley and Sun Valley. Jackson is nice but it is a bit steeper then the others. Never been to Telluride but it looks absolutely awesome.

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Posted by Mahootney

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Posted on 2/25/26 at 10:41 am to ColoradoAg03

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Whitefish, MT
Big Sky, MT
Sun Valley, ID
Jackson, WY
Telluride, CO

Avoid the crowds at CO's I-70/north central resorts, as well as Park City, UT crowds. For 10yr anniversary, go somewhere nicer and less crowded. Yall will appreciate the experience.

I agree with all of this.
I would also add Whistler as an option. I know it is in Canada, but it has been the best couples trip we went to, by far. Bobsledding, Scandinavian spa, ice rooms with vodka tasting.

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Depends what you are looking for?

Are you going to ski? Or are you going to enjoy the experience.
Big Sky is an awesome mountain for skiing, but there isn't much else to do there. Kinda like a man's man. Big sky is a skier's ski resort.

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Big Sky, Aspen, Deer Valley and Sun Valley. Jackson is nice but it is a bit steeper then the others. Never been to Telluride but it looks absolutely awesome.

Telluride is awesome. Great town and mountain.
Parts are steep like Jackson. But just like Jackson there are parts of it that are fine for all levels. You can kinda make of the resort what you want.

Aspen is a bit more upscale if that's what you want (to be "around" rich people... and have lots of restaurant and shopping options). I liked snowmass mountain more than either ajax or highlands.

I find the old mining towns that happen to have ski mountains to be much better to visit than ski mountains that then built the town.

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