Vail

Eh, unlike Kari I would strongly argue that Vail is not so great. Here are my issues:
*It’s huge! But not in a good way. There are a million catwalks that just bore you to death – you have to take an annoying number of catwalks and lifts to get anywhere
*The food on the mountain is both expensive and of poor quality; I expect expensive on-​the-​mountain lunch, but not when the quality is so low
*The people are not that hot and kind of old.
*Said old, not hot people also seem to be pretty racist.
*Shopping isn’t exciting. Woohoo! A full-​priced North Face jacket that I could get on sale for 50% off at home? Pass.
Let me help you all enjoy your vacation much more: if you’re going to spend the dough, go to Deer Valley with their magical heated walkways and plentiful green people carrying your shit, free ski storage right as you get off the mountain, and also expensive but actually delicious food. Also, super hotties everywhere you turn and no snowboarders! What more could you ask for? Nothing.

What can I say Vail? You are the crème de la crème. You are fancy. You are WAY over-​priced, but you are worth it.
No other place in the US is quite like you. You have elegant shops, over-​the-​top restaurants, and hotels that cost more than my rent for a night.
You are located in one of the most beautiful places in the world. Surrounded by the Colorado rocky mountains. You have more terrain than most places. Chairs and runs galore. You are so big, that you can, in fact, be the only person on a run and feel as though you own the entire mountain.
I wish you were more affordable because I would visit more often, but for now, you’re amazing once every 2 – 4 years. Don’t ever change. You’re top notch.