Favorite Skiing Destination

Several come to mind....Telluride is a great little town and the skiing is amazing.  Aspen/Snowmass is fantastic - 1 ticket gets you access to 4 mountains (3 if you don't count Buttermilk) and the variety in terrain runs the gamut.  And crowds are nil to non-existent. 

Of Telluride, the two Aspen mountains, and Snowmass, my favorite is probably Snowmass simply due to fact that so much "cruising" terrain exists.  If you like steep, bumps, more extreme, go Telluride or Aspen (Ajax or Highlands).

Sierra Nevada, Spain & Innsbruck, Austria. 

Whistler is quite possibly the best in the world.

Within the states, the best resort I've been to is Mammoth Mountain in Cali.

Taos, New Mexico

Whistler

I would say Steamboat but you told me not to....I'd also say Park City just cus I live there but that's on your no list as well.

Telluride is great.  Also Big Sky or Snowbowl in Montana are both great.  I grew up skiing those areas.  There's also Bridger Bowl (www.bridgerbowl.com) which is where I first learned to ski and still my absolute favorite place.  It's not a resort/destination place at all.  It's a small, community ski hill with AMAZING terrain.  Especially if you like steeps.  I talked to someone just the other day who designs ski lifts....through his work he's skied all over the country and says Bridger is his all time favorite.  It's also quite a bit cheaper than the rest! 

My favorite is Powder Mt in Eden Utah.  No nightlife, although there is a new 'nightclub'  But I dont go there for the apres.  I go for the snow.  I was able to find fresh tracks 10 days after a storm.  Theres also single snowcat runs for $12, single helicopter runs for $75, and you can ride 'Powder Country' which is the backside of the mountain and a shuttle service picks you up.  If you want as close to a guarantee <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-ansi-language:#0400; mso-fareast-language:#0400; mso-bidi-language:#0400;} , Powder is it.

And Snowbasin is only 20 minutes away if you want to change it up