Winter 2012 is over, at least for most of us, which means that it's time to review the thousands of resort reviews posted by our community and determine this year's Visitors' Choice Awards Winners.
Over the course of the winter, the OnTheSnow community collectively posts thousands of resort reviews. Users rank resorts on a scale of 1-5 stars in five categories: Family, Park and Pipe, All Mountain Terrain, Nightlife and Overall Excellence.
As a user-generated award, the Visitors' Choice Awards represent the collective opinion of you, our readers, on how well resorts across North America delivered on the experience you expected.
This week we are announcing the five overall, North American winners in each of those categories. Regional winners in each category wil be announced later this spring.
The Overall Winners are:
Best Overall Resort: Snowbird, Utah
Best Overall Terrain: Whistler/Blackcomb, British Columbia
Best Overall TerrainParks: Park City, Utah
Best Overall Family Resort: Vail, Colorado
Best Overall Nightlife: Aspen/Snowmass, Colorado
Regional Winners
Far West
Best Overall Resort
[R419R, Squaw Valley], CA
Best Family Resort
[R227R, Mammoth Mountain], CA
Best Terrain
Squaw Valley, CA
Best Park & Pipe
[R299R, Northstar], CA
Best Nightlife
[R169R, Heavenly Ski Resort], CA
Rockies
Best Overall Resort
Snowbird, UT
Best Family Resort
Vail, CO
Best Terrain
Snowbird, UT
Best Park & Pipe
[R314R, Park City Mountain Resort], UT
Best Nightlife
Aspen, CO
Pacific Northwest
Best Overall Resort
Whistler/Blackcomb, BC
Best Family Resort
[R494R, White Pass], WA
Best Terrain
Whistler/Blackcomb, BC
Best Park & Pipe
[R50R, Big White], BC
Best Nightlife
[R440R, Sun Valley], ID
Midwest
Best Overall Resort
[R370R, Ski Brule], MI
Best Family Resort
[R221R, Lutsen Resort], MN
Best Terrain
[R187R, Indianhead Mountain], MI
Best Park & Pipe
[R223R, Mad River Mountain], OH
Best Nightlife
[R73R, Boyne Mountain], MI
Mid-Atlantic
Best Overall Resort
[R407R, Snowshoe], WV
Best Family Resort
[R381R, Roundtop Mountain], PA
Best Terrain
[R62R, Blue Mountain], PA
Best Park & Pipe
[R354R, Seven Springs], PA
Best Nightlife
Snowshoe, WV
Northeast
