HIT THE SLOPES
Whether you love hearing the swoosh of the fresh pow pow after a night of snow fall or you simply prefer to dress up in sexy ski bunny clothes – a ski vacation is one of the most relaxing and invigorating vacations you can choose. Here are a few favorites:
The Breck
The perfect little ski town, it is always the holiday season in Breckenridge. Stay at the Beaver Run Resort which is ski in/ski out, has great access to slopes, and a shuttle to all destinations along Main Street. The slopes are even labeled Black, Blue/Black, Blue, Blue/Green, to more accurately define degree of difficulty. After a long day of skiing hit the Breckenridge Brewery for a tall locally made lager to whet the palette.
Plenty of pizza joints abound, but if you are looking for a more memorable meal check out Hearthstone, this restaurant offers delicious food, in a cozy setting at casual dining prices. 
In late January each year, blank canvases of snow become works of art at the International Snow Sculpture Championships. From a whimsical bouquet of enormous flowers, to thought provoking abstract shapes, sculptors form these masterpieces before thousands of spectators over the course of five days in the heart of town. Breckenridge also hosts its own Mardis Gras. www.gobreck.com
The Canyons
Located just 4 miles from Park City, home of the famous Sundance Film Festival, The Canyons Resort is ranked in the Top 5 Ski Resorts in North America offering 3,700 acres of diverse terrain over eight separate mountains, accessing 150+ trails. Highlights to look for at The Canyons in ‘07
· Brand new quad, DreamCatcher, offering access to 200+ acres of never-been-skied terrain
· Additional rails, hits, and boxes in the Terrain Park
· Pre-School and Perfect Youth programs for local kids available through The Canyons Ski & Snowboard School: http://www.thecanyons.com/localkids.html
· A new Executive Chef at the Grand Summit Hotel and a new Executive Chef for on-mountain dining
· Silverado Lodge (scheduled to open in February 2007) will have an additional 265+ rooms
Additional details are available at: www.thecanyons.com. Don't miss dinner at Robert Redford's Zoom and a night cap at Jenifer Anniston's favorite hot spot Harry O's on the main strip in Park City just a shuttle ride from The Canyons. 
Whistler Blackcomb
Whistler Blackcomb is the biggest resort in North America weighing in at 8,171 acres (the next largest resort is USA's Vail Resort at 5,289 acres), With over 17 alpine bowls, four glaciers, 200 trails, 8,171 acres of skiable terrain and a one mile vertical rise, the choices of where and what to ski or ride at Whistler Blackcomb from beginner to advanced terrain are staggering. Intermediate skiers and riders can access groomed runs high in the Whistler Blackcomb alpine region, and experience spectacular views of the Coast Mountain Range. Even beginners can get up to the peaks, with Green beginner trails winding their way down the mile high vertical drop to the valley floor.
Joined at the base by a vibrant pedestrian village filled with restaurants, patios, cafés, shops, galleries and spas, and surrounded by breathtaking scenery, this four season resort is spectacular by nature.
Whistler Blackcomb has acquired Whistler Heli-Skiing in a transaction that significantly increases the resort's skiable terrain and offers guests over a half a million acres of skiing and snowboarding terrain.
Construction kicked into high gear at Whistler Blackcomb in the summer of 2006 as British Columbia prepares to host the world in 2010. www.whistlerblackcomb.com
