Good Resorts Near Major Airports - Snowboarding Forum

blackNpurple · 12-27-2011, 07:40 PM

Hey, does anyone have some suggestions for good resorts near major airports?

I’ve only been to WISP on the ice coast but would like to plan some more trips this season to other places (I’m not really limited to where I can go – just anywhere in the U.S.). Would like a place near a major airport that I could fly into, take a taxi over to the resort to stay a few nights then hop back on the airplane.

Thanks!

hikeswithdogs · 12-27-2011, 07:45 PM

Depends on what you consider "major airports" to me major airports are in major cities(like largest 1 or 2 cities in the entire state)

just of the top of my head , some of these places would be a pretty long expensive Taxi ride but doable via resort van\bus\shuttle or whatever

SLC
Reno
Bozeman
Denver

blackNpurple · 12-27-2011, 07:47 PM

Basically an airport where the major airlines (Southwest, JetBlue, AirTran, etc.) fly in and out of. I'm looking for places where the taxi ride is no longer than like 30 minutes to the resort.

Thanks!

hikeswithdogs · 12-27-2011, 07:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by blackNpurple

Basically an airport where the major airlines (Southwest, JetBlue, AirTran, etc.) fly in and out of. I'm looking for places where the taxi ride is no longer than like 30 minutes to the resort.

Thanks!

Good luck the only places you can get to from a major airport in 45 minutes or less is maybe the big\little cottonwood canyon resorts in Salt Lake City, everything else is at 1 to 3 hours drive.

They normally don't build major airports right next to large mountains or high altitude :-)

WasatchMan · 12-28-2011, 12:49 AM

Uh, salt lake city...

http://i.imgur.com/Tnx8w.jpg

skycdo · 01-09-2012, 11:52 AM

SLC or Reno are your best bets for major airports. Most big ski resorts have a small airport somewhere close but that's it.

linvillegorge · 01-09-2012, 12:52 PM

30 minutes from a major airport... LOL!

Do you expect the airport to have a few rails setup for you to entertain yourself waiting on your taxi?

Hell, Denver itself barely qualifies as being within 30 minutes of a major airport. A good portion of the metro area isn't.

blackNpurple · 01-09-2012, 12:54 PM

Why, do you know a place?

Quote:

Originally Posted by linvillegorge

30 minutes from a major airport... LOL!

Do you expect the airport to have a few rails setup for you to entertain yourself waiting on your taxi?

Hell, Denver itself barely qualifies as being within 30 minutes of a major airport. A good portion of the metro area isn't.

linvillegorge · 01-09-2012, 12:57 PM

SLC is it.

If you're spending a few days, what's an hour or two each way going to matter? I wouldn't limit myself to places within 30 minutes of a major airport. You do realize that there are shuttle services that service pretty much any resort area within reasonable driving distance of an airport, right?

blackNpurple · 01-09-2012, 12:59 PM

...but you made that airport with rails setup to entertain myself while I wait for a taxi sound so good! Awww man!

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blackNpurple Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13	Good Resorts Near Major Airports Hey, does anyone have some suggestions for good resorts near major airports? I’ve only been to WISP on the ice coast but would like to plan some more trips this season to other places (I’m not really limited to where I can go – just anywhere in the U.S.). Would like a place near a major airport that I could fly into, take a taxi over to the resort to stay a few nights then hop back on the airplane. Thanks!

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hikeswithdogs -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Minnesota Summer--Utah Winter Posts: 958 Blog Entries: 1	Depends on what you consider "major airports" to me major airports are in major cities(like largest 1 or 2 cities in the entire state) just of the top of my head , some of these places would be a pretty long expensive Taxi ride but doable via resort van\bus\shuttle or whatever SLC Reno Bozeman Denver __________________ makingfreshtracks.blogspot.com

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linvillegorge Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 4,540	30 minutes from a major airport... LOL! Do you expect the airport to have a few rails setup for you to entertain yourself waiting on your taxi? Hell, Denver itself barely qualifies as being within 30 minutes of a major airport. A good portion of the metro area isn't. __________________ "People say that marijuana smoking is going to get in the way of my career. I say to them that on the contrary, my fighting career is getting in the way of my marijuana smoking." -Nick Diaz

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linvillegorge Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 4,540	SLC is it. If you're spending a few days, what's an hour or two each way going to matter? I wouldn't limit myself to places within 30 minutes of a major airport. You do realize that there are shuttle services that service pretty much any resort area within reasonable driving distance of an airport, right? __________________ "People say that marijuana smoking is going to get in the way of my career. I say to them that on the contrary, my fighting career is getting in the way of my marijuana smoking." -Nick Diaz

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12-27-2011, 07:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
blackNpurple Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13	Basically an airport where the major airlines (Southwest, JetBlue, AirTran, etc.) fly in and out of. I'm looking for places where the taxi ride is no longer than like 30 minutes to the resort. Thanks!

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WasatchMan Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,023	Uh, salt lake city... http://i.imgur.com/Tnx8w.jpg

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skycdo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Durango, CO Posts: 119	SLC or Reno are your best bets for major airports. Most big ski resorts have a small airport somewhere close but that's it.

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blackNpurple Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13	...but you made that airport with rails setup to entertain myself while I wait for a taxi sound so good! Awww man!