The top 10 resorts according to SKI Magazine`s readers:
1. Deer Valley, Utah
2. Vail, Colo.
3. Whistler/Blackcomb, B.C.
4. Aspen, Colo
5. Snowmass, Colo.
6. Park City, Utah
7. Breckenridge, Colo.
8. Beaver Creek, Colo.
9. Steamboat, Colo.
10. Sun Valley, Idaho
The top 10 resorts in the East according to SKI Magazine`s readers:
1. Tremblant, Que.
2. Smugglers Notch, Vt.
3. Whiteface, N.Y.
4. Stowe, Vt.
5. Holiday Valley, N.Y.
6. Sugarloaf, Maine
7. Sugarbush, Vt.
8. Killington, Vt.
9. Bretton Woods, N.H.
10. Okemo, Vt.
For a complete look at the ``Top 50 Resort Guide,`` pick up the October issue of SKI Magazine or visit www.skinet.com
Nearly 7,000 SKI Magazine subscribers responded to the ``Top 50 Resort Guide`` survey, which was conducted by an independent research firm. It is the most comprehensive and longest-running ski resort survey in the winter sports industry. Resorts are ranked in 18 categories: Overall Satisfaction, Access, Après Ski, Dining, Family Programs, Grooming, Lifts, Lodging, Off-Hill Activities, On-Mountain Food, Scenery, Service, Snow, Terrain/Challenge, Terrain/Variety, Terrain Parks, Value and Weather by SKI subscribers who have skied the resorts for the past two seasons, skiing an average of 23 days a year.