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12 of America’s most luxurious ski hotels
If you’d like to pair your next U.S. ski trip with a hotel housing a blizzard of luxury, read on.
Here, we reveal 12 standout mountain properties so enticing that you may find it difficult leaving for the slopes each morning.
In Colorado, there’s a Five-Diamond-rated ski-in/ski-out property with heated marble bathroom floors; a hotel that looks like a European fairytale ski chateau brought to life; and a property that offers a “slippers to ski boots” concierge service, with gear prepared and taken onto the slopes for guests.
Head to Utah for a hotel that offers a children’s “High Chocolate” afternoon tea-style service with gourmet cocoa and a brand new property with an outdoor pool, hot tubs and Native American art belonging to a Hollywood legend.
Discover the “grand dame” in New Hampshire with a roll call of famous past guests, and the Montana hotel with its own private heated gondola.
In Wyoming, meanwhile, you can check into an opulent slopeside property and ease the day’s aches away in an outdoor swimming pool and whirlpools.
1. The Little Nell — Aspen, Colorado
The Little Nell is the only hotel in Aspen to offer ski-in/ski-out access to Aspen Mountain (known as Ajax by locals).
Inside the 92-room property, guests relax in rooms featuring gas log fireplaces, wool carpeting, Fili D’oro down comforters and heated ensuite marble flooring.
On the food front, the hotel is home to the Michelin-recommended Element 47 restaurant and the lively Ajax Tavern, famous for its truffle fries and wagyu burger.
The concierge team can organize snowcat powder tours and ski-in/ski-out spa treatments.
Rooms from $1,250.
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2. The Arrabelle at Vail Square — Vail, Colorado
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With its clock tower, steeply pitched roofs, wrought-iron balconies and flowery façade motifs, The Arrabelle at Vail Square — just steps from Vail’s Eagle Bahn Gondola — feels like a storybook palace from Europe.
Guests will certainly feel like royalty as they relax in the rooftop pool and the 10,000-square-foot spa, which features 11 treatment rooms, a steam room, a whirlpool and a sauna.
The old world Alpine vibe continues across the public spaces and guestrooms, which are richly decorated with warm woods and stone. There are 81 guestrooms and condominiums in total, including a sprawling five-bedroom villa.
Rooms from $400.
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3. Pendry Park City — Utah
Pendry Park City, in Canyons Village, offers ski-in, ski-out access to Park City Mountain, which, with 7,300 acres of terrain, is the largest lift-served ski resort in the U.S.
And because the hotel is right next to the new high-speed 10-passenger Sunrise Gondola, explorations of this incredible ski-scape don’t begin with frustrating lines.
The property has a spa offering treatments such as the “high altitude radiance body treatment,” a rooftop pool with stunning mountain views, and four on-site dining destinations: Kita, an upscale sushi restaurant; Dos Olas, a Mexican-inspired cantina; The Pool House rooftop eatery; and Apres Pendry, a lobby lounge serving European-inspired alpine snacks.
Features in the 175 guestrooms include deep-soak tubs and walk-in showers, and 65-inch TVs.
Rooms from $311.
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4. Grand Hyatt Deer Valley — Utah
Grand Hyatt Deer Valley has every hotel-stay base covered.
There are 381 luxury rooms, including 26 premium suites with private balconies, kitchenettes and cozy fireplaces; on-site ski lockers; a kids’ club with games room; and several tempting culinary and cocktail destinations, from speakeasy-inspired Hidden Ace to family friendly apres in the Living Room.
At the latter, children can indulge in “High Chocolate,” an afternoon tea-style service with gourmet hot cocoa, s’mores cookies and pastries.
There’s also an Alpine-inspired spa and a 7,000-square-foot outdoor terrace with a large, heated pool and three hot tubs.
Rooms from $325.
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5. Park Hyatt Beaver Creek — Colorado
Creature comforts are not in short supply at Park Hyatt Beaver Creek, which transformed its 189 guest rooms in 2025. They feature Nespresso coffee machines, mini-fridges, wet bars, Le Labo bath products, air conditioning, wifi, plush bathrobes, and private balconies showcasing mountain or village views.
Elsewhere, guests can loll in a heated outdoor pool, soothe aching leg muscles in five hot tubs, and have massages in the Exhale Spa, which has 23 treatment rooms.
Refueling options include the 8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill, which rustles up dishes in a wood-fired oven, and lively Brass Bear Bar.
When you’re ready to hit the slopes again, you won’t have far to go. The hotel is located at the base of Beaver Creek Mountain with direct access to the white stuff.
Rooms from $350.
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6. W Aspen — Colorado
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Even in glitzy Aspen, the W Aspen stands out thanks to a number of signature features.
Firstly, there’s The Rooftop, a year-round rooftop bar where guests enjoy a heated pool, hot tub, fire pits, a food and beverage service — and 360-degree mountain views.
Then there’s 39 Degrees, a restaurant and apres destination where creative cocktails are sipped to live DJ sets, and Hidalgo, a cocktail lounge speakeasy created by mixologist Dushan Zaric from New York City’s legendary Employees Only bar.
And while the 88-room hotel isn’t ski-in/ski-out, the slopes are only a minute or two away by foot.
Rooms from $300.
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7. The Ritz-Carlton, Bachelor Gulch — Beaver Creek, Colorado
Ritz-Carltons are renowned for top-level pampering, and at the Beaver Creek incarnation during the winter season, one manifestation of that is a “slippers to boots” ski concierge service. Guests are eased into their boots and their skis or snowboard taken onto the slopes for them.
There’s also a “ski nanny” service that assists kids in ski school: they’re given help gearing up and transported to and from lessons.
Other plus points at the property include reimagined guest rooms and suites following a multi-million-dollar renovation in 2022; multiple restaurant options, including Buffalos, where comforting bison chili is served; a vast spa with plunge pools and a Himalayan salt wall sauna; and apres workshops from whiskey tastings to painting lessons.
Rooms from $750.
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8. One&Only Moonlight Basin — Montana
This property in Big Sky Resort in southwest Montana marks the U.S. debut for luxury hotel brand One&Only.
It opened in November 2025, so, at the time of writing, is brand-new though there are many more reasons to book.
There are the Alpine-chic rooms, suites and cabins; there’s the 17,000-square-foot spa, complete with a beautiful indoor pool; and there’s a Japanese restaurant by Michelin-starred chef and former professional snowboarder Akira Back.
But for many, the main talking point will be the private heated gondola that whisks guests to Big Sky’s Madison Base in around five minutes.
Rooms from $1,800.
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9. Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa — Jackson Hole, Wyoming
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The Rusty Parrot Lodge & Spa — a total rebuild of the original, which was destroyed in a fire in 2019 — in the legendary ski town of Jackson Hole cossets winter sports enthusiasts in boutique-y luxury, and tempts them with top-quality cuisine.
There are 40 rooms featuring handcrafted, custom furnishings, while the Wild Sage restaurant serves carefully curated dishes from dawn till dusk.
At breakfast, you can fuel up for the slopes with omelets featuring morning dew mushrooms and locally grown seasonal vegetables, and yogurt parfait made using yoghurt from Wyoming’s Shumway farms.
In the evening, while Jackson Hole has several excellent restaurants, you may be tempted to head back to Wild Sage for Provençal garlic soup and beef tartare crafted with local ranch-raised beef.
The hotel offers complimentary transport to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort daily.
Rooms from $1,000.
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10. The Inn at Sundance Mountain Resort — Utah
The Inn at Sundance Mountain Resort, which opened on January 22, 2026, has 63 rooms and sits a snowball’s throw from the Outlaw Express lift.
This means guests can bank a few runs first thing and return straight to the hotel’s amenities at the end of the day.
These include two hot tubs, a large outdoor pool, a sauna and cold-plunge outdoor shower, a fitness center, and a cozy living room serving drinks and nibbles.
For an elevated dining experience, head to the Tree Room, where Native American art once belonging to Robert Redford, who founded the resort, adorns the walls.
Rooms from $1,135.
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11. Omni Mount Washington Resort — Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
Stay at the Omni Mount Washington Resort & Spa, located in the tranquil Bretton Woods resort, and you’ll be following in the footsteps of a roll call of famous guests, including Thomas Edison, Babe Ruth, John D. Rockefeller, Princess Margaret and Alfred Hitchcock.
The opulent 200-room property, which opened in 1902, truly is a “grand dame” hotel.
As you might expect, the amenities are eye-catching, and they include a 25,000-square-foot, full-service spa; a heated outdoor pool; two golf courses (worth noting if you’re tempted back in the spring or summer); and an indoor climbing wall.
Eating and drinking options? You’re spoiled for choice. Elegant dining comes courtesy of the 1902 Main Dining Room, Stickney’s Steak & Chop Pub is the go-to venue for crowd-pleasers (think smash burgers and BLTs), and you can toast being on a superb ski trip at The Cave speakeasy and Rosebrook Bar.
Rooms from $820.
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12. Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole — Wyoming
Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole is the town’s flagship hotel, a complex located in Teton Village at the base of Rendezvous Mountain that oozes opulence.
There’s a slopeside heated pool and a trio of whirlpools that glow at night, a Forbes five-star spa, and multiple restaurants, including the Steadfire Chophouse that opened in July 2025 and a pool café that serves complimentary s’mores in winter.
The 157 rooms all include a gas fireplace and a private terrace.
Rooms from $1,000.
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KEENE, N.H. — A Nashua woman who had a town clerk falsely certify a marriage that never happened so she could claim her late partner’s property has been sentenced to seven days in jail, placed on probation and ordered to repay thousands to his estate.
Attorney General John Formella said Wendy Leedberg‑Snow, 60, turned to Winchester Town Clerk Jim Tetreault after the death of her longtime partner, Eric Leedberg — who was born in Lowell — using the falsified license to pose as his spouse and lay claim to property from his estate, an effort prosecutors describe as an attempt to rewrite the couple’s history for financial gain.
“This case involved a deliberate effort to manipulate official government records and exploit the death of a loved one for personal financial gain,” Formella said in a press release announcing the sentencing. “Our vital records system depends on honesty and integrity, and those who seek to corrupt that system will be held accountable. I want to thank the investigators and prosecutors whose work ensured justice for the victim’s family.”
According to Leedberg’s obituary, he was 53 when he died on Oct. 12, 2023, following a two‑year battle with cancer.
In the obituary, Leedberg-Snow is described as his “significant other.”
Prosecutors said Leedberg‑Snow moved quickly after his death, relying on Tetreault’s signature to fabricate a marriage that never occurred and position herself as Leedberg’s surviving spouse.
Tetreault, who was a New Hampshire justice of the peace at the time, falsely signed the marriage license claiming he had officiated the couple’s wedding. He later admitted he never performed any ceremony for Leedberg‑Snow and Leedberg and had no personal knowledge of them ever being married.
Leedberg‑Snow used the fraudulent certificate to obtain property from Leedberg’s estate, including a pickup truck and trailer, and later attempted to influence a witness connected to the scheme.
Leedberg‑Snow pleaded guilty in Cheshire County Superior Court in Keene to felony counts of solicitation to commit vital records fraud, title fraud, theft by misapplication of property and witness tampering.
In addition to her seven‑day jail term, she must serve two years of probation, pay $4,600 in restitution, return the truck and trailer to Leedberg’s estate and comply with a suspended three‑and‑a‑half‑ to seven‑year prison sentence, which means the sentence only takes effect if she violates the conditions of her probation.
Tetreault, who continues to serve as Winchester’s town clerk and “fully cooperated with the State’s investigation,” according to prosecutors, pleaded guilty in April to notarial misconduct, a Class A misdemeanor. As part of a negotiated plea, prosecutors dropped a felony charge of vital records fraud. He was sentenced to 90 days in the house of corrections, all suspended for two years on good behavior, and ordered to pay a $1,000 fine plus a $240 penalty assessment.
He resigned his commissions as a justice of the peace and bail commissioner and agreed not to seek recommissioning as a justice of the peace or notary public during the two‑year suspension period.
Tetreault could not be reached for comment at his office number.
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SARGENT’S PURCHASE – On Saturday, personnel from multiple rescue crews teamed up to help an injured woman get off of Mt. Washington to seek medical treatment.
At approximately 7:45 AM, New Hampshire Fish and Game Department Conservation Officers were notified that a staff member at the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC) Lakes of the Clouds Hut had taken a serious fall at the hut and was left unable to walk.
Fish and Game subsequently mobilized search and rescue personnel to come and help evacuate the young woman from her remote location.
By 10:00 AM, members of the Androscoggin Valley Search and Rescue Team (AVSAR), Pemigewassett Valley Search and Rescue Team (Pemi), AMC and Fish and Game had gathered at the Base Station of the Cog Rail. The Cog Railway generously donated room on their trains, and rescuers and equipment were given rides up Mt. Washington to the West Side Trail, which allowed for a shorter and less strenuous 1.6 mile hike than other routes.
By 11:20 AM rescuers were at the hut with the patient. The patient was subsequently packaged in a litter and prepared for an overland carryout back to the Cog tracks.
Rescue personnel made steady progress, and by 2:15 PM had made it back across West Side Trail and to the train tracks. A Cog Railway train picked up the whole rescue party and brought everyone back down the mountain. Once roadside, the patient was evaluated by personnel from Twin Mountain Fire and Rescue.
She was ultimately driven from the scene by a friend and went to Memorial Hospital in North Conway for further evaluation
and treatment of multiple injuries related to her fall. The patient was identified as Cali Turner, 26, of Willimantic, Maine.
Fish and Game would like to thank all of the people and organizations involved in this rescue effort. Through the help of everyone, the rescue was a great success and got done in a timely manner.
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Gilmanton Iron Works Man Accused Of Possessing Guns, Hundreds Of Grams Of Fentanyl In Hooksett, Manchester
Editor’s note: This post was derived from information provided by the Hooksett and Manchester police departments and does not constitute a conviction. This link explains how to request the removal of a name from New Hampshire Patch police reports.
Stark was arrested later by police during a motor vehicle stop in Manchester and charged with drug sale, possession, driving after revocation or suspension, and armed career criminal. He was then turned over to Hooksett police on that department’s charges, processed, declined bail, and was held at the Merrimack County Jail for future arraignment.
Decades Of Priors
Stark, according to superior court records, has more than two decades of criminal history, mostly in the Lakes Region.
In Laconia in December 2005, when he was a teen, Stark was accused of second-degree assault and felony theft. He pleaded guilty to both charges in August 2006. Stark was given work release in January 2007 and about 11 months later, was accused of violating probation. After being sentenced, he was accused of violating probation again in August 2008. A bail forfeiture hearing was held in December 2008, and a probation violation hearing was held in March 2009.
Stark was accused of controlled drug act in Laconia in December 2009, but the charge was nolle prossed in August 2010. In June 2010, he was accused of controlled drug act in Laconia, but the charge was nolle prossed in November 2010. Stark was charged with bail jumping in May 2010 and pleaded guilty a year later to the charge and received a two-to-four-year prison sentence with 113 days time served credit.
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