Stowe
Stowe has always been dubbed ski capital of the east, for its incredible terrain. Now with the Stowe renaissance, Stowe Mountain Lodge and Spruce Peak Village, Stowe has all the trimmings, great lifts including a transfer gondola to connect Mt Mansfield with Spruce Peak. Lunch atop the summit gondola at the Cliff House is a must. Stowe's Spruce Camp offers an upscale base village with outdoor fireplaces, shops, and a luxury hotel with Stowe's premier slopeside spa.

Tremblant
Tremblant was designed with your luxury in mind, high speed lifts including a base to summit gondola, boulevard trails and few fun glades sprinkled around the multi face mountain. Ski to lunch in the charming European style village or dine at the summit with incredible views of the Laurentians and the lake below.

Bretton Woods
Skiing at Bretton Woods, NH’s largest ski area, is scenically spectacular, with views of Mount Washington, and the grooming is exceptionally good too. The lifts are modern, and the terrain is very pleasant (not very difficult). You will feel pampered skiing Bretton Woods, especially if you stay at the century old Hotel Mount Washington at day’s end.

Sugarbush
Sugarbush in the Mad River Valley was once called Mascara Mountain for all the celebrities and socialites that skied there. Times have changed and so has this Vermont ski area. Recent improvements to the base at Lincoln Peak have revamped Sugarbush. With two ski mountains interconnected by the high-speed Slide Brook quad, you have plenty of terrain, and phenomenal Green Mountains views to Lake Champlain and New York’s Adirondacks. Lunch at Timbers, next to the Clay Brook Hotel after you tackle the old school (read: not luxurious) steeps of Castlerock.

Sugarloaf
Sugarloaf is legendary, the northern Maine ski area dates back to 1950, offers the East’s only above tree line snowfields from the 4,237' scenic summit, 2,820’ continuous vertical, and a very loyal skier following of Loafers. Stay at the Sugarloaf Mountain Hotel for the best on slope lodging, and you can walk to the lifts and the famous Sugarloaf après ski.

Stratton
Stratton lifts are posh, a gondola, six passenger chairs – very up to speed, like the Bogner wearing clientele. The grooming gets the nod from the Connecticut contingent that skis here every weekend. Stratton has valet parking, a nice Intrawest base village, and good customer service.

Okemo
Okemo makes the list for its quality skiing- great lifts, excellent snowmaking and grooming, and lovely views of the Vermont river valley. What sets Okemo apart is the friendly service, and the best on mountain cuisine in New England. Sushi at the summit, wood fired flatbread pizza at the Round House, signature martinis at Coleman Brook Tavern in the slopeside Jackson Gore Inn – this is luxury ski area dining.

Sunday River
If you are looking for serious snow conditions, from October through April, Sunday River makes the best snow. Sunday River stretches eight miles across with a super efficient lift system (including a hybrid chondola lift) and some of the best grooming in the ski biz. There are three good sit down on mountain restaurants to rest your legs between high speed laps.

Mont Sainte Anne
Mont Sainte Anne’s views only make it a luxury ski resort. Skiing with a panorama that encompasses The St Lawrence Seaway to Quebec City is a stellar attraction, the high speed gondola and quad chairs make this Canadian ski area very enjoyable – even on cold Quebec days. Take a break for crepes or fondue at the base, or ski to the Sugar Shack for maple sugar on snow.

Le Massif
The food in the summit and base lodges is French and fabulous. The views on the St Lawrence River are fantastic. The lifts are high speed with high vertical accumulation. Le Massif is a luxury ski experience in Quebec, and driving to the summit for your first run down the well-manicures slopes is a fun (and unusual) way to start your day.

Loon
Loon is NH's most extensive ski resort with three separate mountains peaks, North, Loon and South Peak all blanketed in Boyne's reputed snowmaking (sister resorts on the same ski pass are Sunday River and Sugarloaf in Maine). Loon is easy to reach off I-93, offers ego pleasing terrain, and extraordinary views of the White Mountains.  The lifts are swift, high speed quads and a signature gondola serving over 60 trails, plus terrain parks. The lodging in the town of Lincoln and Woodstock is plentiful, but look no further than The Mountain Club at Loon at the base of the gondola. While Loon is not super luxurious, their snow and 60+trails of skiing make our list, best enjoyed midweek without the crowds.