This one probably way off your radar; Coeur d'Alene, ID. You have 3 areas to ski all within about an hours drive. Silver Mountain, Lookout Pass, and Schweitzer. The areas are all between 4K and 6,5K, they are all interesting with a wide variety of terrain and good infrastructure (pretty inexpensive to ski too). The snow is more like Whitefish than the Cascades, it is over 300 miles from the coast.
The town is at about 2,300' and it is world class. The Cd'A Resort is the center of everything and withing walking distance from some really nice places that are happy to help you max out the credit cards. On water tours, museums, interesting walking, spas, shopping, dinning and drinking places within blocks of the hotel. A casino 1/2 hour south of town if you want to donate to the local tribes.
Access is fly to Spokane and a 45 minute interstate drive to C d'A.
The town is at about 2,300' and it is world class. The Cd'A Resort is the center of everything and withing walking distance from some really nice places that are happy to help you max out the credit cards. On water tours, museums, interesting walking, spas, shopping, dinning and drinking places within blocks of the hotel. A casino 1/2 hour south of town if you want to donate to the local tribes.
Access is fly to Spokane and a 45 minute interstate drive to C d'A.