Awards and Accolades

Awards and Accolades

Intrawest’s resorts are recognized as some of the best in the world.

Blue Mountain, Ontario:

  • Ski Canada Magazine – “Best Skiing in Canada” Award (2008)
  • Score Canada - “Top 10 Resort Golf Courses in Canada” (2008)
  • Score Magazine – “Canada’s Top 50 Golf Courses” (2008)
  • Golf Digest - Ranked as a “Top Place to Play”, 4-star Rating (2008)
  • Canada’s Golf Ranking Magazine – “Platinum Ranked” (2008)
  • Monterra Golf receives “Audubon Certification” (2000)

 

Copper Mountain, Colorado:

  • TransWorld Snowboarding – “Top Ten Pipes in North America” (2009)
  • Freeeskier Magazine – “The 10 Best Parks in the USA” (2009)
  • SKI Magazine – Ranked #19 of “North America’s Top Resorts” (2009)
  • Mountain Living Magazine – “Best Snowboarding” (2008)
  • SkiBumNews.com - Rated #10 for “On-Mountain Food” and #10 for “Après-ski” (2008)
  • Freeskier Magazine – “Top 10 Best Parks” (2008)
  • Colorado Ski Industry – “Snowmaker of the Year” and “Ski Patroller of the Year” (2007)
  • Outside Traveller – “Best All-Around Mountain” (2007)
  • Transworld Snowboarding – Best Superpipe; Best Terrain park; Top Ten Resorts (2007/2008)

 

Panorama Mountain Village, British Columbia:

  • Skiing and Ski Canada  Magazine– “Best New Terrain” (<2001)
  • Ski Canada Magazine – “Best and Biggest Hot Tubs” (2001)
  • Ski Canada Magazine – “Best Ski School in Canada” (1999, 2000)
  • Ski Canada Magazine – “Best Grooming and Cruising”(1998, 1999)
  • Ski  Canada Magazine – “Best Fine Dining”(2000)
  • The Globe and Mail – “One of  Canada's 10 Best Golf Holes” (2002)
  • Golf Digest magazine – “One of the Top Golf Courses in  Canada (2001)
  • Score Magazine – “Top 50 Canadian Golf Courses (2000)

Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, Florida:

  • Meeting & Convention Magazine – “Gold Key Award” (2008)
  • Successful Meetings Magazine – “Pinnacle Award” (2008)
  • Meetings South Magazine – “Best of the South (2008)
  • Meetings & Conventions Magazine – “Gold Tee Award” (2008)
  • Meeting News Magazine – “Planner’s Choice Award” (2008)
  • Corporate Incentive Travel – “Greens of Distinction” and “Award of Excellence” (2008),
  • Southern Living - #1 "Best Beach Destination" and top 3 for "Best Family Destinations" (2008)
  • Tennis Magazine – “One of the Top Tennis Resorts in the U.S.” (2008)

Snowshoe Mountain, West Virginia:

  • Country Living – “House of the Year” (2009)
  • National Ski Area Assn. – Silver Eagle Award, “Excellence in Fish & Habitat Protection” (2008)
  • Golf Digest Magazine – The Raven Golf Club receives “4-star Rating” (2008)

 

Stratton Mountain, Vermont:

  • National Ski Area Assn. – Silver Eagle Award, “Energy Conservation/Clean Energy” 2009)
  • New England Ski Journal – “Best Terrain Parks” (2008)
  • US Environmental Protection Agency – “Green Power Leadership Award” (2008)
  • Dept. of Environmental Conservation - The Inn at Stratton Mountain awarded "Green Hotel Designation” (2008)

 

Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation, Colorado:

SKI Magazine

  • #1 Family Resort in the West (2003 - 2008)
  • #8 Resort in North America (2008)
  • #9 Resort in North America (2006, 2007)

Skiing Magazine

  • #9 Resort in North America (2008)
  • #1 Place to Ski Trees (2008)
  • #5 Best Powder (2008)
  • #9 Best Après Scene (2008)
  • #9 If You Could Ski Anywhere (2008)
  • #9 Top Ten Mountains (2007)
  • #1 Top 5 Trees (2007)
  • #13 Top 25 Resorts (2006)

 

Outside Magazine

  • 15 Best Ski Resorts in North America, #10 (2008)

Powder Magazine

  • North America’s Top Destinations Resort Guide (2008)
  • North America’s Top Destinations Resort Guide (2007)

 

Conde Nast Traveler’s

  • Top 20 Ski Resorts in North America #11, (2008)
  • Top 20 Ski Resorts in North America #14, (2007)
  • Top 20 Ski Resorts in North America #12, (2006)

Wall Street Journal-Real Estate Journal

  • Twelve Tempting Locations For Vacation-Home Buys (2007)

 

Adventure Trip Magazine

  • Top 10 List-Steamboat #3 (2008)

American Cowboy

  • 20 Best Places to Visit in the West (2008)

Palaestra

  • Top Six Winter Destinations for Accessibility, #1 (2008)

Skinet.com

  • #10, Top Resort for Snow (2006)

 

Yahoo Travel.com

  • #1, Top Ten Ski Getaways (2006)

Chicago Tribune

  • Best Eats in the American West (2006)

 

Mountain Living Magazine

  • Best Kids’ Ski School (2007)
  • Best Ski Resort (2007)

Orbitz

  • Top U.S. Ski Destinations, #5 (2006)
  • Top U.S. Ski Destinations, #6 (2007)

 

Sunset Magazine

  • The West’s Most Popular Place To Find Your Second Home (2006)

Miami Herald Magazine

  • Ski Slope Superlatives-Beyond Powder, Best for Families-Steamboat (2006)

Steamboat Grand Hotel:

  • Wine Spectator – “Award of Excellence” (2008)
  • AAA - Four Diamond Designation (2006, 2007)
  • Conde Nast Traveler - Top 50 Ski Hotels in North America #29/#31 (2007, 2006)

 

Tremblant, Quebec:

  • SKI Magazine – “#1 Ski Resort in Eastern North America” (1998 to 2008)
  • UP! Magazine (WestJet Airlines in-flight magazine) - “The Best Ski Resort in Québec” (2008)
  • Travelers' Choice Destinations Awards – “Top 25 Destinations in Canada” (2008)

Whistler Blackcomb, British Columbia:

  • Conde Nast - #1 Resort in North America (2008)
  • TransWorld Snowboarding Magazine - #1 Resort (2009)
  • SKIING Magazine - #1 Overall Resort in North America (2008)
  • SKI Magazine - #3 Best Resort (2008)
  • Hardy's Skiing and Snowboarding Guide – “Best Après-Ski Venue in North America (2008)
  • Outside Magazine - #2 “Best Ski Resort in North America” (2008)
  • Onthesnow.com – “North America's Favourite Ski Resort” (2008)
  • Where to Ski and Snowboard (UK publication) - PEAK 2 PEAK Gondola named “Best North American Resort Development” (2008)
  • Forbes Traveler Magazine - "Ten Hottest Aprés Ski bars in the world" (2007)
  • National Ski Areas Assn - Silver Eagle Award for Fish & Wildlife Habitat Protection (2007)

 

Winter Park, Colorado:

  • National Ski Area Assn. – Silver Eagle Award, “Visual Impact” (2009)
  • Transworld Snowboard Magazine – “Top 10 Resorts for Pipe”, “Park” and “Resort” (2007)
  • Westword Magazine – “Best Bumps” (2007)
  • National Ski Areas Assn.- Silver Eagle Award for Excellence in Visual Impact (2007)
  • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - Bronze Achievement Award for “Excellence in Pollution Prevention and Commitment to the Environment” (2007)