Flew back from Breck om Sunday 17th Feb 2008 and it was snowing!!!!
My family and I spent 11 nights at the ski in-ski out resort at Beaver Run, next to the Peak 9 super chair....first time in the USA and what a great location. Four mountains to choose from, wide and interlinked runs covering green (very easy) blue (real cruisers, although some fast stretches) blue/black (come demanding lumps and bumps), black single diamond (fast but not too hard), black double diamond (didn't get to those) and EX meaning Extreme (forget it!!!). In other words something for everyone especially snow and lots of it!!!
My daughter is a boarder and had lots of room to grow her ability including terrain parks and jumps. My wife and I ski and she was so confident by the end of our trip she followed us down blacks without complaint (she did not feel as though someone would come hurtling past on narrow tracks).
The Yanks were courteous and not at all brash in any way and always asked where we were from and how we were enjoying ourselves. In fact they did come across as truly sincere. They could not be friendlier.
Town and facilities were first class.....so as you probably guessed by now we are converted. Only thing I miss is Gluwien and French food but other than that if you can sit on a plane for 9 hours there and about 8 hours back it is worth the journey believe me....oh, one final thing....it can be bloody freezing on the lifts so take snoods, balaclava, glove liners and extra layers for the cold days!!
I have skied France and Austria and still love them but if you want snow and empty pistes with all manner of terrain go to Colorado.