But it's good to get that out of the way before you hit the resort.
Andrew Horler, Weston's mayor, said the blaze had hit the resort's 104-year-old "heartbeat".
On Day 3, we hit Park City Resort, which seemed less crowded than Deer Valley.
Still living off the fumes of their 2001 hit "Last Resort," they are joined by like-minded TrustCompany and Toronto's more hardcore outfit No Warning.
The reason: "Wave" is about Deraniyagala's husband, her parents, and her two sons, aged seven and five, all of whom died in a single morning in December, 2004, when the tsunami hit the resort where they were holidaying in Sri Lanka.
Sluggish spending on luxury goods and services has hit the resort industry as well.
By Nattha Keenapan RANONG, Thailand, 24 December 2008 – Four years after the tsunami swept across Thailand's Andaman coast, normalcy has returned to most hard-hit resort areas.
Orphans of the tsunami RANONG, Thailand, 24 December 2008 – Four years after the tsunami swept across Thailand's Andaman coast, normalcy has returned to most hard-hit resort areas.
Meanwhile, off Mexico's Pacific coast, tropical storm Henriette reached hurricane strength and was on a path to hit the resort-studded tip of the Baja California peninsula.
In the battle to attract skiers after the first big snowfalls of the season, the Alps' recession-hit resorts are counting on their scariest pistes to bring in the winter thrill-seekers.
Drive an hour out of Seattle and you hit a ski resort.
