The Dream House was the result of a committee organized by Resorts West to design the "ultimate ski home," said Joe Ballstaedt, the company's chief executive.
At the highest end, where gloves and mitts are about $150, there's the Marmot Ultimate Ski Glove, the Black Diamond Guide Glove and the Mountain Hardwear Absolute Zero Mitt.
With perks including a free season lift pass and getting paid to ski nine-to-five, being a ski instructor has to be the ultimate ski-season job - but it takes time, money and hard work to get it.
He lives the life of the ultimate ski bum (although the action usually involves a snowboard, his favorite transport machine on the white stuff) and moves from mountain to mountain with an ever-changing array of buddies, picking up ski lodge jobs to support his habit from the Poconos to Utah.
My buddy Jack Turner has been to the fest 17 consecutive years and says it's the ultimate ski, snowboard, music, and film event on the planet.
Keep a few things in mind when you book your ultimate ski vacation home because luxury is always more than just a really, really nice place to stay (although, that's a good start!).
Location Set on one side of Flaine Forum, the hotel is the ultimate in ski-in, ski-out convenience.
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Kashmir, Japan, Russia and Chile are among dream destinations but the ultimate edgy ski trip has to be to Iran.
When he started PM Gear in 2003, Pat Keane sought opinions from the online community at Powder magazine's Web forum to design the ultimate versatile ski.
