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November 21, 2014

Lesser-known resorts can be more rewarding

By KAREN SCHWARTZ
Associated Press

AP Photo/Mount Norquay, Paul Zizka [enlarge]
Mount Norquay in the Canadian Rockies is just 15 minutes from Banff, Alberta. Smaller places have less terrain but shorter lines, lower costs and a relaxed atmosphere.

DENVER — Big-name ski resorts might give you bragging rights when you go back to the office, but lesser-known mountains can give you something else: less crowded slopes, shorter lift lines and even outlets for Crock Pots.


 
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