Skiing is undoubtedly a favourite pastime of the preppy set (note snowboarding is distinctly not preppy), however your choice of resort is also a mark of your class and social standing. Whilst many of the world's most famous resorts may be better associated with new money and celebrity status, a number of the well-known resorts are also extremely popular with the preppy and Eurotrash sets. Below is a list of the world's most exclusive ski resorts where you might like to consider heading for your powder fix...
EUROPE
Austria
Ischgl
Kitzbühel
Lech
St. Anton
St. Christoph
Zürs
France
Chamonix
Courchevel (particularly 1850)
La Plagne
La Tania
Les Arcs
Les Gets
Megève
Meribel
Morzine
St Martin de Belleville
Tignes
Val d'Isere
Val Thorens
Italy
Cortina d'Amprezzo
Courmayeur
Sestriere
Spain
Baqueira-Beret
Switzerland
Crans-Montana
Davos
Engelberg
Grindelwald
Gstaad
Klosters
St. Moritz
Verbier
Villars-sur-Ollon
Zermatt
NORTH AMERICA
Canada
British Columbia
Banff
Revelstoke
Whistler-Blackcomb
Québec
Mont Tremblant
United States of America
California
Squaw Valley/Lake Tahoe
Colorado
Aspen
Beaver Creek
Breckenridge
Crested Butte
Telluride
Vail
Montana
Big Sky
New Hampshire
Bretton Woods
New York
Whiteface/Lake Placid
Utah
Alta
Deer Valley
Sun Valley
Wyoming
Jackson Hole
Vermont
Killington
Stowe