Both East and West have old fashioned and new fashioned lodges:

Smuggs, MRG, Pow Mow, GoldMiners' Daughter, Whitewater, Red, Mansfield BL, SBN all have that old-timey feel.  Snowbasin, Spruce, SBS, Deer Valley, Stratton have a fancier feel. Both styles have plusses and minuses and are found everywhere.  It's not an East vs.  West thing.  The Tupac vs.  Biggie scenario is played out.

On Wed, Mar 13, 2013 at 9:24 PM, Leigh Daboll <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Yes, I have taken photos of the Snowbasin lodges (both main lodges) including the bathrooms, especially the apparently real copper/bronze/gold fixtures... WTF???

 

Gotta agree, it ain't exactly roughing it there.

 

Earl Holden's sister lodge at the top of Sun Valley is equally as impressive in a more old money sort of way (note the ten different toppings and china plates):

 

 

 

Of course, at Sun Valley, this is the kind of jaw dropping (and not in a good way) stuff you take clandestine photos of, since no one will otherwise believe you (both photos taken on the same sunny March day on an epic 2008 roadtrip):

 

 

 

 

 

J. LEIGH DABOLL

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From: Vermont Skiing Discussion and Snow Reports [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Chris Silvester
Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2013 8:58 PM
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Subject: Re: [SKIVT-L] VPR Commentary on skiing in VT

I was going to mention that but you beat me to it Marc. What a fabulous lodge. I don't know how many people I have run into that actually take pictures of the bathrooms (me included) because you wouldn't believe the quality of the finish. The food is great also and pretty reasonably priced.

 

In a message dated 3/13/2013 4:57:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

Earl's Lodge (ie: the base day lodge) at Snowbasin, where you can
change in/out of your boots (and put your bag in a locker or free
cubby downstairs):

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