Planning a trip to Colorado from London to ski in some of that legendary snow. Was wondering when the first snow dumps normally hit - is early December too soon?? As for choosing a resort, price is not an issue, I am more looking for a greta overall experience, so good challenging runs, beautiful resort and not to chic/expensive. There are a lot of resorts - help me choose! Would Beavercreek be a good choice?

thats the problem - there are like 25 -30 resorts in the rockies, and only if you've visited them do you know that they're like. i need somewhere with a relaxed, small town vibe, where you can both ski hard and also spend a day just enjoying the place and scenery etc.