Get your ya-yas out on so many great trails. © Trapp Family Lodge

January 29, 2016 – USA Today’s 10Best reader’s choice travel feature is happening right now as the major American publication is inviting its huge readership base to vote on their 10 favourites in an array of travel areas, including Best Cross-Country Ski Resort. According to USA Today’s 10best.com, they asked three Olympians (they don’t reveal who, but state they are all current or former members of the U.S. Nordic Ski Team) to nominate their favorite Nordic ski resorts in North America. Voting ends on Monday, February 8 at noon (EST).

Legendary Trapp Family Lodge, the crown jewel in Stowe's Nordic offerings. © Trapp Family Lodge

Currently leading the voting is Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe, VT.

The nominated Nordic ski areas include:

• American Birkebeiner Trail
  Hayward, Wis.
• Bohart Ranch Cross Country Ski Center
  Bozeman, Mont.
• Craftsbury Outdoor Center
  Craftsbury Common, Vt.
• Devil’s Thumb Ranch
  Tabernash, Colo.
• Hatcher Pass
  Hatcher Pass, Alaska
• Jackson Ski Touring Center
  Jackson, N.H.
• Kincaid Park
  Anchorage
• Lone Mountain Ranch
  Big Sky, Mont.
• Methow Trails
  Winthrop, Wash.
• Mount Bachelor Nordic Center
  Bend, Ore.
• Rendezvous Ski Trails
  West Yellowstone, Mont.
• Royal Gorge Cross Country Resort
  Soda Springs, Calif.
• SilverStar Mountain Resort
  Vernon, British Columbia
• Soldier Hollow
  Midway, Utah
• Stowe Mountain Resort Cross Country Center
  Stowe, Vt.
• Summit Nordic Center
  Snoqualmie Pass, Wash.
• Sun Valley Nordic & Snowshoe Center
  Sun Valley, Idaho
• Tahoe Donner
  Truckee, Calif.
• Trapp Family Lodge
  Stowe, Vt.
• Whiteface Lake Placid Olympic Cross Country Trails
  Lake Placid, N.Y.

Other categories open to voting are:

• Best Airport for Shopping
• Best Airport for Dining
• Best Airport Shop for Local Merchandise
• Best Airport Newsstand / Travel Essential
• Best Airport Bar / Restaurant Atmosphere
• Best Airport Bar / Restaurant Wait Staff
• Best Airport Local / Regional Dining
• Best Airport Grab-And-Go Dining
• Best Airport Sitdown Dining
• Best Airport Bar
• Best Terrain Park
• Best Après-Ski Bar
• Best Ski Town
• Best Ski Resort