HUNTSVILLE, Weber County — Utah has some of the best resorts in the West, and one of the best overall might still be in northern Utah.

That’s what readers of Ski magazine had to say ahead of the upcoming season, in its annual regional rankings released on Tuesday .

Snowbasin Resort came in as the third-best resort in the West, after topping the list last year. It was dethroned by Big Sky Resort in Montana, while Banff Sunshine Village Ski and Snowboard Resort in Alberta, Canada, also slipped ahead of the Weber County resort this year.

Despite the slide, the outlet called it a “crowd-pleaser” that’s still considered a “hidden gem” to many of its readers even after lofty ratings over the past three years. Its terrain variety, lifts, easy parking access and guest service all received high

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