Our NASJA-West week skiing Snowbasin and staying at nearby Lakeside Resort ended today, but not the Western Winter Summit. We're now at Zermatt Spa.

Our North American Snowsports Journalist Association Western Winter Summit found no fresh snow the entire week. We skied in rain, fog, flat light on rock hard snow but still had a great time and accomplished quite a bit in our meetings. Today we bid farewell to Lakeside Village Resort and our hosts Darby and Shelly. The couple extended tremendous hospitality to our group, as did new GM at Snowbasin Kent Lyons and his talented staff of Steve, Mickell, Stew and many more. It was a bummer that snow conditions were far from typical late winter in Utah. The staff at Snowbasin desperately wanted to display their mountain with at least one day of fresh powder, but it was not to be. We still thoroughly enjoyed the week despite missing the legendary "Greatest Snow on Earth". Our NASJA-West road trip is now based in Midway, Utah at the Zermatt Spa and Resort. The 5 year old Swiss style lodging facility features 400 tastefully appointed rooms, but it's claim to fame is the Wellness Center and Spa. Every imaginable creature comfort is available at Zermatt. Tucked away in the Heber Valley, the resort offers more than any similar Spa and lodging option in Park City for about half the price. On the hour shuttle from Lakeside, our hostess Michelle Palmer..who is 8 months pregnant with her first child gave us a briefing and set the stage for a fantastic ending to NASJA-West's annual meeting.