But what happens when you hit that mountain and it hits back? All of a sudden, you’re the person on the ski trip who doesn’t like to ski.

What to do with all that time you’ll have left on your hands?

Shermans Travel has given this some thought, eventually coming up with a list of “Top 10 Ski Resorts for Nonskiers.” If multiple crashes, sore muscles and the threat of major reconstructive surgery don’t sound all that appealing, steer your traveling companions toward places where you can have a good time, too.

Here’s the list:

1. Bad Gastein

2. Megeve

3. Mont Tremblant

4. Park City

5. Sierra Nevada

6. Stowe

7. Sun Valley

8. Taos

9. Whistler Blackcomb

10. Zermatt

What makes these resorts more attractive to the less active? Find out at Shermans Travel.

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A group that vets ski resorts for kinder environmental practices offers an eco-ranking of resorts for skiers who want to patronize the greenest of the snowy places in North America.

The Ski Area Citizens Coalition (SACC) top ten for 2007-2008, with their rankings on a 100-point scale:

Aspen Mountain Ski Resort, Colorado – 88.9 %

Buttermilk Mountain Ski Resort, Colorado – 88 %

Park City Mountain Ski Resort, Utah – 81.3 %

Sundance Resort, Utah – 79.1 %

Aspen Highlands Ski Resort, Colorado – 76.4 %

Mount Bachelor Ski Area, Oregon – 74.7 %

Alpine Meadows Ski Area, California – 73.8 %

Telluride Ski Resort, Colorado – 73.3 %

Bogus Basin Mountain Resort, Idaho – 73.3 %

Alta Ski Resort, Utah – 72.2 %

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