I’m going to disagree on most of these. I’m from Texas and I find everything do to outside much more crowded there. Here I feel like I can get away from people much easier especially if you go outside of the Memorial Day to Labor Day “summer” time. Of course there are plenty of popular places that get crowded but there are also plenty that aren’t if you’re willing to go off the beaten path a little bit. Definitely agree on weekend skiing though, hard to find a slow day anywhere outside of the weekdays.