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(CNN)The freedom found skiing on a mountain is often earned after lengthy journeys, airport hassles and time-consuming traffic.
But what if flying to the slopes was simple?
Certain ski resorts do offer this -- and not just the ones involving a helicopter lift from the nearest international airport.
"The benefit of private jet travel for ski trips is as much about time saving and convenience, as it is about luxury," says PrivateFly chief executive Adam Twidell.
Here are nine of the best ski resorts that can by flown directly to, with airfields less than 10 miles from the ski lifts.
Courchevel, France
Everyone's heard of Aspen, the Colorado silver-boom mining town done good -- so good, in fact, it's an A-list favorite with some of the most expensive real estate in the United States.
And its Pitkin County Airport is just a few short miles from the slopes.
The airfield, which connects with dozens of US cities, is just three miles from the town of Aspen, surrounded by the ski area of Aspen Mountain (known locally as Ajax), Aspen Highlands and Buttermilk.
Another ski area, Snowmass Village, is just six miles from the tarmac.
Aspen, which features in several songs by late resident John Denver, claims a total of 319 miles of tree-lined Rocky Mountains trails.
Did you know? Aspen's Buttermilk hosts the Winter X Games, while the 2017 FIS alpine skiing World Cup finals will be held there in March.
Revelstoke, Canada
A check for $9,890 will buy a round-trip ticket on a private charter from Vancouver to Revelstoke deep in the heart of powder country.
The airport -- which also hosts two scheduled flights a week (via Revelstoke Air) is just two miles south of town.
Be rewarded with a vertical drop of 5,620 feet -- the most in North America -- and 64 runs among glades and high-alpine bowls on Mount Mackenzie.
Revelstoke is also known for its heli-skiing.
From the uber-luxury Bighorn lodge, step onto a chopper parked out front and be whisked from doorstep to deep powder in minutes.
Bighorn costs $79,160 for the lodge in a high-season week, excluding heli-skiing. The helicopter will clock up $1,223 per person, per day.
Did you know? Don't forget to pack a snorkel -- Revelstoke is blessed with 40-60 feet of snow annually.
Telluride, Colorado
This former mining town from the mid-1800s was the setting for Butch Cassidy's first bank heist in 1889, but now Telluride rates as one of North America's hottest ski locations.
Telluride Regional Airport sits on a lofty plateau six miles west of town and is open to scheduled services via Great Lakes Airlines or private charters.
This makes it possible to fly in and be cruising in the San Juan mountains within the hour.
Telluride's compact center, only eight blocks wide and 12 long, retains a boutique Wild West look with clapboard storefronts and Victorian-era homes.
Famous residents have included Tom Cruise, Jerry Seinfeld and Oprah Winfrey.
The ski area -- 2,000 acres and 127 runs among aspen and spruce glades -- is dominated by Palmyra Peak at 13,320 feet.
The Revelation lift whisks skiers up to a high point of 12,515 feet above Revelation bowl.
Did you know? The ski area at Telluride -- thought to be a contraction of the phrase "To hell you ride" -- was founded in 1970 with snowcat skiing for $12.50 a day including a sack lunch. The first lifts followed in 1972.
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