yeha if you're coming from kentucky, you might as well go to a decent mountain. they have night skiing, which not too many mtns around here have. and the night life is ok. but other then that, its pretty icy, the park isnt that good, and the only real reason i ever go is if a bunch of us go after work and we all get free lift tickets...
if you're coming up for a good vacation, and looking for decent park and all mtn, look into mount snow, killington, okemo in vt. loon/waterville in nh. whiteface is ok, its right near lake placid in ny, and on a good day can be awesome, but also has a reputation of being real windy, which = ice. sunday river is a good one too.
i think to be honest one of the 3 i mentioned in vt, theres obv more too but just some suggestions in this area, are going to be your best bet. they all have some sort of town/community surrounding, (ranging from mt snow that doesnt have much, to killington which basically has it's own town), and offer a decent sized mountain with varying terrain for all levels.