Christchurch, New Zealand – In July 2010 I embarked upon my fourth ski trip to New Zealand. On the previous three visits I spent most of my time in the Southern Lakes district, based in the popular international tourist center of Queenstown. Coronet Peak and The Remarkables are the closest ski areas to Queenstown, while … Continue reading New Zealand Skiing: Counting On Canterbury
Boise, ID – Boise is viewed by most destination skiers as a less than ideal gateway to Sun Valley, over three hours distant. But visitors should not overlook the two ski areas patronized by Boise locals and regional visitors, Bogus Basin and Brundage Mountain. Bogus Basin (photo: Bogus Basin Recreational Association) Bogus Basin is … Continue reading Boise Ski Resorts Offer Attractive Alternative to More Popular Idaho Destinations
Revelstoke (BC), Canada – For several decades Revelstoke has been home base for some of the world’s finest backcountry powder skiing, but in 2007-08 the tiny local Powder Springs ski area was replaced by the new Revelstoke Mountain Resort on Mt. MacKenzie, which now boasts the greatest lift-served vertical drop of any ski resort in … Continue reading A Guide to Revelstoke Mountain Resort
La Grave, France – Extremely Canadian is best known for its steep skiing clinics at Whistler Blackcomb in British Columbia. Several of their guides and coaches are competitive freeskiers and have extensive photo and video credits from all over the world. Starting in the 1990s, some of the company’s guides who were most knowledgeable about … Continue reading La Grave, France with Extremely Canadian
Pincher Creek (AB), Canada – Prior to 1998-99, only local skiers from the southern Alberta towns of Lethbridge and Pincher Creek patronized Castle Mountain, formerly known as Westcastle Park with its 1,700 vertical feet and 400 acres. In the summer of 1998 Castle purchased a double chair from Sunshine Village and expanded the mountain upward … Continue reading Castle Mountain Revisited, and Other Alberta Skiing
A Guide to Chile’s Northern Ski Resorts Santiago, Chile – North American skiers and snowboarders looking for a summertime fix cast their gaze toward the Southern Hemisphere. While skiing is available in Australia, New Zealand and even South Africa and Lesotho, the biggest resorts and most dependable snow cover lie in South America. Santiago, Chile’s … Continue reading Great Skiing Options in Chile Lie Close to Santiago
Girdwood, AK – Since the early 1990s, Alaska’s Chugach range has become legendary for long and steep helicopter ski runs in a deep maritime snowpack. Most operators are based in Valdez, and the risk of poor weather and limited visibility leading to repeated no-fly days is well known. I was therefore attracted to Alyeska Resort, … Continue reading North by Northwest: Skiing Alaska’s Alyeska Resort & Chugach Powder Guides