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
Windham, NY – Is there a ski area within easy driving distance of where you live that you never got around to – either because you heard that it’s too expensive, or crowded, or that the terrain wasn’t that interesting, or you didn’t like the crowd that hung out there, or some other reason that … Continue reading Windham Mountain: Catskill Skiing Goes Upscale
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
Highmount, NY – When you go back to visit your childhood neighborhood or a town where you spent part of your earlier life, things are rarely the same as before. Change or “progress” has occurred. The family-owned dairy that made and sold its ice cream on-premises has been razed and replaced by a Chili’s. The … Continue reading Belleayre: All About the Vibe
Breckenridge, CO – I was wearing shorts, looking out my home office window at palm trees, when I made the call. “Breckenridge, last weekend of the season,” was all I had to say. I could already picture the scene at the opposite end of the phone line — a guy in business casual, sitting at … Continue reading There’s Something About Breckenridge
Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy – It was gusto from the get-go. Diana, my longtime Italian ladyfriend, charged her last run of an ace morning on the grand ski slopes of Cortina d’Ampezzo, firing expert turns down a chute called Eye of the Needle, so named for the rock formation one threads at the top of a … Continue reading Italian Ski Fling
Sun Valley, ID – El Niño made for a late start to winter in both the East and many parts of the West in 2006-07. As usual we had our ski trip planned months in advance, and some worry set in as travel dates drew near. Without any bounteous snowfall on the horizon by February, … Continue reading Skiing and Opulence Combine at Sun Valley