Nelson (BC), Canada – Are you looking for a ski vacation that is a little different than the usual? One that’s unlike any you may have ever taken in the United States to the resorts of Colorado, Vermont, Utah or Tahoe? Maybe one that does not involve mega-resorts and condos, or even high speed chair … Continue reading Whitewater: Ultimate Powder Paradise
Big Sky, MT – Believe it or not, Montana has a new destination ski resort. This may not seem like such a remarkable statement, but in fact when it opened for the first time last season, Moonlight Basin was the first new destination ski resort that the U.S. has seen in over two decades. Located … Continue reading Moonlight Basin: Montana’s New Frontier
Photos by Henry Georgi Fernie (BC), Canada –Combine exceptional powder, exceptional terrain, exceptional food and exceptional service, and you have Island Lake Lodge. Island Lake Lodge is perhaps the most famous snowcat skiing operation in Canada. A couple of outfits in the Selkirk Mountains are older, but Island Lake, founded by Scot Schmidt and the … Continue reading Powder Island (Lake)
Truckee, CA – Every ski resort has a Dark Side. You know, that trail sends shivers up your spine, starts your knees knocking, and makes you wish you had hit the restroom more recently. Some resorts feature the Dark Side prominently: the Front Four at Stowe, Paradise at Mad River Glen, Alf’s High Rustler at … Continue reading Northstar at Tahoe: In Search Of the Dark Side
June Lake, CA – Less than a thirty-minute drive from gigantic Mammoth Mountain lies June Mountain. June is a small resort that falls squarely in the category of “hidden gems.” June’s terrain is ideal for families who want to ski together, especially if the group includes some boarders. Groups with a number of beginner and intermediate snow sliders will … Continue reading June Mountain: A True Alternative
Crested Butte, CO – Crested Butte is in many respects the “anti-Colorado resort,” bearing little resemblance to the bustling areas along I-70. Its isolation by road, over four hours from any significant population center, has preserved a small town ambience. The terrain is also like nothing else in the state. Its centerpiece, the North Face, is almost indecipherable by trail … Continue reading Crested Butte: The Anti-Colorado Resort
Haines, AK – On March 29, 2002, the wan, afternoon light flooding the main intersection of Haines, Alaska, illuminated a Feliniesque diorama of art imitating life, life imitating art, and a cast of international athletes and image-makers imitating … well, themselves. n Powder magazine’s David Reddick lined up a shot of a shaggy, somnolent mutt … Continue reading Freeskiing: The Final Frontier – The 2002 Red Bull Snowthrill Alaska