Telluride, CO – The unique experience that is Telluride starts before the airplane wheels touch down. At 9,078 feet, Telluride Regional Airport is the highest commercial airport in the continental United States. Usually, flights reliably end with a descent into the destination airport. Not this one. No descent, no ears popping, just a gentle, level … Continue reading Telluride: Unique Town, Unique Skiing
Big Sky, MT -Upon my return home to Summit County, Colorado from Montana, I was hit with a bit of culture shock. While driving at turtle speed through the typical traffic jam in Breckenridge, I had plenty of time to glance up at the overcrowded ski slopes above me. People swarmed like ants, and not … Continue reading Moonlight Basin, Montana: Go Away
Big Sky, MT – Southwestern Montana’s Big Sky ski and snowboard resort was founded by legendary news anchor Chet Huntley, and for 20 years it appealed mainly to low intermediate skiers and those attracted to nearby Yellowstone National Park. The construction of the Lone Peak tram in the 1990s, however, brought lift access to some … Continue reading Big Sky and Moonlight Basin, Montana: The Sum of Their Parts
Sundance, UT – It was the perfect frame, but something was missing from the picture. As Rich and I stood atop Sundance’s Bishop’s Bowl in the shadow of mighty 11,750-foot Mount Timpanogos, there was nary a soul in sight. 2,150 vertical feet of terrain fell away beneath our skis as rolling Wasatch hills stretched to … Continue reading Sundance Resort: Peaceful Tranquility
Government Camp, OR – The hazy, hot and humid days of summer are here, and there are many ways to cool off. You could head to the mountains to camp in cooler and drier air. Maybe you’ll venture to the beach for a dip in the ocean, or hang out by the pool … Continue … Continue reading Beat the Heat: Summer Skiing on Oregon’s Mount Hood
Whistler (B.C.), Canada – We dispatched snow statistician and First Tracks!! Online Contributing Writer Tony Crocker to British Columbia’s famed Whistler Blackcomb Resort last March to experience two sides of the ski and snowboard megaplex. Tony, likewise, delivered a report with two sides! Read on for the “Yin and the Yang” of Whistler- Ed. Extremely … Continue reading Extremely Whistler, Extremely Canadian
Blue River, CO – It started out innocently enough. Just a quick little jaunt on a nearby mountain to get a few powder turns. Par for the course for all of us who are lucky enough to live in the High Country. I won’t ever look at the view outside my bedroom window the same … Continue reading Where It All Went Wrong: Swept Up in a Colorado Avalanche
