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Top Skiing Destinations In World

• Lake Tahoe, NV
  
• Crater Lake National Park, OR
  
• Crested Butte, CO
  
• Jackson, WY
  
• Park City, UT
  
• Lake Placid, NY
  
• Mount Rainier National Park, WA
  
• Porcupine Mountains State Park, MI
  
• Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, OR
  
• Wasatch-Cache National Forests, UT
  

Travel Guides In World

• Arches National Park, UT
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
  • Family Guide
• Kauai, HI
  • Beach Guide
  • Family Guide
• Rio de Janeiro, BR
  • Gay and Lesbian Guide
• Durango, CO
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Jackson, WY
  • Active and Adventure Guide
  • Parks and Outdoors Guide
• St. Maarten, AN
  • Family Guide
• Corn Islands, NI
  • Beach Guide
• Grand Bahama Island, BS
  • Beach Guide
  • Family Guide
• Coconino National Forest, AZ
  • Active and Adventure Guide
• Gila National Forest, NM
  • Active and Adventure Guide

World Skiing Regions

• North America

Active and Adventure Travel Destinations

• Mid-Atlantic
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Pennsylvania
  • West Virginia
• Midwest
  • Indiana
  • Michigan
  • Minnesota
  • South Dakota
  • Wisconsin
• Mountain West
  • Colorado
  • Idaho
  • Montana
  • Utah
  • Wyoming
• Northeast
  • Maine
  • Massachusetts
  • New Hampshire
  • New York
  • Vermont
• Pacific Coast
  • Alaska
  • California
  • Hawaii
  • Oregon
  • Washington
• Southeast
  • Alabama
  • Arkansas
  • Florida
  • Georgia
  • Kentucky
  • Louisiana
  • Mississippi
  • North Carolina
  • Tennessee
  • Virginia
• Southwest
  • Arizona
  • Nevada
  • New Mexico
  • Texas

World Skiing Destinations

• North America

Feature Articles

• A Whole New Whirl
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  With heli-ski tours in the central Alps, the Swiss prove their mastery of perfection—again
• Nordic Lights: The Best in Cross-Country Skiing
  
• I Did It Friedl's Way
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  What happens when a veteran mountain guide has to follow someone else's lead for a day of heli-skiing? Heads swell, powder flies, and somebody gets handed a big slice of humble pie. Dave Hahn confesses.
• Your Own Private Idaho
  Sun Valley Backcountry
• These Pictures Are Worth 2,965 Words
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  At least that's what veteran action photographer Tony Harrington told us. So when he assembled a team of world-class athletes and brought them to a secret spot in New Zealand where you can ski and surf in the same day, we agreed to send a writer. Too bad he never mentioned the midgies.

Trip Ideas

• Ski Touring Around Mount Cook
  New Zealand's Top 20 Adventures
• Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec
  Best Nordic Centers in North America
• Reaching Winter's Next Frontier
  Learn to live in—and love—the backcountry surrounding three of Utah's premier ski resorts, with equal emphasis on education and deep-powder turns.
• Take Powder in Hokkaido
  Japan's Top 20 Adventures
• Vail: The King of Colorado Skiing
  

GORPTravel Trips

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  Banff Customized Ski Adventure
  Fatline Riders
  from $1000, 2-10 days
  If you are an intermediate to expert skier or snowboarder and want to experience the Canadian Rocky Mountains through an adventure vacation come and...
  
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  Winter Women's Camp at Lone Mountain Ranch
  Lone Mountain Ranch
  from $1750, 7 days
  Come join us for a positive, supportive learning experience that will boost your confidence on skis. You'll be able to experience the camaraderie of...
  
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  Vermont Cross Country Skiing Adventure
  Extreme Adventures Vermont
  from $75, 1 days
  Glide over endless trails or pick your way through backcountry terrain. Take a half-day trip or a full-day trip. You can even add another adventure...
  
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  Ski Utah - Alta Backcountry Skiing
  Alaska Mountain Guides
  from $145, 1-12 days
  Join Alaska Mountain Guides for a backcountry skiing trip in the Wasatch Mountains of Utah. These mountains offer some of the best snow in the world...
  
• 
  Cross Country Skiing in Austria
  Distant Journeys
  from $2195, 8 days
  Just outside of Innsbruck, the beautiful Leutasch valley is your base for this 8-day cross-country ski tour. ...
  

Gear

• How I Came to Know and Love the Backcountry
  The Basics of Telemark Skiing
• The Cold Warrior
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• Fast and Steady
  outside
  The year's six best new skis
• The Universal Setup
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• Backcountry Skis
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Fitness

• Blitzing the Backcountry
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  Turn your winter fitness routine into a brand-new adventure
• Winter, On Speed
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  Make skate skiing part of the season's regimen and you'll start the year with fitness to spare
• Ski and Snowboard Fitness Advice
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  We cull 25 years of the best of Outside's esteemed Bodywork section to bring you the best advice on terrain hucking, knee recuperation, injury prevention, and more.
• Winter's Wonderland Workout
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  Essential Gear and Skills

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Rusty Parrot Lodge and Spa
175 North Jackson Street
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Sound View Inn
58775 Rte. 48
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THE HOTEL SARANAC
100 Main Street
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