| Are you one of those people who heads out to | | | | busier neighbors to either side: Kirkwood and |
| your local ski area until the rocks are beginning to | | | | Squaw Valley. The slopes are very steep and |
| show through the slush? You just can't get | | | | challenging and you will find the slush bowl in May |
| enough powder and skiing during those few | | | | a fun way to spend the day watching people. |
| months in the winter. You are in luck. The National | | | | Over the summer months, when the snow is long |
| Geographic Adventure magazine of December | | | | gone in your favorite ski area, you can head up |
| 2005/January 2006 gives those die hard skiers | | | | to Canada or down to Chile and find skiing |
| some ski area options for year round slopes. If | | | | happiness. The Blackstone, British Columbia area |
| you have the money and the time, you can hop | | | | boasts the Whistler ski area, which is one of the |
| from ski area to area and visit a few different | | | | most famous in the world. Not only will skiers find |
| continents to get your snow fix. If you don't have | | | | great powder, and miles and miles of trails, |
| a lot of money, you can pick a ski area that will | | | | snowboarders, bikers and bungee jumpers can |
| take the sting off of the summer drought of | | | | find something to appeal to them here as well. |
| skiing. | | | | In Portillo, Chile, you will find a rustic ski town |
| From December to February, head to the Italian | | | | without a lot of the perks of some of the fancier |
| Alps and Sestriere, Italy where the prices are | | | | ski resort towns. But if you want skiing bliss at its |
| very reasonable and the skiing is great. You may | | | | best and simplest this may just be what you are |
| recognize this as one of the spots where events | | | | looking for. They do have one 7,000 foot run and |
| were held for the 2006 Olympics in Torino. This | | | | miles of other trails. |
| ski area has six resorts that are all connected | | | | Finally, back in the U.S. for the first skiing of the |
| with around 250 miles of trails. | | | | new season, you can head to Wolf Creek |
| Once March to May hits, many of the ski area | | | | Colorado. They have the highest annual snowfall in |
| spots in the Northern Hemisphere are beginning to | | | | Colorado and 500 acres of trails and 6 lifts. |
| close. The Heavenly Mountain Ski Resort is a | | | | So, take a trip (or a few) and feed your need to |
| smaller, less crowded area than its bigger and | | | | ski year round. |