Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Snoqualmie Pass, WA—A Rainy Slice of Paradise Growing up in Seattle, you have to figure out how to deal with nine months of crappy weather a year. Whenever it rained (which was a lot), my dad used to say, “Well, at least it’s snowing in the mountains.” That wasn’t always true. 45 minutes east of downtown, and only about half an hour from the greater Seattle area, […] Kien Warren | December 5, 2025 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Okemo Mountain Resort, VT—A Small Town with a Big Soul Growing up in Hartford, Connecticut, my family chose Okemo Mountain Resort in Vermont as the place we’d spend the next 10 winters exploring together. We weren’t chasing bottomless powder or hucking huge cliffs; we were soaking up family time on the hill, learning to love skiing for what it really is: cold, simple, and full of heart. Related: Stowe and […] Brains Charlie | November 28, 2025 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Conquering East Hill in Camillus, NY Spring 1975, Camillus, NY — Sitting in my high school lunchroom, I kept hearing classmates talk about Ski Club trips to nearby mountains and church outings to Vermont. Everyone seemed to be having a blast, and since I didn’t ski, I felt left out. That spring, I made up my mind: I was going to learn to ski. Luckily, a […] Bob Witowski | November 20, 2025 1 Comment
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Sugar Bowl, CA—More Snow and Fewer People Throughout my childhood in Berkeley, California, I only found it easy to wake up early for the 5:30 a.m. alarm that would sometimes come on weekends. A 5:30 a.m. alarm meant we could be out of the house by 6:00 a.m., in Sacramento, California, by 7 a.m., seeing the first snow by 8 a.m., and parked in the Judah lot […] Oliver Van Dusen | November 19, 2024 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Kirkwood, CA – The Wood Growing up just south of San Fransisco, Tahoe and the Sierra was my playground in the winter. When I was learning to ski my family would make the drive to Northstar and Squaw Valley, but as I got older, Kirkwood began to draw my attention. Out of all the mountains I grew up skiing, my eyes drew to Kirkwood more […] Industry News Ryan Flynn | October 2, 2023 4 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Alpental, WA – The Steepest and Deepest! If you talk to a skier or snowboarder from the Pacific Northwest, you’ll most likely hear about Alpental at The Summit at Snoqualmie. With over 2200 vertical feet of skiable terrain and an average of 430 inches of snow per year, it mostly lives up to the hype. Only a 50-minute drive from Seattle, Alpental is the local mountain that […] Shaw Clifton | June 26, 2023 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Nashoba Valley, MA – More Than Meets the Eye This ski hill might seem unassuming to many, but let me tell you, Nashoba Valley, MA, is not your average ski hill. Nashoba Valley had its first season in 1964; ever since then, it has provided skiers of all abilities a New England skiing experience. Finding exciting and challenging trails at Nashoba can be tricky. Still, in a good snow […] Ian McIsaac | June 23, 2023 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Heavenly Ski Resort, CA — A Name That Almost Does Justice It was March 2017, ‘Miracle March’, as I kept hearing the locals say. I had just finished my day skiing down Gunbarrel, a roughly 1,600ft face with a constant ~30° pitch, scattered with moguls from edge to edge, top to bottom, at Heavenly Ski Resort, CA. Pausing, I craned my neck as I looked back up at the mountain and took it […] John Cunningham | May 24, 2023 0 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Afton Alps, MN — The Joy of Skiing the St. Croix Nestled in the St. Croix River Valley in the tiny town of Afton, MN, lies the popular weekend getaway and nighttime ski location of Afton Alps. Yes, ‘The State of Hockey’ is better known for its skating than its skiing, but with everyone on skates and such similar edge control, skiing comes as second nature to Minnesotans — and let me […] Tate Sundberg | May 14, 2023 1 Comment
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Crotched Mountain – Stunning Fall Views or the Best Night Skiing in New Hampshire? The small-town, close-to-home resorts are the best places to learn and where memories are kept in your heart forever. Crotched Mountain in Bennington, NH, is exactly that. It’s where I had my first date with my now husband, my first powder day, and my first girls’ shred day. The summit is a whopping 2,066’ with 1,000’ vertical feet of riding […] Ashley Reidy | October 26, 2022 0 Comments
Northstar California: Where I Learned to Ski with Papou I began learning how to ski at the ripe young age of four. Every generation in my family skis, and it was so fun growing up and getting out on the mountain with them all. Some of my fondest memories are of the trips I used to take with my grandfather, or Papou, as he was known in Greek. Papou […] Alex Mangels | June 7, 2021 4 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Brighton Ski Resort, UT Brighton Resort has the hometown feel that so many commercial resorts are missing. It is a great choice whether you are a skier or a boarder, beginner, or a pro. There are multiple levels of terrain park so you can work your way up from the small boxes and rails to the big stuff. If you’re looking for family deals, […] Industry News Lauren Hash | September 17, 2020 2 Comments
Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Bear Valley, CA If you look at a map of California, you’ll see that Highway 4 can take you from East to West, or vice versa, across the Sierra Nevada. Ebbett’s Pass, however, is not plowed during the winter, rendering the road impassable. Nestled 1/2 mile from the end of that highway, on the Western slopes of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, are Bear Valley […] Industry News Connor Phillips | February 11, 2020 2 Comments
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