Taos New Mexico had always been on our bucket list, and we managed to finally get there late in the season to discover what all the fuss was about. We drove from Copper Mountain along highway 150 and felt the landscape become more remote and unusual as awe approached. About half an hour out of Taos we noticed unusual mounds and structures and learnt that there was a 600-acre Earthship […]
Most people head to California for the sun and the beaches but we dig the sun and the snow more! We have skied the Lake Thoe area for decades but just recently went back to two old favs: Mammoth Mountain and Squaw Valley – now renamed Tahoe Palisades. Highlights of Mammoth Mountain With 100 km of ski routes, 28 lifts, 178 runs and 945 m of vertical Mammoth mountain is […]
We have always loved Colorado for skiing – something about the mix of cowboy towns, big powder, chilled vibe (discounting Vail of course) and wide-open bowls lures us in every time. We spent a couple of winter seasons living in Steamboat Springs many moons ago and have returned there regularly but on our last visit to the cowboy state we threw in a couple of new mountains: A-Basin, Copper and […]