In Progress: Ski Areas That Are Now Closed (2020)
Note: This post will be continually updated as we keep up with ski area closures. For more specific information on how COVID-19 is...
15+ Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for the Skiers and Snowboarders You Love Most
Psst! What did you get your stoked sweetheart for Valentine’s Day? Don’t worry. We’re still shopping too. But we at Liftopia...
The Best Lift Ticket Deals for Game Day Weekend 2020
Fresh snow, cold beer, and football. It doesn’t get much better than that. The big game this Sunday means it’s a great time to...
3 Reasons Ski and Snowboarding Lessons Are Good for the Whole Family
With my wife a long time snowboarder and me being a long time skier, it only seemed obvious that by the time our third daughter wa...
How to Find the Best Powder Runs
It’s not easy making a list of North America’s best powder runs. The most obvious reason why, is that everyone (including me...
North America’s Best Value Ski Areas
In a 2016 survey, Colorado-based RRC Associates identified why people stop skiing and snowboarding. Fully 39% blamed the cos...
The Best Deals on Liftopia.com Across Every Region in the U.S.
It’s Wednesday, which means if you’re anything like us, you’re thinking about where to go skiing or riding this weekend....
Your Guide to the 2020 Buyer’s Guide: Outerwear
Last week we offered up our 2020 buyer’s guide for skis and boots. Today: outerwear, or soft goods. Choosing the right jacket an...
How the Ski Industry Is — And Is Not — Dealing with Climate Change
In the French Alps, they’re so desperately trying to save snow, they’re covering stored snow with wood chips. Hoping t...
Your Guide to the 2020 Buyer’s Guide: Skis and Boots
Every skier knows that a day on the slopes can be greatly affected by the type of gear you use. Choosing the right skis and boots ...
8 Ski Areas in New Mexico You Can’t Miss
We recently made the case for what makes skiing and snowboarding in New Mexico special. Some quick reasons? High elevation that me...
Innocents Abroad… Without a Stitch Part Three: Austria — Truth or Dare?
If you’ve read Liftopia of late, you’ll know the pleasures and the perils European spas hold for those Mark Twain deem...
Why Your Next Winter Trip Should Be to New Mexico
While there are many fantastic North American ski destinations, if you’re looking for a special winter trip, start with New Mexi...
Innocents Abroad… Without a Stitch: Part Two: Switzerland — Nude or Screwed?
Bonjour, mes amis. Last time we met, we were in France, debating whether fecal flushing is a good thing, and even if it is, whethe...
Truckee and Tahoe City: Under-appreciated Ski Towns?
The northern half of the Lake Tahoe area offers a wide range of choices for skiing and boarding with 11 resorts of at least 120 sk...
Innocents Abroad… Without a Stitch: Part One: Spa Day in France
One of the pleasures — and the perils — of European skiing for innocents abroad, i.e. Americans like thee and me, doesn’...
22 Gift Ideas for the Skiers, Snowboarders, and Perpetually Cold People in Your Life
If you’re an overachiever, you might have finished all your holiday shopping awhile ago. But the rest of us mere mortals are sti...
Your Guide to the 2020 Buyer’s Guide: Soft Goods
Every skier knows that a day on the slopes can be greatly affected by the type of gear you use. Choosing the right skis and boots ...
What to Expect at Big SNOW, the First Indoor Ski Area in North America
15 years. That’s how long New Jersey residents, like myself, had to endure driving by the former Xanadu. The American Dream me...
Breathing While Skiing — Sleep Apnea and CPAP, Altitude and Me
I’m a ski journalist — writer, filmer, editor — so it’s serious business when I have a skiing-related problem. Three w...