In the spring of 2012, I happened to spot a post on a carpooling forum offering a ride to Chapelle des Bois, in the Jura Mountains of France. Living in Paris at the time, I… Read More »Pure Nordic Territory: Cross country is king in France’s Chapelle des Bois
Route 108—The Mountain Road—winds its way out of Stowe Village passing ski-inspired (or dependent) business after ski-inspired business. Between Stowe Mountain Resort’s alpine hill and exceptional cross country terrain, skiing drives this Vermont town’s economy. It’s… Read More »Stowe, Vermont: An Eastern states Nordic Mecca
A plane touching down at the Jackson Hole Airport is crowded with skiers, riders, and other visitors waiting to catch their first glimpse of Wyoming’s toothy Teton Range, which stands seemingly a stone’s throw away… Read More »Cowboy Cross Country: Jackson Hole’s Lesser-Known Kind of Skiing
Situated near the top of Crawford Notch along Route 302 in north-central New Hampshire, the Bretton Woods Nordic Center offers skiing with the magnificent backdrop of Mount Washington. One hundred kilometers of groomed trails wind… Read More »Bretton Woods Nordic Center, Bretton Woods, New Hampshire
West Yellowstone, Montana, about 90 miles from Bozeman, lies just outside Yellowstone National Park. Rendezvous Ski Trails is the primary ski venue in West Yellowstone, right at the edge of the Park. All of the… Read More »Rendezvous Ski Trails, West Yellowstone, Montana
I knew it would be easy, I just didn’t know it would be this easy. As a Vermonter living in Norway for a year, I’m continually impressed with the investment this country has made in… Read More »Skiing the Nordmarka