These front-seat selfies reveal Utah’s winter splendor
There’s a reason Utah’s claims to have the “Greatest Snow on Earth.” Spend a month here, as I just did, an you’ll see this state’s winter splendor for yourself.
Destinations
A feature about sustainable and authentic destinations around the world.
This contrarian travel advice could save your next vacation
Here’s a little contrarian travel advice: Zig when everyone else zags. That’s my secret to a great vacation.
Always have a travel backup plan ready in case your itinerary melts away
If you don’t have a travel backup plan for your next vacation, you need to read this. Seriously. Itineraries go sideways all the time.
I ought to know.
Powder Mountain, Snowbasin stir memories of Olympics past — and a few thrills
Maybe you’ve never heard of Snowbasin or Powder Mountain, two ski resorts a short drive east of Ogden, Utah.
But what about the Winter Olympics (you know, the ones that just started in PyeongChang)? You’ve heard of them, right? Back in 2002, Snowbasin hosted the downhill, super-G, and combined events for the Salt Lake City games.
How to get better in Boulder, Colorado (and find time for a few turns)
Before my feet touched the ground, I knew something was wrong. I felt that familiar sore throat, the feverish chills, the body aches and fatigue.
I had the flu.
I rolled back into my bed at the Crowne Plaza in Denver and silently wondered, “How bad is this going to be?”
The answer came soon enough. Two of my kids — the indefatigable 11-year-old and the high-energy 13-year-old — were uninfected.
Why Crested Butte is Colorado’s most serious ski resort
Crested Butte is Colorado’s most serious ski resort.
Seriously challenging, seriously scary — and seriously fun.
The mountain’s almost-vertical, double black diamond runs, most of them accessible from a T-bar lift, are in a class by themselves. (A T-bar? Haven’t seen one of those in years.) These slopes will put the fear of God in you even if you’re a lifelong skier.
Dante would love these Colorado ski resorts and so will your kids
Purgatory sounds like a scary anecdote from Mrs. Olson’s Sunday School class. As in, “If you sin, you will end up skiing the slopes of Purgatory for all eternity.”
That wouldn’t be such a bad thing, come to think of it.
Bouncing around Colorado Springs in the dead of winter
Mention Colorado Springs and you probably think of Pikes Peak, the highest mountain in the southern Front Range of the Rockies, or the Broadmoor Hotel, the historic resort nestled in the hills overlooking the city.
But what happens when you take both of those out of the picture, plus most of the other tourists?
Finding a little adventure and a lot of grapefruit in the Valley of the Sun
The suburbs of Arizona’s most populous city are probably the last place you’d expect to find adventure. But you don’t have to look far past the walls of its master-planned communities to discover a wilder side of this place.
Salt Lake City acquires a new taste for adventure. Have a bite.
This sure doesn’t feel like Salt Lake City.
My kids had no idea what that meant when I said that as we were strolling the streets of Utah’s capital. They weren’t here decades ago when I saw the old Salt Lake City, a less vibrant and interesting place than the one they were experiencing.