Faking the slopes
The warmth of the spring sun on the winter's last snow usually signals the end of the ski season. But for some skiers in Europe and parts of Asia, it means it's time to hit the indoor runs at the local snow dome.
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Upping the ante
If you've skied out-of-bounds at such European extreme epicenters as Chamonix, France, or Verbier, Switzerland, the letters IFMGA should mean something to you. If not, get to know them.
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Get ready to earn your turns
Sorcerer Lodge is a backcountry outfit with a ski-mountaineering sensibility. If your crew has brought enough mojo, plenty of jagged peaks in all directions can be bagged.
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Powder play in British Columbia
British Columbia's Revelstoke is big. In a single day, expect to hit steep ice fields that meander through 1,000-foot rock walls, carve rolling glaciers and plunder 40-degree tree runs.
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Timeless turns: Portillo, Chile
Apart from a smattering of Chilean and Argentine day-trippers at Portillo you're likely to share the often abundant powder only with 450 fellow guests, a multinational contingent that generally includes Americans (North and South), Europeans and, more than likely, members of a few national ski teams, here for summer training.
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Peak suprise
Four years, $9 million in upgrades, 58 new trails (for a total of 72), five lifts and a second day lodge have changed Rib Mountain in Wausau, Wisconsin, into the black diamond laced, 265-skiable-acre Granite Peak.
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Keystone, Colorado: Out with the old, in with the new
Long dismissed as a bland family ski area dominated by blue cruisers, Keystone merits another look from skiers driving by on their way to Copper or Breckenridge. This isn't the same place you remember from that icy night-skiing experience a decade ago.
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The inside line: Tremblant, Quebec
A modest-size mountain in Canada's frost belt? Doesn't exactly give you that warm and fuzzy feeling. But Quebec's Mont Tremblant has got it going on.
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A day in Big Sky, Montana
Start by skiing on Andesite in Big Sky, Montana. Most runs there are blue and more than a mile long -- perfect for warming up or hiding from sour conditions on the upper mountain.
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The Inside Line: Solitude, Utah
Even on the biggest dump days Solitude, Utah is peaceful: Lift lines barely push four minutes, and locals take leisurely dips into untracked shots all day.
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The changing snow business
Once a skier's standard mode of transportation, the traditional incline lift faces competition in 2005, as alternative ski options emerge from beyond the backcountry.
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Do the ski-season stretch
There's no need to put your gear in storage when the ski season starts to melt away this spring.
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