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America

Americaintropic Three main areas – the West Coast running down from Alaska to California, the Rockies stretching from Montana down to Arizona, and the East Coast. Being the US of A, the infrastructure is staggering – lifts are fast and efficient, the slopes are groomed to golf-green standards, and service is with a smile. But this all comes at a price – particularly lift passes. Transfers can be lengthy and some places don’t take kindly to our easy going attitudes to heading off-piste.

Revel in Revelstoke

Revelstoke_main Revelstoke, USA

Patrick Thorne was wary about the hype surrounding this latest addition to the super league of North American destinations but was quickly won over by the authentic charm of the existing town and the sheer gob-smacking quality of the skiing…

My Slopes: Vail

Vail, Colorado vail-town

Visiting friends in Colorado back in 2005, Minnesota native Roger Mee took one look at the Rockies and was hooked. a year later he moved to Vail,
where he’s been a ski instructor and year-round resident ever since.

New England

The Other Side

It can’t rival the West for that big-mountain experience, neither does it try. But, says Graeme Spratley, the small resorts and bewitching scenery of New England make a road trip here a true American original.

Skiing in the Rocky Mountains

Telluride

A recent influx of megastars has transformed tiny, far-flung Telluride from Colorado’s best-kept secret into one of its hippest destinations. Just don’t say the ‘A’ word, says Rupert Mellor.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Green and Blacks

We’re not talking chocolate but the two-toned terrain of the old Wyoming cowboy town of Jackson Hole. Susannah Osborne conquers her fear - yeehaaa!

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Destination of the month

Lying at the heart of the massive Three Valleys ski area, Méribel is one of the most popular resorts in the Alps. It has 200 lifts and 600km of well groomed pistes and is ideal for intermediates – but like all the big resorts, caters for the less experienced extremely well. Boarders and free skiers have two parks and access to five more in the other Three Valleys resorts. The main village kept a rustic chalet feel during the building boom of the Seventies and many of the traditional buildings have been recently refurbished to the highest standards. The resorts is famous for its high spirited après scene.