Can you remember all the mountains you have been to?

This year I went riding in North America, Europe, Asia and now onto Australia. I’ve been to the US 5 times, Europe twice and went to Japan for the first time this year.

Here’s a list of the resorts I remember -

Thredbo, NSW, Australia
Perisher, NSW, Australia
Coronet Peak, NZ
Lake Louise, BC, Canada
Sunshine, BC, Canada
Whistler Blackcomb, AB, Canada
Mammoth, CA, USA
Big Bear, CA, USA
Breckenridge, CO, USA
Keystone, CO, USA
Vail, CO, USA
Arapahoe Basin, CO, USA
Durango, CO, USA
L’Alpe-D’Huez, France
Laax, Switzerland
Mayrhofen, Austria
Sweden
Hakuba Goryu, Japan
Hakuba Cortina, Japan
Yanaba, Japan

thredbo aus
perisher aus
coronet peak nz
treble cone nz
cardrona nz
snowpark nz
remarkables nz
yanaba (Japan)
Happo One (Japan)
Cortina (Japan)
Hakuba Goryu (Japan)

to come: 09/10

kicking horse
lake louise
sunshine village
mt baker

wow, what’s the connection with AUS and JAPAN?
it seems like so many have been there… I wanna go!

Awesome country, easy to get to, no jet lag, and a lot of deep and light powder. It’s a winning combination for the Aussies.

awesome dry pow, great beer and onsens when you get off the mountain! happo even has a McD’s at mid station!

What is an onsen?

Traditional Japanese bath.

Scrub scrub scrub yourself clean in the little shower room first, then jump in a super hot pool of water in the nooood. With others. If you wear boardshorts, you’re disrespectful

sounds fun - is it co-ed?
I’m sure not.
so it’s like the hot tub at a health club? what’s the difference?

google and find out my friend
not really co-ed…..you fully nude up…..wash before you get in…water NOT chlorinated, from natural hot springs…...

a great place to soak the bones after a day of riding…

From memory, my list:

Thredbo, Australia
Perisher, Australia
Mt Buller, Australia
Coronet Peak, NZ
Remarkables, NZ
Treble Cone, NZ
Mt Hutt, NZ
Cardona, NZ
Whistler Blackcomb, Canada
Breckenridge, USA
Keystone, USA
Vail, USA
Arapahoe Basin, USA
Beaver Creek, USA
Copper Mountain, USA
Mt Baker, USA
Niseko, Japan
Rusutsu, Japan
Nozawa Onsen, Japan
Heavenly, USA (Jan 2010!)

A small list - I seem to keep going to back to the same places multiple time (Have become regulars of the CO ski resorts).....

One winter I worked at Snowshoe, WV I spent many 2 and 3 days there at a time (usually weekends only) and as an employee I had access to the pools etc. I would hit the hot tub after riding, even watch the sunset from the hottub which was outside, but covered and only partly enclosed….
Being in the pools while it was outside snowing was so cool.

Falls Creek (AUS)
Thredbo (AUS)
Perisher (AUS)
Whistler (BC)
Banff (BC)
Sunshine Village (BC)
Kootenays (Heli-boarding) (BC)
Cariboo Lodge (Heli-Boarding) (BC)
Breckenridge (CO)
Vail (CO)
Keystone (CO)
Arapahoe Basin (CO)
Aspen/Snowmass (CO)
Jackson Hole (WY)
Copper Mountain (CO)
Sugarbush (VT)

I think thats it…

the out door natural onsen are mostly co ed