Winter Wonderlands: The 5 Best Places in the US to Celebrate the Cold
We’re getting close to the end of winter snowy and white, bright and festive, full of wonderful reasons to get outside, on snowshoes and skis and snowboards, amidst the snap of a cold, sunny day. But for some? They don’t love it so much. Because winter also means slippery roads and difficult commutes, and too much shoveling out the driveway.
But the cold months, long as they can be in some parts of the country, reward those who embrace the weather. And with travel to tropical locales still a little uncertain, now’s the time to get away on a late-winter trip to a town that absolutely celebrates the season. Here are some of the best places in the United States to do just that, where the snow (and the cold) are very good things.
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Idaho s Bald Mountain an idyllic destination for skiers awaits your arrival.
February 2021
For the better part of a century, the spectacular 9,150-foot Bald Mountain in Idaho’s Sawtooth Mountain National Forest has attracted downhill skiers and winter revelers. The pitch and varied terrain of the mountain, which features a 3,400-foot vertical drop, make it one of the world’s great snow-sport destinations.
And, yes, Sun Valley is open this winter and spring, although to maintain social distancing, the numbers of daily lift tickets on both Bald and nearby Dollar Mountain are being limited.
As I write this, Bald Mountain (affectionately called “Baldy”) has a packed powder base of 86 inches at the 5,730-foot level with 103 inches at the summit. Eleven lifts are operating to 101 trails, of which 61 are groomed.
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Nearly every Monday morning for the past few months, Boulder resident Leah Cousin and her 5-year-old son Levi wake up at 6 a.m., pile their boots, skis, and snow gear into their gray Subaru, and drive up Boulder Canyon to Eldora Ski Resort. Since Boulder Valley School District has asynchronous online classes each Monday, they’re able to arrive early (they’re usually one of the first cars in the lot), get in some runs, and then head home to complete Levi’s schoolwork that afternoon. Cousin whose family has been taking the pandemic very seriously, visiting stores just for essential items and only seeing close friends occasionally, always in outdoor settings has generally felt comfortable during her time on the slopes. “Since it’s cold outs
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