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Niseko, Japan’s Own St. Moritz - NYTimes.com

Niseko, Japan is cometimes called “The Whistler of Japan,” but the travel writers from the New York Times feel that it’s better compared to the crown jewel of the Swiss Alps, St. Moritz. It’s drawing international crowds because of it’s massive annual snowfall — more than 600 inches, on average — and it’s huge, open terrain. On a volcano.

Our trip to Niseko will be one for the ages; sign up begins soon!

Read the entertaining write-up in the New York Times >

Europe's Five Stars: Zermatt, Switzerland | SKI Magazine

This month’s issue of SKI Magazine features an awesome article on our European destination for 2013, Zermatt!

“Farmers, mountain climbers, wine-sipping tourists…no one is immune to the real-life glory of the Matterhorn.

It’s 11 o’clock on a bluebird day in Zermatt. The hooked pyramid of the Matterhorn pierces a cloudless sky, and creamy spring snow covers the slopes, which should be crowded but aren’t. The action, instead, is in the many trailside cafés, where “skiers” sip coffee and nibble pastries.

To be sure, Zermatt’s skiing is some of the best in the world. Its 153 miles of trails span three mountains—Klein Matterhorn, Gornergrat and Rothorn. Visitors can ski into Italy for the day, and, thanks to the Theodul Glacier, the season never ends. But European visitors are as fond of the food and wine as they are of the skiing, and few places capture this ski-to-eat philosophy better.”

Read the article at Ski Magazine >

Perfect day at @WindhamMtn! The BUMS are ready to shred… #lgbt #nycbums #snowboarding #skiing #skibums (Taken with instagram)

Andrew and Anthony cracking us up at @StrattonResort! #vtbums #skibums #lgbt #skiing #snowboarding (Taken with instagram)

We love the sunrise at @StrattonMountain — three beautiful days here! #vtbums #skibums #lgbt #snowboarding #skiing (Taken with instagram)

There is a beer tasting happening… delish. It’s the night for the condo cookoff! #vtbums #skibums #lgbt (Taken with instagram)

Look at the shock on @victoriaestevez’s face… she won a free GNU snowboard from @b4bc! #skibums #girlybums #lgbt (Taken with instagram)

SKI LODGE LUNCH! Love the loaded baked potato, and the high-altitude inflated chip bag. #skiing #snowboarding #lgbt #bcbums #skibums (Taken with instagram)