• The 8 Oldest Ski Resorts in the U.S.

    The 8 Oldest Ski Resorts in the U.S.
    Believe it or not, skiing didn’t always involve towering hotels and high-speed, eight-person lifts. As skiing slowly developed into a national winter pastime in the early 1900s, a crop of ski areas emerged. They were humble and simple and totally unlike the modern ski resorts of today.
    No-frills base lodges and gasoline-powered rope tows joined forces in delivering leather-boot-clad skiers to the powdery goods. Those skiers probably complained much less than we do now, even if they were ut
  • The 8 Best Ski Resorts Near Ottawa

    The 8 Best Ski Resorts Near Ottawa
    Ottawa, Ontario, doesn't regularly come up in ski destination conversations. Perhaps that's because Ottawa isn't surrounded by the sort of towering, jagged peaks that make places like Salt Lake City or Jackson famous. Ski media—and skiers, for that matter—tend to gravitate toward a narrow selection of internationally known resorts.And yet, outside the buzz of the Rockies, Ottawa has a thriving ski scene with numerous areas that prioritize affordability and accessibility. These ski ar

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