7 Places You Need to Ski Before You Die

7 beautiful places you need to ski before you die!

1. Chamonix, France- European Ski culture at its finest: One minute your walking the streets of an old European village, sipping on an espresso, the next minute your staring down the scariest line of your life.
- History: Chamonix has a ski history that dates back to before your Great Grandparents were born.
Video: Blizzard of Aaah’s Coloir Sequence
“The extreme skiing capital of Europe, France’s Chamoinx Valley.” - Greg Stump

2. Las Leñas, Argentina- “Summer” Skiing: Las Leñas ski season extends from mid June till the end of September. So when your buddies are sweating it out in the summer heat you can be skiing a 4,000 foot couloir.
- Ts Marte: The greatest chairlift below the equator accessing 40,000 square acres of Big Andes terrain. It’s Heli-skiing from a chairlift.
Video: Big Lines in Las Leñas, Argentina
“Snow, Wine and Beautiful Argentinians awaits you.” – Carlos V.

3. Hakuba, Japan- Deepest powder in the world: Parts of Japan advrage over 500″ of snow in just three months.
- Unique culture & food: The food and culture in Japan is unlike anything else in the world. Get done with a day of skiing and soak it all in.
Video: Skiing the Seven Continents | Japan
“I got a taste of the Japanese Alps this February and was blown away by the scene. Travel logistics were easy, the locals are as genuine as they come and the ski terrain is seriously out of this world. ” - Seth Lightcap

4. Alaska (Heli-skiing)- Steepest powder skiing anywhere: What really makes Alaska such an amazing ski destination is the warm, moist winter air coming off the Gulf of Alaska that abruptly smashes into the steep mountain faces of the Chugach. The effect allows snow to stick to steeper faces then anywhere else in the world.
- Helicopters are AWESOME: Helicopters are called magic carpets for a reason. These machines can deliver you on top of a mountain peak in the time it would take you to put your skins on.
Video: GNAR in Alaska
“The edge of North America. The apex of all skier and snowboarders dreams. The Chugach mountains.” – Jonny Moseley

5. La Grave, France- No Ski “Resort” BS: The skiing in La Grave is unlike that of your typical US ski resort. A village owned Pulse gondola whisks you from the small sleepy France village to the top of some of the gnarliest terrain in the Alps.
- Vertical Drop: The vertical drop totals 2,150 meters, although it is possible to ski below the resort to the road and increase the vertical descent to 2,300 meters.
Video: La Grave: A Skier’s Journey Ep2
“La Grave is the only place that could have taken the life of legendary skiing icon Doug Coombs.” – Lora

6. Jackson Hole, WY- Capital of American Big Mountain Skiing: In many ways Jackson Hole was the first resort in America to cater to the Big Mountain Ski Crowd. After a bumpy start Jackson Hole opened it’s gates and allowed the large surrounding peaks to be skied.
- The Big Red Box: Jackson Holes Tram is one of the top 10 lifts in the world.
Video: Epic Powder – Jackson Hole – TGR Anomaly
”The Tram has undoubtably accesses the sickest terrain in North America for 40 years” (TGR’s Anomaly)

7. Squaw Valley, CA- Home of GNAR: Shane McConkeys old stomping ground is widely known for it’s quirky game developed by the man himself.
- Fingers & Palisades: Even if your not “getting after it” entertainment abounds with the pairing of aggressive terrain and aggressive locals all in full sight of the chairlifts.
Video: G.N.A.R.
“If you see Squaw on a powder day you are going to see a bunch of people fired up like any other ski area. They are going to go out and charge as hard as they can and try to end the day as satisfied as they can.” - Scott Gaffney

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