Thanksgiving is one of my favorite times to visit the mountains. The holiday atmosphere is starting to arrive, ski resorts are opening for the season, and everyone is excited to make those first turns of winter. But planning a Thanksgiving ski trip comes with one big question: Will there actually be enough snow? Early season skiing can be unpredictable. Some years, resorts open with fresh powder and plenty of terrain. Other years, snow arrives a little later and skiers have t
With the holidays just around the corner and a fresh lineup of Hallmark movies about to drop, there’s no better time to talk about the places that feel like they are a Hallmark movie come to life. You know the scenes: a snow-dusted main street with twinkling lights, the smell of hot cocoa in the air, a holiday market where you just might run into the one who got away. Or maybe it’s a coastal town where the local festival brings everyone together, and the small-town magic wo
