| I've always been a huge fan of the snow, but as a | | | | Europe. In 2010, Whistler is going to be the host to |
| kid growing up in the middle of the hot Australian | | | | the Winter Olympic Games, so grab your tickets now |
| desert, I didn't get to see it often. However, on the | | | | and see some of the best winter athletes in the |
| occasions that my family toured around the world, I | | | | world! |
| would always absolutely love skiing and snowboarding | | | | Over to Europe now, where the place to be during |
| down some of the most beautiful slopes in the world. | | | | winter is assuredly the Swiss Alps. With the best |
| Now that I'm all grown up, I do spend a considerable | | | | destinations in the Swiss Alps being Valais, |
| amount of my time - and money - chasing winter, | | | | Graubunden and Bernese Oberland, there is a very |
| trying to find some of the best places in the world | | | | large range of skiing slopes and villages to explore. |
| to snowboard. | | | | One of the biggest party destinations I've come |
| Without a doubt in my mind, the best skiing | | | | across, the Swiss Alps will have you snowboarding |
| destination in the world is in Japan. The tiny little | | | | during day and drinking, eating and being merry during |
| village of Niseko, only a few hours drive from | | | | night with some of the most hospitable people in the |
| Sapporo, is a place I have been to numerous times | | | | world. If sheer aesthetic natural beauty is what you |
| now. If you are after beautiful white powder snow, | | | | after, Switzerland has it all. |
| Niseko is king, and during January to March, is one of | | | | Finally, to America, where Big Sky Resort in Montana |
| the most amazing places to be. The Japanese snow | | | | is the heart of snow within the States. Situated only |
| culture is amazing, so once you've finished boarding | | | | an hours drive away from Bozeman, Big Sky offers |
| for the day, you can chill out in hot baths, have a | | | | over five thousand acres of land that, during Winter, |
| beer inside a bar cut into an Igloo, or enjoy the local | | | | becomes one of the most active and energetic skiing |
| Japanese cuisine. | | | | fields in the world. Once you are finished with skiing, |
| Another amazing snow destination is Whistler, a | | | | why not take a hike through the world famous |
| Canadian resort that is approximately one hundred | | | | Yellowstone National Park, which itself is only twenty |
| and twenty five kilometres away from Vancouver. | | | | minutes away from Big Sky? |
| With over one and a half million visitors annually, | | | | If you are an avid skier or snowboarder, you have to |
| Whistler is indeed popular, but for good reason - it | | | | check out the aforementioned destinations. Become |
| houses some of the best slopes in the world. | | | | a true adventurer and chase winter year round, and |
| Between November and February, this resort is | | | | live and work in some of the most amazing snow |
| peaking with tourists, primarily from Australia and | | | | resorts that the world has to offer. |