By Kelly Gray on a new UK outdoor magazine called Wide World:
Just because there’s no snow on the ground doesn’t mean you can’t go to ski resorts. In fact, it’s a fantastic time for a mountain getaway – plus there are less crowds. White water, raw natural surroundings, forested canopies – perfect for mountain climbing, white-water rafting and challenging hikes. So put away your skis and snowboards and head to the hills in the ‘off season’. Here’s WideWorld’s pick of the 15 best.
1. Telluride, Colorado2. Zermatt, Matterhorn
3. Chamonix, French Alps
4. Mammoth, California
5. Poiana-Brasov, Romania
6. Whistler Blackcomb, British Colombia, Canada
7. Ben Nevis, Scotland
8. Snowdonia National Park, Northern Wales
9. Angel Fire, New Mexico
10. Vail, Colorado
11. Queenstown, New Zealand
12. Valberg, France
13. Pamporovo, Bulgaria
14. Åre, Sweden
15. Sierra Nevada, Granada, Spain
Click through for links and details on each – Wide World – 15 AMAZING MOUNTAIN TRIPS
The obvious omission that jumps to mind is Banff, Alberta, Canada.
No worries. Banff is hardly underexposed. Better people be reminded of Åre, Poiana-Brasov and Pamporovo that are lesser known.
No RSS feed for Wide World? That’s lame. I won’t be back very often. RSS is essential in 2009.
Pamporovo – the pearl of the Bulgarian mountain resorts, nests in the heart of the Rhodopes, 260 km from the capital Sofia, and 85 km south of the city of Plovdiv. …
(via Kraig Becker on Gadling)
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