Not every vacation needs to be a whirlwind of activity; in fact, sometimes exactly the opposite is the best possible use of time.

Hiking the T120/T120E trails in Lincoln National Forest after the Ruidoso fires.

Our 2022 ski trip to Zermatt, Switzerland, was our second time visiting the city. The first time, we went during the summer and stared longingly at the snow-covered mountaintops as we hiked (this trip was, in fact, the experience that started our skiing journey). This time, we went ready for a skiing adventure, and along…

Our first day skiing in Chile started inauspiciously, and way too early, but it ended with hours of skiing and some beer.

I spent our third day at Valle Nevado focusing on taking pictures instead of skiing. Here are the results.

Everyone knows checking a bag is just asking the airline to lose your luggage. But when your trip covers three hemispheres in three weeks, how do you avoid it? Here’s how I did it.

We tried to ski every single piste in one single day. We almost succeeded. All day, we worked our way down the mountain, completing every available run at each lift before moving on. We skipped trails only when they were closed or green (we ended up riding most of the green trails anyway just getting…