Mont Sainte-Anne, QC: 3/22/10

After a fun, but occasionally scratchy outing at Massif du Sud on Sunday, we headed to that ski area’s polar opposite: Mont Sainte-Anne. We were set up with Marc, a really talented mountain guide who showed us why MSA is considered Quebec’s go-to spring-skiing area.

On a sunny day like today, with three faces (north, south, west), there’s no excuse for getting stuck on snow that’s too hard or too soft. And with almost unlimited visibility, the views of the St. Lawrence River and the Island of Orleans were beautiful.

Massif du Sud, QC: 3/21/10

I finally figured out a way to get back in my wife’s good graces… take her to Quebec for a week.

Amazing what being around piles of great restaurants, a cute old town with a decidedly Euro feel, and spring skiing in the sun will do to brighten her disposition.

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Camelback, PA: 3/1/10

Living where I do, 30 minutes directly west of NYC, there are two choices for “local” skiing: Mountain Creek, NJ or Camelback, PA. Both hills are the skiing equivalent of going to the gym — places to get out in the fresh air and work on on-piste technique.

Camelback PA

Mountain Creek is only 15 minutes from my office and would be a perfect choice for after-work skiing, but since they transformed the only halfway entertaining terrain there (South and Bear Peak) into a huge park for boarders, no thanks. It’s that unpleasant.

Camelback is 55 minutes from my house and a much better alternative IMHO. Two HSQs cover the 850 verts and I must have made close to 30 runs in the 3+ hours I was there last night. Not a bad deal for $27.