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Well over a dozen ski areas circle the lake, all with views of the clear, blue surface rippling below.

A magical blend of sun, fun and snow, California and Nevada’s ski regions are like nowhere else.

A magical blend of sun, fun and snow, California and Nevada’s ski regions are like nowhere else.

Kirkwood, with its deep powder and challenging black runs is worth the drive over two passes from South Lake Tahoe.

Well over a dozen ski areas circle the lake, all with views of the clear, blue surface rippling below.

Americas largest ski state has dozens of good, though expensive, resorts.

Up-market Beaver is 10 miles West of Vail (same lift company) with much quieter pistes but still the same crummy, fast-fried on-mountain fodder.

There are hundreds of ski resorts here, and Hokkaido, Japan's north island, has some of the world's best powder snow.

There are hundreds of ski resorts here, and Hokkaido, Japan’s north island, has some of the world’s best powder snow.

If you want to ski away from it all, you can’t do better than Livigno. High and remote at 1,816m, it sits near the Swiss border, a long way from anywhere.