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Samantha Berman
Samantha Berman is SKI’s travel and resorts editor. Since joining the editorial team in 2003, Sam has helped mold the direction of the brand’s travel coverage, sharing her years of experience visiting ski resorts and mountain towns across North America, the Alps, and beyond.
Growing up in an East Coast ski family, Sam cherished family time with her mother, father, and two brothers at resorts in New York and Vermont, and has successfully passed her love of the sport down to her three sons, all of whom are avid skiers. Now living in Denver, Colo., she spends weekends skiing the resorts of Colorado’s Front Range, learning new things about the region’s most-visited resorts and sharing them with SKI’s readers. Follow her coverage for inside intel on where to ski, stay, eat, après, and more at resorts across the globe.
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Why You Should Ski Aspen's Buttermilk
This underappreciated little hill with the big attitude will surprise you. In a good way.
9 Biggest Ski Resort Upgrades This Season
Wondering where to ski next? We’ll make it easy. Here’s what everyone’s talking about at resorts around the country.
GO: Steamboat, Colo.
From the rugged slopes to the colorful downtown, this Colorado resort keeps the West wild.
Travel: Beaver Creek, Colorado
Get off the groomers and discover this luxury resort’s untapped expert terrain. The best part: You’ll have earned that cookie at the end of the day.
Colorado's Biggest Secret: Copper Mountain
Colorado's Copper Mountain Resort is poised to win the hearts of a new generation of skiers by giving them what they really want: a kick-ass mountain.
5 New On-Mountain Eateries
Take an afternoon break this season at these new on-mountain hot spots.
Ski Style: Prints Are In
Island and mountain prints add flair to the slopes this season.
Ode to Hunter Mountain
It’s a wonder we didn’t end up with serious injuries to our wool-hat-clad heads.
Go: Snowmass, Colo.
Sweet new glades, an innovative lodge, and a friendlier resort-wide vibe highlight a promising makeover at this Colorado classic.
2013-14 Resort Upgrades
The ski industry is on the rebound: Skier visits were up last season, and resorts were champing at the bit to get started on expansions and upgrades. Here's what to look forward to this season.
What I Learned: Woodward at Copper
Good news for trying to keep up (survive?) with your kids on the slopes. Yeah, you really can teach an old dog new tricks.
Vail's Newest Tables
This Colorado resort's ever-growing restaurant scene makes return visits worthwhile—and delicious.
Ski-Town Sushi
Vail's Matsuhisa flys in sushi straight from the Pacific.
Family Fun in Keystone, Colo.
So much to do, you'll forget you came to ski.
Go: Keystone
Proof that a family resort is more than cruisers, cocoa, and kids' meals.
Up in Smoke
Barbecue joints are making a run at the iconic skier’s lunch. Move over, burger—there’s a new meat in town.
Resort Guide 2013: #10 Canyons, Utah
Perhaps Canyons' aggressive capital-improvement plan is what bumped it to No. 10
Go Now: Canyons Resort, Utah
Shred and snack your way across 4,000 acres at this tasty Wasatch Behemoth.
Mud Season Breakaways
What to do during that murky time of year when the lifts stop turning but summer isn't going off quite yet? We have a few thoughts.
NASA: 2012 Was a Bad Snow Year
Yes, shocking, we know. A report and comparative maps from this season and last confirm the obvious.
A Ski Rental Solution
Traveling with your skis is not only a drag, it can be pricey. But renting is no picnic, either. Black Tie Rentals offers an easy alternative.
Skiers Vs. Snowboarders: Who Gets Hurt More?
The American Journal of Sports Medicine sets the record straight.
Design File: Ultra-Modern Euro Chalet
A new project in France’s Trois Vallées reinvents the traditional chalet image.
Traveler Notes: Apres
Montanya Distillers, Silverton, Colo.
Traveler Notes: Deals
Kids Fly Free airfare promotions at several regional Colorado airports score your 2- through 12-year-old a free roundtrip ticket with purchase of an adult fare.
Weekends: Ogden, Utah
The sporting life prospers on- and off-slope in this Wasatch town.
Hotel Hot List: Capella Telluride
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Hotel Hot List: The Canyons Dakota Mountain Lodge
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Hotel Hot List: Vail Cascade
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Hotel Hot List: Northstar-at-Tahoe Ritz Carlton Highlands
The first from-scratch hotel in the Tahoe Basin in decades, the Ritz boasts a ski-in/ski-out midmountain location on Northstar, accessed by gondola from the new village.
Traveler Notes: Airlines
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Lodging: Aspen, CO
You have two choices in this classy Rocky Mountain town: deluxe or superdeluxe. The choice is yours.
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