Location: Ruby Mountains, specifically Right Fork Lamoille Canyon Conditions: Wonderful bluebird spring pow, crunchy/crusty down low transitioning to blower up high. Story: Mt. Gilbert has been on my list of dream lines since I first set eyes on it years ago. It's a huge glacial horn that appears spectacular from State Route 227 (Lamoille Rd.), and is easily visible just before reaching Terminal Cancer Couloir. The imposing north face stretches over 3,000 feet to the bottom o

Nozawa Onsen is a magical ski area, blessed by around 10-12 meters of snowfall annually. It's got about 750 Acres of inbounds terrain, making it a large resort by Japanese Standards, but its real strength is the lift accessible side country and "closed" tree areas which sit in-between the pistes. These tree zones are really part of the resort, and when you include them it's total size jumps up to around 2,500 acres. Still small by North American standards, but combine that w