Crested Butte, Colorado

Welcome to Colorado’s rowdy side of the Rockies—where chutes, cliffs, and headwalls are all in bounds. If you ski hard, you’ve found your place. Some runs will leave you gasping for air, while others pull it straight out of your mouth. This is the kind of terrain that triggers a visceral reaction—the kind that draws the stoke right out of you. Whether it comes out as a whoop-whoop, a yeehaw, or a full-throated heck yeah, don’t worry—that’s normal. So is the goofy grin that ends up plastered on your face.