TLDR: Knocking off #22 & #23-25; ski & travel. Built the ski trip bucket list and locked in Miami, Amsterdam, Big Sky, and the Rockies.
Last week’s post got a big response.
Maybe it’s that you all prefer personal stories about goals and habits over pontificating about tech and leadership frameworks.
Either way, I haven’t received that many texts and emails about a post since Antler hit #3 in the world, so I guess I’ll stick with the former.
But just for the record, that means we’ll have to skip LK-99.
And if you don’t know what I’m referring to, you have some Googling to do.
In the meantime, let's knock out some of these annual goals. I picked a few related to skiing and traveling so we could slam dunk these little monsters all at once.
And #22: Never Finished… is finished. Incredible what that man has persisted through.
Goals #23-25: Ski & Travel
#23: The Ski List; make a bucket list for a lifetime of skiing
I taught myself to ski at thirty, but when I find things I love, I tend to go overboard.
Give it everything you’ve got, or not at all. Hoping that’s a recipe for a big life too.
But that’s just one reason this mountain meditation has become a staple of winter vacations, and why one of my goals this year was to make a ski trip bucket list. The result: 34 experiences and destinations to ski in our lifetimes.
Below are my Top 10, but the full list can be found here.
Ski Japan. There’s some sex appeal to traveling halfway around the world, but places like Niseko are also home to volcanic mountains with some of the best powder on the planet too.
Heli-Ski (BC). The main event is the helicopter lift and the steep untouched runs which you can do in a lot of places, but British Columbia is supposed to have some the most epic heli-skiing known to man.
Southern Summer. From June to October, you can ski the Southern Hemisphere across the Andes Mountains in places like Chile and Patagonia, but New Zealand could also be a fun target for this one too.
Hut-to-Hut. When it comes to ski touring, Norway may just be the best place in the world to ski between huts and take in the incredible water views.
Big Mountain Resort #1, Whistler. Consistently ranked the best big mountain resort in the world. Luckily, I have an awesome friend with a place. Rankings confirmed.
Big Mountain Resort #2, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. Right up there with Whistler.
Engelberg & the Swiss Alps. Two ski bums opened a lodge in 2008, and while I’m not sure it should be this high on the list, Zermatt, the all-glass train ride known as the Glacier Express, and the Swiss Alps are part of the same trip and included on the full list too.
Big Mountain Resorts #3 & #4, Little Cottonwood Canyon. Alta and Snowbird can be found together in Utah, and are both consistently ranked in the top 10 big mountain resorts.
Chamonix. Home to the world’s largest lift-served vertical, and an opportunity to put my embarrassingly bad high school French to use at world-class après—count me in.
Big Mountain Resort #5, Big Sky & The Yellowstone Club. You could make a case for Vail and the legendary back bowls at #10, but Montana takes this spot with Big Sky, the impossibly exclusive Yellowstone Club, and the boundless backcountry.
#24: Ski More Often; book Winter 2023
Confirmed Big Sky to visit family and Salt Lake City to tackle the Rockies. Bucket list domination.
Guess it’s an Ikon Pass this season with access to Big Sky, Aspen, Alta, Snowbird, and Jackson Hole just to name a few.
#25: See Nephews As Much As Possible; visit #7
The goal was simply to see Fievel, Reptar, and Smushmonster as much as possible after they left the city. Don’t worry, they have real names too.
Miami is booked for visit number #7, and #8 is looking promising with our famous Lululemon Thanksgiving Hanukkah tradition right around the corner.
Those four, plus Amsterdam for work in September puts five new trips on the books, and four more goals down. Not bad.
See you Monday.