New Years, Birthday, Kiting by RoryUSA

Dreaming of heading to the ski slopes with your friends or family? Follow RealTravelers who are putting on their skis, snowboards, or flying a kite at some of the United States’ wonderful winter sport destinations.

Currently living and working near Breckenridge, Rory USA is sharing his adventures in snowboarding and kiting at some of Colorado’s great resorts. At Copper Mountain, he was even lucky enough to ski in powder, a fluffy forgiving type of snow that with lack of winter storms, skiers in California are missing right about now:

“We found an area where it was pure powder.. Almost up to my waist. Its the best boarding i’ve ever done and some of the trails in the powder were so quiet and untouched that it was like heliskiing.. Powder takes a whole different style of riding. You have to lean right back like you are in the water.” (more…)

For ideas on skiing in Utah, visit Tracy’s journal on Park City where she headed to the slopes for her family’s annual Sister Ski Week.

Wondering where to go on the East Coast? Angie-Travel Addict headed to Bear Creek Resort in Pennsylvania to practice her snowboarding. She included great photos of the resort, as well as tips for beginners:

“A few things I learned about Snowboarding:

If its your first time : Take a Lesson! Seriously there is nothing wrong with this. Its not like its natural for a human to be shackled to a board and sent down a snowy icy hill! This is a skill that has to be learned and the best way is from a trained someone who knows how. Most places have a “learn to ride” package including rentals and lift tickets…..inquire at your mountain.” (more…)

For more ideas on places to ski, ride, or just get out in the snow, visit:
United States Ski and Snowboard
Colorado Ski Country USA
Ski PA
Ski Utah
Ski California

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From Adelaide by Suz_1204

RealTraveler Suz_1204 recently discovered the hidden delights in the city of Adelaide, Australia. She notes that Adelaide isn’t as big and bustling as Sydney, but there’s much enjoyment to be found there and may suit travelers interested in enjoying a slightly quieter side of city living. She writes:

“It’s true that there isn’t heaps for visitors to do there as it more geared up for the people living and working there. Despite that though I thought Adelaide was a really nice city and I liked the fact that wasn’t as huge as somewhere like Sydney as it was very easy to find your way round the city and everything is close at hand being a compact city. The main tourist areas of the city are based around North Terrace, where you have things such as the State Parliament, State Library, Museum of South Australia, Art Gallery, Migration Museum etc and past the University and the Hospital there is the Botanical gardens. I enjoyed a few hours sitting in the gardens as the trees gave good shade from the blaring sun which was especially hot the day I was walking around so was nice to have a bit of a break from it for a while!! I enjoyed looking around the Museums and found the Migration Museum particularly interesting from the history side of things.” (more…)

More useful links about Adelaide:
Adelaide Travel Guide
Official Tourism Website for Adelaide

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