Rest with the Wind & Wildflowers ✨ Ted Turner understood that wild land is a moral inheritance—and I felt the full weight of this fly fishing and riding thoroughbreds beneath the immense New Mexico sky at his beloved Vermejo. To move through those vast, untamed landscapes was to encounter his vision in its purest form.
In an era when 7-page print travel narratives are exceedingly rare, my deepest gratitude to Southern California Living for giving me the latitude and space to craft an immersive, unhurried narrative on such a compelling conservation destination.
Ted Turner’s legacy lives not only in media history, but across millions of protected acres where the American West still feels gloriously wild. I am humbled to have experienced even a tiny microcosm of that vision firsthand.
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As a guest of @guesthousecompany they can fast track you to The Apex Club at Palisades Tahoe. The members only club pares the mountain down to its sharpest pleasures. A sister club to Mammoth Black Club, same thesis: you’ll never or rarely wait at a lift line, you’ll feast better than you ever have at altitude, discretion, and a members list worthy knowing.
Tapas that understand restraint: jamón cut to the point of abstraction, patatas bravas with a disciplined bite, gambas al ajillo still carrying a trace of flame. Nothing shouts; everything lands.
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There's spring skiing, and then there are itineraries that read like a particularly well-edited adventure novel. This one began, as all civilized descents should, at Alta—where the snow is both powder and personality test—and continued westward to Palisades Tahoe, where gravity feels less like a law and more like a suggestion politely ignored.
In between: a series of lodgings so thoughtfully curated they verge on narrative devices. The Guest House Tahoe—equal parts alpine restraint and après-ski theater. Apex Club is a MUST. Snowpine Lodge, offering that rare blend of mountain austerity and upholstered indulgence. And the The new Inn at Sundance, in particular, reads like a footnote to Robert Redford’s enduring argument that one can, in fact, have both art and very good linens.
Of course, no proper winter salon is complete without company. Enter the high powered women skiers of Alta -- like a Davos with better boots and sharper instincts.
Matt and Madie Wisler are the sort of travel companions equal parts wit, ballast, and impeccable culinary and cocktail chops. We quite simply love locking in core memories with this couple.
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At Guesthouse Lake Tahoe, hospitality is less a service than a quiet orchestration—private, precise, and entirely seamless. High-craft intimate dinners arrive courtesy of maverick private chef Quinten Frye (@chefquintenfrye ), each exquisite dish a subtle dialogue with the region.
House Captain Marta Gawlowicz, equal parts conductor and coordinator, shapes each day with an invisible hand. The result is a stay that feels like being expertly, intuitively looked after.
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Spring skiing at ALTA Ski Area isn’t a season—it’s a flex. Corn snow dialed like a Swiss watch, sun high enough to forgive your ambition, and a cast that knows exactly what they’re doing. With Lexi Dowdall @kapowder — ALTA Director of Marketing and a true mountain storyteller—setting the tempo, and a perfectly pitched day alongside the creative team at Ski Utah, Paula @harpo_utah the powerhouse proof-of-concept in motion—the mountain felt less like a resort and more like a masterclass. Impressed by the big brains + vision at @skiutah appreciate y’all joining us for a lively lunch at Collins.
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At Sundance Mountain Resort, our morning begins with coffee, carving and cold plunge courage. At the new Inn at Sundance, The Springs multiple hydrotherapy pools have quietly become the house ritual—equal parts alpine baptism and bravado.
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First look inside Guesthouse Lake Tahoe—a 4,000-square-foot study in effortlessness: open-plan kitchen, fireplace-led living room, and bedrooms that feel like hideaways.
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It sleeps 8-10 across four suites—but the real luxury is invisible: a private chef, a house captain, and a stay that runs itself. 
Spotlight to come on Guesthouse Chef Quinten ✔️
Cheers to @madiewisler & @matthewwisler for joining us, making this journey extra special 🥂
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Cheers to Riley Elliott of @deervalleyresort for a day that felt less like a ski outing and more like a masterclass in mountain hospitality. From the first chair to the last golden sweep of light across the Wasatch, every turn carried that unmistakable Deer Valley precision—immaculate corduroy, seamless service, and the quiet confidence of a resort expanding not just in acreage, but in ambition.
A far cry from skiing sheets of ice at Hunter Mountain, NY 😉👌
Deer Valley East isn’t simply growth—it’s vision. It’s expanded excellence carved into alpine terrain, where every lift line, every glide, every panoramic pause reminds you why this mountain continues to set the standard. Grateful for the access, the insight, and the kind of ski day that lingers long after the boots come off.
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While most of the town was still negotiating with the snooze button, the staff at @hennesseys_sanjuancapistrano was already in motion at 4 AM, setting the stage like it was Game 7 of the Stanley Cup — screens glowing, coffee pouring at 5 AM, Guinness at 6 AM, chairs pulled tight for the early-riser Olympic and NHL junkies.
It wasn’t just a watch party. It was a neighborhood convening. Team USA vs. Team Canada for gold, the kind of rivalry that doesn’t need marketing, just a puck drop and a pulse.
Neighbors of San Juan Capistrano magazine was on the scene at 5 a.m. sharp—every rush met with a collective inhale, every save greeted like a civic achievement. Stars on the ice, superfans in the seats: Connor McDavid  and Auston Matthews  looming over every shift, and a gold-medal script that (depending on your allegiance) either broke hearts or made history. 
As a Canadian this was a rollercoaster of complex, intricate emotions, but the Miracle on Ice History… end of a 46 year drought was an irresistible narrative.
Cheers and endless thanks to Cody Martin & Co at Hennesseys SJC 🥇💯🥂
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At elevation, appetite sharpens.
@firesidedining@deervalleyresort@skideervalley ⛷️🧀🫕🥂
Fireside at Empire Pass isn’t dinner — it’s a ritual. Skis unbuckled, cheeks wind-kissed, you slip into the amber hush of flame and stone while raclette softens into molten velvet beside the hearth. Outside, Deer Valley exhales in powder-blue twilight; inside, glasses rise, boots thaw, and the alpine day edits itself into something richer, slower, more cinematic. This is mountain dining at its most decadent — smoke, salt, firelight, and that unmistakable hush that falls when the snow keeps secrets.
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