When it comes to travel, there are trips where you can wing it and then trips where you can’t. I’ve taken several itinerary-free trips to southeast Asia where I landed in Bangkok or Ho Chi Minh city with a light backpack and then just followed my nose to the nearest fragrant stall cooking up lemongrass and chili. But ski trips? Those require a bit more planning.
Planning a ski trip means you need equipment and lift tickets and because ski resorts are only open for a few months a year, lodging and restaurants can get booked up in advance. If you’re not prepared, you might end up trying to learn to ski at an experts-only resort or paying exorbitant prices for lodging because there’s only one room left in town.
