Every few years, we put our heads together and compile a list of all the places we'd go and things we'd do if we had the time, the money, and, well, the guts to just go for it. Herewith, our top 27—in no particular order—and links to the stories we've written about them. As we close in on another ski season, we look forward to checking a few more off the list. We hope you will too. Happy skiing.
1. Go heli-skiing. Wonder if you're good enough? Wonder what it takes?
2. Date a ski patroller
3. Introduce a friend or child to the sport
4. Invest in mountain property
5. Skin to a 10th Mountain Division hut
7. Snag first tram at Jackson Hole on a powder day
8. Summer Ski in South America: Chile or Argentina
9. Ski Chamonix
10. Eat raclette in Switzerland
12. Call in sick on a powder day
13. Chase a storm
14. Ski Japan
15. Add a frontside carver to your quiver and learn how to use it
16. Watch a Winter Olympics…in person
17. Set up a basement ski-tuning bench—and use it
18. Dance in ski boots at the Krazy Kangaruh in St. Anton
19. Ski every day for a month
20. Slide a rail
21. Do it in a gondola
22. Drink a pisco sour at Tio Bob’s in Portillo
23. Win a Nastar gold medal
24. Stay a night at the Timberline Lodge
25. Ski The Midwest
26. Cat ski with strangers
27. Go night skiing—right after a ski day
