{"id":3804,"date":"2015-11-16T04:10:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-16T11:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/forestcamping.com\/blog\/?p=3804"},"modified":"2015-10-20T19:41:50","modified_gmt":"2015-10-21T02:41:50","slug":"3804","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.forestcamping.com\/dow\/suzi\/3804\/","title":{"rendered":"Ski areas galore in national forests"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 470px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"backcountry skiing\" src=\"http:\/\/outdoorend.com\/media\/Ski-Resort-in-vail-Co.bmp\" alt=\"\" width=\"460\" height=\"310\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Telluride backcountry (image from Outdoor End blog)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the USA, there are 122 ski areas in 13 states using a total of 182,095 acres of Forest Service-managed land offering downhill skiing, cross-country skiing, and snowshoeing opportunities. \u00a0How many can you name? \u00a0Don&#8217;t feel bad if you can only name a handful. \u00a0Most Forest Service employees can&#8217;t do much better. \u00a0Click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.recreation.gov\/marketing.do?goto=acm\/Explore_Go_Lists\/downhillthrills.htm\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a> for a list of all 122 ski areas.<\/p>\n<p>Sixty-percent of all alpine skiing is happening on National Forests. \u00a0In the U.S., access to skiable terrain is often available via the same roads that were built long ago to connect mining outposts and timber towns. 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