Biggest Lines Map
Click on each numbered icon for route name, approximate start point, photos, nearest lodging and/or population center, and STRAVA links. Zoom in for more detail.
IMPORTANT: Do not rely on this map’s default Google Map GPS coordinates for route setting. These pinpoints are approximate. Refer to corresponding STRAVA links for each line for more detailed coordinates and route info. Know your route: research thoroughly before attempting a ascent/descent! Know your capabilities. Know your limits. Have an exit plan, including turning around and going home!
For some incredibly detailed aerial imagery of many of the ski lines (and climbing routes) highlighted on this map, click here: Mont Blanc Lines. For information on some of the best lift-accessed terrain in the world, go here. For professional mountain guides, go here.
“The grand show is eternal. It is always sunrise somewhere; the dew is never dried all at once; a shower is forever falling; vapor is ever rising. Eternal sunrise, eternal dawn and gloaming, on sea and continents and islands, each in its turn, as the round earth rolls.”
—John Muir
Writer, poet, legendary conservationist/environmentalist, and “Father of the National Parks” system in the U.S. While his track record on supporting human rights is pretty bleak, he did inspire generations through his writings to appreciate nature and the importance of protecting and preserving the natural environment.
Top Ten
Most Affordable Ski Towns in the World
Saranac Lake, New York
Shames, British Columbia
Cooke City, Montana
North Conway, New Hampshire
Stanley, Idaho
La Grave, France
Madesimo, Italy
Mittenwald, Germany
Taos, New Mexico
Waterbury, Vermont
(with accessible high quality backcountry terrain)