On Christmas morning, some will wake in a mountain cabin, peer out a window and then take in the setting: a carpet of velvet snow, towering conifers and perfect quiet. In minutes, you have a fire ...

WINTERSPORTS — The winter backcountry season is kicking into gear near Sherman Pass, and some snow-goers planned ahead and secured reservations to ski or snowshoe into the Snow Peak Cabin. If you didn ...

Curling up with your loved ones by a roaring fire as you watch the sun bounce off the brilliant white snow outside. Sounds like a perfect winter holiday away, but you won't have to board a plane for ...