Best Nordic Ski Great Escapes 2024-2025

Best Nordic Ski Great Escapes 2025 is a high-quality and beautifully designed one-of-a-kind annual travel resort guide for cross-country skiers who are eager to discover amazing new trails as they plan their winter vacations. Featuring top spots across North America, from 5-star to rustic resorts, the publication covers trails, lodging, dining, attractions and more. A must for all passionate and committed cross-country skiers.

Benjamin Sadavoy has been publishing and writing about cross-country skiing, and Nordic sports, along with all forms of cycling for over 30 years.

Jonathan Wiesel has loved winter since he could heave a snowball. He’s been in the cross-country ski business for more decades than he cares to count, first as an instructor, guide, ski patrolman and, ultimately, as
a resort co-owner (Royal Gorge in California). Since then, he’s been an international ski-trip planner and leader, a contributing editor to print and web publications, has produced a hot-selling book on winter desti- nations, has been published in more than 120 magazines and newspa- pers (plus much online) in North America, South America and Europe, but has yet to win a Pulitzer. Co-founder of trails-planning firm Nordic Group International (www.nordicgroupinternational.com), Wiesel lives in Montana and still throws snowballs.

While serving four terms on Professional Ski Instructors of America’s National Nordic Team, including two terms as coach, McGee developed educational content, and organized and led training sessions across the U.S. and at international instructor gatherings. A former World Cup telemark competitor, he applies learning from competition and adventure to his teaching in cross-country, alpine and telemark. Author of Falcon Guides Basic Illustrated Cross-Country Skiing, he’s published over 60 articles on teaching and technique. He was recently granted a permit for cross-country instruction and guiding on the Blackrock Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest, and will host Corn Camps and Guide Courses this spring. Eye candy at facebook.com/WildNordicSkiing.

Jean Arthur skis, hikes and bikes with her family and Labrador Retrievers from her home in Montana. She writes for Best Nordic Ski Great Escapes and other adventure-travel publications. Arthur’s books include the 2nd edition (to be released in 2024) of Top Trails: Glacier National Park: Must-Do Hikes for Everyone, a hiking and cultural guide to Glacier National Park and Waterton Lakes National Park; Timberline and a Century of Skiing on Mount Hood; and Hell- roaring: Fifty Years on The Big Mountain. Arthur also edits for other publications, including Exploring Montana’s Pioneer Mountains, and she is working on an open-source textbook chapter for graduate students in nursing doctorate and master’s degree programs.