Mad River Glen, Waitsfield VT

Everyone must ski Mad River Glen at least once, if only to ride the single chairlift. There are only three such chairs left in the US, and one is a bit out of reach in Alaska.

Riding the single chairlift is unique and fun, but the weirdest experience is observed from below. While skiing down, take a moment to pause near the chairlift and watch and listen. It's so bizarre. Except for the whir of the chairlift, it's silent. Motionless and expressionless, the bundled figures appear one after another as they are whisked away to some unknown fate not unlike the conveyor belt in some human meat packing plant...

Once over that experience, swoosh on down the slope with moments of solitude, compliments of the single chair skier spacer.