I have a few friends who have been lucky enough to circle the globe and ski every single month of the year. That's pretty cool, and mark my words: Some day I'm going to do it.

But here in New England, I rather enjoy the changing of the seasons and the anticipation of the new ski season to come. Even as a small child, when other kids were counting down the days to Santa or school vacation, it was all about the start of skiing for me.