Warren Miller's Future Retro

Take that.

When I was a kid,

I like fully believed that skiing was invented in Vermont.

Like, fully believed that.

You could argue that a form of skiing began in Vermont.

There's basically no straight line on any road in Vermont.

Windy roads through these small towns, it's such a journey.

And then when you're with Jimmy Ryan,

it becomes an adventure.

Jim, this definitely feels like not a thoroughfare anywhere.

But it might be.

And then it becomes a process.

We haven't seen another car in, 15 minutes?

Also not a bad sign.

This is kind of how it is.

Kaitlin,

you should know that Vermont ski dudes

can't be trusted.

My intuition says we're somewhere in this region.

Does it say anything about Tom's Flapjacks on there?

All right, maybe check your phone then.

Okay.

Still no service.

I'm here with a local, you should know where we are!

Kaitlin, I'm going to be honest with you.

I don't really know where we are.

You need to know landmarks!

I always tell the cameraman

what Yogi Berra once said.

When you come to a fork in the road, take it.

Yup, we got company Fred.

I wonder who's coming along here this time of day.

We're pretty lost, could you guys maybe help us out?

Where are you headed?

We're looking for Killington.

- Killington? - Killington.

- You want to go to Killington? - Killington?

You can't get there from here.

What's up there?

The Women's World Cup.

- World Cup? - The big event.

Never heard of it.

Can I bring the map out and you can show us where we are?

Yeah, we'll give it a try.

All these roads, they're gorgeous,

but they just wind forever!

So, you guys are like way over here now.

Quite a ways out.

Over where, over where?

Way over here.

By Gaysville.

Oh man.

Remember that road where you come down around

by the?

- No. - You don't.

Well, go across the

and right on the edge here, there's a big huge rock

with a limb hanging out over it.

Okay.

You remember that?

- Nope. - No.

Well anyway, a little dirt road,

you're going to follow that along the river.

And then there's a,

what's the name of that road there, loose?

Loose Cow Lane.

Oh yeah, I remember that.

Don't go that way.

It doesn't work, sorry.

He knows.

So then you go back on route four

and you're going to continue on that

over through Woodstock

and there'll be a sign there, it says Killington

and you're on your way.

If all else fails,

what's the one piece of advice you can give us

to get to Killington?

If you see a fork in the road, take it.

Well, I don't know where we are

but I know that's the

Ocho, ocho, achu,

- They're quite a couple. - Cute young couple.

Those flat landers, I tell you.

They don't know what they're getting into

when they come to Vermont.

Dumber than a box of rocks.

I'm sure there are other people

looking for the World Cup.

We should gather them together.

So we can all be lost together.

Wow, I have never gone through this bridge before.

- Really? - Never ever, yeah.

I feel like we're on a photo safari, but we're not.

We're actually trying to get to someplace,

but I'm really enjoying this.

Yeah, but take some pics maybe.

I'm like 20% annoyed with you

for not knowing where we're going and 80% pretty charmed

because that 20% is growing though, so let's get moving.

Yeah.

If we miss it, next year will be good too.

Don't even joke.

If I do not get to the World Cup,

I'm going to be so pissed.

That's Woodstock!

All right, that's clearly on the map.

Yeah, that's on the way to something.

They're on the way to something all right.

This is Killington Vermont, the Beast of the East.

And if it's November, that means World Cup.

Beast of the East's reputation exceeds itself.

I've heard such great things.

30,000 people celebrating every single racer

across the finish line.

And I wanted to see that with my own eyes.

The World Cup has been established

all over the world for a really long time but now

some of the very best athletes in the world

and they're coming here to Killington,

and it feels good to be part of something like that.

And you're all freezing your off too.

Always happy to be back.

Lot of love for this place and the people in it.

Every time I drive any road here,

I'm reminded of how beautiful Vermont is.

But no matter what turn you take,

you're going to end up somewhere.

Everybody that lives in Vermont loves it.

Also, the sandwiches here are just better.

That's the thing, that's the thing.

Sandwiches are better in Vermont.

Jimmy Ryan and Kaitlyn Richardson

both grew up in the Gates.

And with all the World Cup energy in the air,

they weren't going to miss a chance

to lay down a few arcs of their own.

It's really nice to be home and ski around,

I've skied a thousand times before.

They're a couple turns that Jimmy and I shared

at Killington where I looked at him and I said,

"Those are some of the most fun turns I've ever had."

I don't have red and blue gates telling me where to go.

Killington is this left, right, center, wherever I want.

Jimmy has this beautiful touch on the snow.

Powerful, yet he makes it effortless.

Standing at the bottom,

hearing over 30,000 people cheering for ski racing

made me miss it a little bit.

We'll be back for the race.

But first.

When you're in the Swiss Alps,

it's almost like some woman's going to open the shutters

and just like yodel out the window or something.

It's straight out of a story book.

Heads up Swiss Alps.

Here come Lexie and Amy.

They might not break anything,

but don't expect them to behave.

No matter what country we're in,

no matter what mountain range we're in,

we're just having a good time, trying to get good shots

and make each other smile at some point.

Amy and Lexie are here to get after it.

Only problem on a trip like this

is knowing where to start.

When you're in the Swiss Alps, it's humbling in a way,

but also shows the power of these mountainous communities

and the history behind it.

There's this monastery in Engelberg

that's been there since 1120.

Not the time, the year 1120.

My first trip ever as a professional skier

was in Engelberg and man did that place spoil me!

Okay, I'm going to see some beautiful mountains,

get good shots.

I'm going to ski some great snow,

but the whole experience of the day is kind of part of it.

Pro tip, make sure you drink with your cheese.

So, Interlaken, we had an opportunity

to put on our tourist caps.

Take a quick train or quick bus,

and you can be at the ski hill in 20 minutes.

Interlaken translates to the town between two lakes.

I remember looking at this map and I'm like,

how does the train, you know, end up there?

Oh yeah, these guys like use picks and shovels

and made a train go through a mountain.

The lift structure in Switzerland,

while it's been around for a really long time,

it's still modernizing constantly.

So you have the Titleist at Engelberg,

it spins 360 degrees on the way up.

You're on the train on the way up

and there's the sign on the side of it

that says built in 18 something

and you just think of people in the 1800s

building this huge tunnel through the Uyghur mountain.

And I'm going to eat this big plate of rosti

and it's going to be beautiful.