Australians do love their coffee, even more than their skiing. So where does a coffee-obsessed culture that sent 84 of Starbucks' Australian stores packing find good coffee when skiing the slopes of the US, a nation where coffee is more grab and go than chat and linger?

Until recently, good coffee in the snow fields of the US was as hard to find as snow in Bondi. Sure, you could get a flat white and Vegemite toast at Victoria's in Aspen (you still can), but the specialty hipster coffee culture of Portland had yet to infiltrate the mountain regions of the same country.

Not any more. Now you'll find a decent coffee at most resorts, if you know where to go. At best you'll be served by trained baristas with a bean obsession bordering on manic; at worst just ask for a "single shot 6oz latte" and you should get something approximating a flat white.

The box canyon town of Telluride in the San Juan mountains of Colorado welcomed indie coffee outlet Ghost Town Grocer on its main street last season and employed a Denver-trained barista to serve piccolo latte style concoctions in crystal glassware.

In Jackson Hole, Aussies head to Persephone's, an artisan baker come brunch den in shades of Hampton whites on the edge of the town square. Try the bread pudding French toast with mascarpone cream and toasted pecans. You'll burn it off on Jackson Hole's slopes.

In Vail, head to Yeti's Grind. It looks like a chain store, but don't be fooled. If you get the right barista (ask for Lindsay) you'll get a coffee as good as any in Surry Hills, Sydney, or St Kilda, Melbourne.

One of the best-kept coffee secrets of the US is in Truckee, California. This unassuming Tahoe town is home to one of the best roasters in the country. You'll find Dark Horse Roasters down a side street in the ground floor of an old saloon. It's all dark and mysterious inside, with mismatched crockery and coffee that will take you back to your favourite hole-in-the-wall at home.

Perhaps the best coffee news of all for skiers and snowboarders is the news coming out of Park City, Utah, this season. Not one, not two, but three separate Australian-led coffee destinations are opening this northern winter. We're not just talking coffee, either. These cafes will also boast Australian-style breakfast fare from smashed avocado on sourdough with poached eggs and pine nuts to hot cakes and Bircher muesli.

Park City is a progressive ski town with an urban feel and a thriving entrepreneurial spirit. It's the headquarters of headphones maker Skullcandy and Backcountry.com, and with Goldman Sachs and Adobe down the road in Salt Lake, the ski town is a year-round adventure hub for career-focused folk needing staycation time. Wander into the cafe at the Ritual chocolate factory and you'll hear plenty of customers with Australian accents attracted to the crafted beans of Pink Elephant coffee treated with love by local baristas in activewear.

But Ritual Chocolate now has some stiff competition from Down Under.

Aussie Pilates instructor Emma Worsley opens her Harvest Park City venture downtown on Park Avenue this month.

Worsley has employed local roasters Hugo's Coffee to create a blend specific to Harvest, which will also focus on Australian-inspired breakfasts made from fresh local ingredients.

The cafe, in a converted old shed with big sliding barn doors, a sleek interior fitout and views of Park City Mountain, is tipped to be the go-to pre-ski fuel stop.

"Australians love the idea of breakfast as a meal, a way to start the day and connect with people," says Worsley. "For us it's a ritual, a tradition. In the US, it is grab and go, or more about fuelling than nurturing.

"I think [Americans] will like our breakfasts because human nature makes us want to connect, whether it's with what you are eating or who you are sharing your meal with."

Those looking for a quieter pace can head to Five5eeds on the outskirts of Old Town down near The Market. The founders, Tiffany and Andrew Percy, are Mt Buller stalwarts with five children and, now, a food stop. The interior design, by Melbourne company Hecker Guthrie, is all polished concrete, exposed wood and a Brooklyn vibe.

"We are bringing a little bit of what we love about dining out at home to Park City," says Tiffany. "We flew our chef to Melbourne and took him to Top Paddock, Touch Wood, Barry, The Counter, Axel Coffee and others so we could really nail our menu and coffee offerings with home-sized and house-made local produce."

If the recent spate of successful coffee shop openings by Australians in New York is any indicator, Australian skiers and American locals will soon be lining up for more than just the chairlifts in the ski fields of the US.