1995 Subaru Impreza WRX
I'm currently driving a Black 1995 Subaru Impreza Station Wagon. It has lots of space for backpacking, skiing, or traveling gear, and is 4WD which is important for the ski season.
It is a WRX, so it is reasonably fast and seems to have pretty decent handling, but only gets a little over 20mpg. At this point, I'm pretty happy with it!