Ski turns are hard, so why bother? From a practical standpoint, the tight and narrow half circles that bring skiers down the mountain offer control, whether that’s setting the pace or choosing where ...

Interested in learning more about snowboarding, cross country or downhill skiing? A new series of videos can help. The Professional Ski Instructors of America, the American Association of Snowboard ...

Visualize being at the summit of a ski resort on a bluebird powder day, surrounded by a glorious panorama filled with snowcapped peaks glistening in the distance. Now imagine you and a few ski buddies ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Learning the basics is the first place to start on skinny skis. More than 40 people interested in ...

Bill Currier, the man who taught me how to turn and stop on skis, also happened to be the person who built what I have been told was the first ski tow in Massachusetts. I still find it amazing that I ...

Cross-country skiing dates back to the end of the last ice age, about 8000 B.C. It was probably hunters who first made their own crude skis to travel in deep snow and kill game, when the animals would ...

After three years of coaching camps at ski resorts, Keely Kelleher has trekked way off the groomed and glamorous slopes. In April the Big Sky native led a group of six 13- to 15-year-old girls into ...

It is almost April, when the multi-million dollar quad chairlifts will be shut down to swing gently in the afternoon breeze. Here and there will be a small patch of not-yet-melted snow that is left ...

IF LESS IS REALLY MORE, it appears that many of the most popular ski resorts haven't heard the news. So busy are they enticing skiers (successfully, in many cases) with over-the-top amenities and ...