Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel has become the first person to ski down from the summit of Nanga Parbat without using ...

It started with a rope-tow slope behind an apartment building in the Chicago suburbs, with a $25 deal for the evening’s ticket and renting skis. Even traffic looked nice from atop the miniature hill: ...

Hitting the piste in Verbier doesn’t come cheap, but in laid-back La Tzoumaz you can access the same pistes without such a steep price tag I’m standing at 3,330 metres on a tall metal platform with a ...

Ski mountaineering tests strength and endurance as athletes race uphill on skis and on foot before going back down. By Patricia Mazzei Reporting from the Winter Olympics in Bormio, Italy Long before ...

MILAN — Ready to see some jaw-dropping tricks? Freestyle skiing showcases acrobatics and speed in a number of different events, ranging from aerials, a combination of ski jumping and gymnastics, to ...

Featuring athletes such as Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn, alpine skiing is one of the most heavily anticipated events during the Winter Olympic Games. The sport made its debut at the 1936 games ...

When it comes to carving lines on the mountain side, the big question remains: is snowboarding or skiing easier? One thing is for sure—it always creates a heated, healthy debate. That is to say that ...

A 100-mile journey along the country’s Troll Trail includes stunning vistas, snowbound mountain hotels and waffles. The Troll Trail in Norway runs for 100 miles through the Rondane Mountains and ...

As ski season approaches, many holidaymakers are calculating with dismay how much more a trip to the slopes is going to cost this year. In Italy, the price of ski passes for destinations from the ...

How to get there: Fly into Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport, just 50 miles from Big Sky. From there, it’s a scenic one-hour drive through Gallatin Canyon. Car rentals and shuttle services are ...

For decades, heli-skiing or heli-boarding have been the Holy Grail for experts in the sports, the ultimate luxury experience (both sports will be combined and collectively called heli-skiing from now ...