Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Skiing is a gear-intensive sport. Not only do you need lots of stuff, you also need the right stuff. Making sure you have items ...

Having skied only once in my life-almost 30 years ago, and rather clumsily-in the Midwest, skiing in Colorado felt like a big step up, and I was intimidated. However, decades after that first ski ...

Good news: Skinny skis are for everyone. Unlike alpine skiing that involves expensive lift tickets, pricey gear and mountain-specific geography, cross-country skiing is heaps more accessible. Sure, ...

This is part of Travel Firsts, a new series featuring trips that required a leap of faith or marked a major life milestone. I’d never thought much about it, not knowing how to ski. Growing up, my ...

Skiing is a gear-intensive sport. Not only do you need lots of stuff, you also need the right stuff. Making sure you have items suited for you—warm gloves, a jacket that’ll stay dry, goggles that ...

For select Chinese skiers and snowboarders, there are WeChat groups whose names include the phrase Gan Dengyan: “Look on in Despair.” Despair is not open to everybody. In order to join, applicants ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Let’s face it: The best skiers in the world all started as soon as they could walk. In your group of ski friends, there’s a good chance the one with the best ...

Skiing can be intimidating. Between the cold temperatures, the specialized gear and the prospect of sliding down a snowy slope at high speeds, the sport definitely takes some getting used to. But if ...

There is one goal I set every year (OK, to be honest just about every day) that we all should set and we all can do easily. Get a friend into skiing or riding, and do it the right way. The right way ...