L ike thousands of other kids, I first learned how to ski at Pats Peak Ski Area through its Learn to Ski and Ride Program. An elementary school student back in 1995, I’d pile into a yellow school bus ...

Ski season is starting. For parents, that may mean getting kids on the slopes for the first time. But is there a perfect age to learn to ski? Nate Gardner, ski and snowboard school training manager at ...

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 ...

WILMINGTON, N.Y. Stephanie Ryan never gave downhill skiing a thought, even though she lives in the Olympic village of Lake Placid in the heart of the Adirondack Mountains. "I really didn t care about ...

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 ...

There’s a line of toddlers riding the magic carpet to the top of the bunny hill in front of me, and I feel out of place. I’m six times their age, and I probably know less about skiing than they do.

View post: Amazon’s Best-Selling Ski Mask Still on Sale for Only $9 Ski turns are hard, so why bother? From a practical standpoint, the tight and narrow half circles that bring skiers down the ...

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 ...