No matter when you started, the first time on skis or a snowboard was probably a little daunting. New gear, new motions, contending with the freezing cold — add to that an instructor yelling something ...

A winner of multiple high-profile events, American Maddie Mastro is a world-beater in halfpipes anywhere on the planet. Ready to hit the slopes but not sure where to start? Whether you're strapping ...

When I first moved to Colorado, I tried skiing and snowboarding for the first time. After attempting the two sports, I realized they have major differences. Stopping on a snowboard was easier, but I ...

The Winter Olympics in Italy are generating excitement at Powder Ridge Ski Resort, where snowboarding lessons are booming and ...

January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month, and Heavenly Mountain Resort, Northstar California Resort and Kirkwood Mountain Resort invite first-time guests to enjoy winter sports, along with ...

View post: 8 Essential Pieces of Gear I Brought Backcountry Skiing in Georgia Let’s face it. Not every ski resort is sufficiently equipped with trained instructors, varying terrain and affordable ski ...

To celebrate the fact January is National Learn to Ski/Snowboard month, this area in Great Barrington is offering a $10 package on Friday for those who want to try to ski or snowboard for the first ...

One of life's lessons is that you probably shouldn't try to teach your spouse or child an active sport. It produces impatience, frustration and not infrequently, tears and arguments. Leave it to the ...

Ski coach Rob Gallagher demonstrates a technique to Andy Lee during an adult ski lesson at Copper Mountain in Colorado. (Christian Murdock, Colorado Springs Gazette/TNS) Cadence Peterson gets an early ...

Growing up in Iowa, I didn’t have many opportunities to try downhill skiing or snowboarding. (Though I did slide around on small Midwest hills on our yearly high school ski trips, where I saw my ...