If you enjoy trying to see how fast you can possibly go regardless of snow conditions, then laying down beautiful, arcing turns trenching across the slope, the Völkl Mantra 102 is your ski. Testers ...

Strong legs are essential for skiing without injury. But many traditional strength training programs focus on the bigger muscles in your lower half, including the quads, hamstrings, and gluteus ...

The wait is over: Arapahoe Basin opens today, October 28, becoming the first major ski area in North America to start spinning lifts for the 2026–’27 season. Well, spinning a lift, we should say: The ...

Welcome to the most impatient time of year—for skiers, at least. The dog days of summer are behind us and we’re eagerly awaiting the first lifts to start spinning. You don’t have to sit around ...

Three skiers were killed and four more injured on Saturday, Oct. 17 when an avalanche swept a group of seven backcountry ...

“This is the perfect ski for edge-of-groomer enthusiasts,” said Jamie Klopp of the Nordica Enforcer 88, which is high praise coming from a ski tester who works as a transportation designer in ...

If your winter gear needs an upgrade, November is your last chance to nab some good deals before the flakes fly. Snowbound Expo is betting you’d rather try on those boots, compare skis in person, and ...

Autumn belongs to apple orchards and slow cookers, unless you’re a skier. Then it belongs to gear hunts, fresh wax, and lift ticket research. The excitement lasts from the first turning leaf to about ...

Tight trees, massive moguls, and pitches so steep that you best know how to set an edge and swing a short turn.

Not all skiers want to stand at the mouth of a 35-degree couloir and feel that tingle of fear and anticipation as they peer into the depths below. But those of us who do should be able to find the ...