They spring up all over ski country and beyond. After providing miles of runs they’re morphed into patio furniture. At one time they lifted many over rails, ramps and jumps. But today, they’ll hold bottles of wine. From coat racks to canvas, skis and snowboards…
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Start the New Year with a healthy hike as part of a national effort called First Day Hikes. Throughout all 50 states, state parks are hosting guided outdoor rambles. Last year more than 27,000 people covered about 66,000 miles on 885 hikes in state parks…
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Want to learn to ski or ride, or know someone who does? As the year winds down so do the excuses as January is Learn to Ski and Snowboard Month across the nation with resorts of all sizes offering discounted beginner lessons. Generally, programs come…
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Take $50 million, Park City and Canyons. Put them together and what do you get? The largest ski area in the country. When Vail Resorts purchased Park City in September for $182.5 million it was announced the intent was to connect the two Utah ski…
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It’s the Sweep at Lake Lindsey. Not only did Lindsey Vonn return to the starting gate after being hampered by injury to reclaim her downhill title Saturday, December 6 at Lake Louise, but her victory came as the U.S. pulled off its first all-American podium…
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According to the description of this YouTube video, two friends found this beautifully clear frozen lake while hiking in the High Tatras Mountains of Slovakia. Turning the camera down produces a jaw-dropping image that has to be seen to be believed.
Is a picture of the Teton Range in the Rocky Mountains worth a thousand words, or a thousand likes on Instagram? What’s going to Yellowstone National Park without a Snapchat of Old Faithful? National Park Service officials have begun discussing the possibility of installing a…
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Many familiar new-school Olympic faces will be competing this season in the very series that helped them reach the coveted podium set up every four years. Look for 2014 Olympic champions Maddie Bowman, Kaitlyn Farrington, David Wise, Joss Christensen and Sage Kotsenburg to compete in…
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Bode Miller underwent back surgery on November 17 with with the hope of returning to the race slopes in January. The 37-year-old Olympic champion had the outpatient operation to help fix an intervertebral disc that has been problematic for his performance on the course. Following…
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There was a time Mission Peak was known as a solitary place. Now it’s known for selfies. Being popular isn’t such a good thing for the 2,517-foot peak in the San Francisco Bay Area. Residents of the upscale Fremont, California neighborhood near a well-used trailhead…
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