Reporter attempts ski jumping with Team USA Nordic combined athlete Erik Lynch, learning the basics from gym training to ...

“As the avalanche finally slows down and just before it comes to rest, try and clear an air space in front of your mouth,” ...

Twilight skiing and riding are back at Mt. Ashland, with the mountain open from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Friday.

Nathalie Vriend, a skier and physicist at the University of Colorado Boulder who studies avalanches, explains what happens in an avalanche and techniques for surviving one.

Athletes from Spain and Switzerland made history as ski mountaineering became the first new Winter Olympic sport held since ...

Backcountry skiing is unpatrolled and is usually outside of ski resorts and unmarked. Because of this, special equipment and training is important if you're going backcountry skiing. Experts recommend ...

Carve: A crisp turn referring to the technique used in Alpine ski racing. When carving, a skier turns their skis onto their edges, a metal strip fixed along the bottom of the ski, which can cut ...

An avalanche during a storm in the Sierra Nevada killed at least eight skiers on a guided backcountry excursion.

One of the best halfpipe freeskiers in the world, Hess, 27, throws 1620s, double cork 1260s, triple corks and a wild array of other flips, twists, grabs and upside-down or sideways midair tricks — on ...

Tempted to grab some skates, snowshoes or skis after watching the Olympics? Take the right precautions before heading outdoors in the winter.

Two skiers were killed in an off-trail avalanche on Mont Blanc's Italian side, as dangerous conditions plague the Alps during record week of skiing deaths.