Beyond talent, technical expertise, a superhuman VO2 max, and the ability to burrow into the deep abyss of their own personal pain caves, the world’s most elite skate skiers win because they have ...

We put each of these skis through a few winters and springs in Crested Butte, CO, and Jackson, WY, to find the best skis for all abilities, terrain, and conditions. Whether you’re looking for the ...

New Hampshire’s legislators have moved to introduce a bill banning the use of PFAS. PFAS, or polyfluoroalkyl substances are a class of synthetic chemicals used to make products water-resistant. Recent ...

In cross-country skiing, the wrong wax can cost you a race, while the right wax can help you reach the podium. This highlights the importance of waxing in this discipline. The system designed by the ...

Long before the days of shredding pow or double backflips, skiing was used as a method of transportation. Dating back to 4000 BCE Norway, skiing was the most efficient way to move across snowy terrain ...

Steve Janisch irons wax onto a snowboard, a 1980s ski movie playing on a TV in his south Minneapolis alley garage. Slope signs, skis and other equipment line almost every inch of the walls. Posters of ...

All you need to cross country ski are boots, skis, and poles. But before you snag the first skinny skis you see, ask yourself what you want out of the experience. Do you want to meander through the ...

For the past 20-plus years, the Ski Sheriff has posted tips about using the proper equipment for downhill and cross-country skiing, its maintenance and skiing technique. The first downhill skiing ...

In 2014, Norway was in an uproar. At the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, the country’s dominant cross-country ski team wasn’t getting the expected results. Smørebom, which loosely translates to ...