Chairlifts, gondolas, and trams are, understandably, a point of enormous fascination for many skiers. Aside from those who shirk ski resorts entirely, they’re fundamental to the skiing experience, ...

Some of the best extreme skiers in the world recently gathered at a Colorado mountain for an event that might end up in the Winter Olympics someday. Arapahoe Basin hosted the International Freeskiers ...

American skier and mountaineer Jim Morrison has made history by becoming the first person ever to ski down the north face of Mount Everest (8,849 m) — the steepest and ...

It was pure disbelief,” says Ralston, one of 25,000 spectators who lined the streets of the historic mining town of Leadville ...

Sylvain Saudan, who has died aged 87, was a Swiss extreme skier known as the “skier of the impossible” for his steep and solo descents of big mountain faces around the world. It was in 1967 that ...

On April 6, 2025, in Zermatt, Switzerland, @l_sklenarik_ shared a thrilling video of skiing down a steep, snow-covered slope.

For seasoned skiers, planning a winter holiday is often a delicate, and sometimes contradictory, art. If you’ve had your fill of perfectly manicured groomers, frictionless laps just don’t scratch the ...

Competitive freeride skiing looked a lot different in the early 1990s. At the 1992 World Extreme Skiing Championships (WESC), competitors donned one-pieces (who needs waterproof gear when you have a ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series, in honor of International Women’s Month, that shines a spotlight on the dynamic women of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley. Skiing pioneer Kim Reichhelm ...

Editor’s note: This story is part of a series, in honor of International Women’s Month, that shines a spotlight on the dynamic women of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley. Skiing pioneer Kim Reichhelm ...