Joe Cutts

SKI Magazine wraps up a week of testing skis at our favorite venue.

A 22-foot superpipe helped this Vermont resort win the bid.

The culinary exploits complement the skiing in this undervisited part of Quebec

What, like we know? No way. But we know whom to ask for gift ideas that your teen boy will love.

Virus AT/Touring boot, $800–$950

Ace of Spades boot (MSRP: $749)

Pros, Schmoes: Here’s What the Average Joe Thinks of This Year’s Gear

Crashes happen. But with body armor, injuries don’t have to

Sturdy new Lock Jaw combines pole and probe functions

One binding that suits both new-school and traditional applications

SPEED OR FREERIDE?

Moderately wide waists (80–90 mm) for softer snow and steeper steeps.

Moderately wide waists (80–90 mm) for softer snow and steeper steeps.

For all its classic enticements—challenging terrain, beautiful scenery, New England charm—the 'Ski Capital of the East' always lacked one component: luxury slopeside amenities on par with elite Western resorts. Not anymore.

With the trend back toward flat skis, consumers get to choose their own bindings again.

New AT tools blend alpine power with touring mobility.

Let the spring corn melt away. The newest and largest ski resort in South America serves up powder all summer long.

Some complain it's crowded, commercial and crass. But Killington is among the East's most popular resorts For a reason. Our visit finds expansive slopes, wicked steeps, and-if you know where to look-a surprising amount of soul.

Mount Sunapee has plans, but needs permission to expand

Heliskiing will make few people's list of safe activities, but as risky pursuits go, it's almost disappointingly benign.

Sure, the skiing is limited in the French Alps in the summer, but just down the road is all that white sand

Forget skiing for a moment. A summer trip to Mt. Hood stands on its own - before you carve up Palmer Snowfield

Here are the basics for skiing, staying and dining at Bretton Woods Mountain Resort.

How long a ski is right for your kid?

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CMH's new Monashee Lodge in Mica Creek, B.C., offers heliskiers pure backcountry bliss amid spectacular terrain.

What it takes to crack the national squad. You'll need patient parents and a race-ready work ethic.

Deep-six the midfats. Once you've floated on the luxury cruise liners that are today's powder skis, there's no turning back.

A heliskiing blog: Four days of deep powder and lavish living in the heart of the Monashees

A heliskiing blog: Four days of deep powder and lavish living in the heart of the Monashees

It's truly been feast or famine for Eastern skiers in the past three seasons. So far this season, it's a feast fit for powder kings.

Even in the bitter cold of January, the gear here is sure to make you a warmer human being.

Everything you need to know about Middlebury Snow Bowl, Vt.

Vital stats for Burlington, Vt.

Features

Everything you need to know about Venice and Cortina.

Whom to watch at the Salt Lake Olympics

The Mount Washington Hotel and Resort—a belle dame of the gilded age—awakens for winter, just in time to christen new terrain at the Bretton Woods ski area. Want to impress your 6-year-olds? Take them to a castle for the weekend.