Don’t Choose Between Luxury and Adventure at This Heli Lodge
Eleven's newly renovated Revelstoke Lodge offers a unique and luxe lodging experience that complements the incredible heliskiing on tap.
Author
Kimberly Beekman
Kimberly Beekman is the former editor-in-chief of the late Skiing Magazine and a former longtime editor at SKI before that. She writes mostly about outdoor adventures—and occasionally about dragging her indoorsy daughter into them.
Her words have won numerous awards and featured twice in “Best American Travel Writing.” She has been testing skis for longer than she’d like to admit and will bore anyone who asks with details about what Titanal does for a ski and how Rocker changed the world. Because other seasons happen, she can also be found on her mountain bike, especially when she’s supposed to be meeting deadlines. She lives in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, with her wonderful child and terrible cat, and uses freelancing as a beard to ski powder wherever it falls.
My Stories
Bye, Bye Buckles—3 Big Brands Add BOA to Ski Boot Cuffs This Season
Nordica, K2, and Salomon release ski boots featuring BOA on the cuff (and the lower shell) on some of their flagship models.
Our ‘Best in Test’ Boot Just Got a Major Overhaul to Improve Fit
Tecnica's redesigned flagship Mach1 LV ski boot promises to fit more skiers.
Rossignol Rallybird Soul 102: Our Favorite Wide All-Mountain Ski for Women
This new soft-snow tool is truly awesome at everything—and suitable for nearly everyone.
The Best Women’s All-Mountain Wide Skis of the Year
These all-mountain skis offer a bigger platform underfoot—and guarantee way more fun in powder
Our Favorite 2025 All-Mountain Ski for Women: Fischer Ranger 96
It’s technically a unisex ski, but ladies love what it does for them on and off the groomed
The Best All-Mountain Skis for Women, Ranked
These 11 skis will help you tackle the whole mountain, whatever the conditions
Immigrant Workers Have Long Been the Backbone of the Snowsports Industry. Now They’re Learning to Ski.
A new Colorado program is not only teaching Latinos how to ski—but how to become lifelong skiers in their new home landscape.
This New All-Mountain Ski Is the Most User-Friendly Ski I Tested This Season
The Liberty Radian 92 is more versatile and refined than any Liberty I've skied in the past.
There’s Nothing Better Than the Annual Ski Swap
A moment of praise for everyone's favorite way to exchange gear.
Review: 2024 Fischer Ranger 96
Technically a unisex ski, this Ranger impressed the heck out of our female testers
Review: 2024 Blizzard Sheeva 9
If you like the Black Pearl but like a little more energy from your skis, try these sticks on for size
Review: 2024 Elan Ripstick 94 W Black Edition
Think you have to give up edge performance to get a solid all-rounder? Think again.
Review: 2024 Völkl Secret 96
This ski nails the all-mountain category thanks to its incredible versatility
Review: 2024 4FRNT MSP CC
If you don’t know about this top-performing women’s all-mountain ski, it’s time to change that
Here’s What Having a Ski Mountain to Yourself is Really Like
When a dirtbag journalist and her daughter roll into a five-star private catskiing ranch, one of them fits in just fine.
We Left the City For a 900-Square-Foot Cabin In a Ski Town. It Was Worth It.
When a tiny cabin built in the 1900s became available for rent in Steamboat, we took it—no questions asked.
Why Dragging Your Kid On a Ski Trip Is (Almost) Always a Good Idea
On a road trip to Crested Butte, a mom makes the happy discovery that her teenage daughter still needs her. Just a little.
How Young Gun Downhiller Bella Wright Came Back From a Major Injury to Compete in Beijing
The 24-year-old best-known for speed events was told a broken ankle bone would end her season. She fought back.
How I Mourn The Death of My Brother, the Person Who Made Me a Skier
My brother used to lead the way and all I had to do was keep up. But then, he lost his way.
Find Out What Happens When a Middle-Aged Mom Tries to Qualify for the Freeride World Tour
We asked one adventurous writer to huck herself off the extreme terrain at Taos Ski Valley, N.M., in the name of her craft, and to try not to get herself killed in the process.
How Mindfulness Practices Can Give You That Pow Day Bliss Every Day
Whether you believe in it or not, mindfulness is a thing. Here’s how to get some.
Going Public With Her Eating Disorder Helped This Racer Get Back to the U.S. Ski Team–and Saved Her Life
After years of struggling with her body image and diet, downhiller Alice Merryweather is on the road to recovery—and to the 2022 Olympics in Beijing.
Generations of Nevadans Are Lifelong Skiers Thanks To This Non-Profit
Share Winter grantee Sky Tavern's proves that skiing can be the glue that keeps a tradition going strong for 75-plus years.
This is How You Get Extreme In Taos, N.M.
When one writer followed her former mentee into the Freeride World Qualifier in Taos, N.M., a lot of things happen. Think fear and loathing, but also—love.
Altering Reality: The Trevor Kennison Profile
Pro mono sit-skier Trevor Kennison is reimagining what anyone thought was possible in extreme skiing.
Skiing’s Quirkiest Inventions: From Après-Ski Poles to Ski Condoms
These weird and wonderful labors of love signify the sheer passion that makes us skiers special.
The Joys and Pitfalls of Dating a Skier Dude
From the thrill-seeking addict to the self-absorbed narcissist, skiing can expose relationship dynamics before it's too late.
Colorado’s Anti-Resort Is Doing Things Its Own Way—And You’d Better Like It
Arapahoe Basin is Colorado's renegade, a sack-lunch dog-party kind of place. Over the past decade it has nearly tripled in size—first into Montezuma Bowl, and now into The Beavers, forcing the locals to share some of their most coveted backcountry terrain. They might not be stoked, but you will be.
A Love Letter to the Springiest Spring-Skiing Conditions
Slush bumps forgive almost all your errors—the missing sections of edge on your skis, bases you haven’t waxed all season, and more