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My 60-Something Mom Just Moved to a Ski Town—Here’s How It’s Going

My mom hadn’t skied in 20 years when she up and moved to Park City on what felt like a whim. Now her social calendar is perpetually packed.

Culture

Help Us Raise $35K for Outdoor Non-Profits In Our Community

The Editors

5 Ways to Have More Fun on Skis

goodr

The Spirit Behind Seirus

Seirus

Culture

How a Buoy in the Pacific Ocean Can Predict Your Next Powder Day

The story behind the enigmatic Powder Buoy and whether you should use it to plan those last-minute trips this winter.

Ian Greenwood

Here’s What You’re Missing If You Never Ski the Midwest

Paddy O'Connell

T-Bars Aren’t A Relic Of the Past, They’re The Future

Ryan Stuart

Senior Skiers Are Going Downhill Fast, And They’re Going Down Together

Scott Yorko

The Farmers’ Almanac Predicts Powder Days This Winter … Should You Trust It?

Ian Greenwood

Why John Irving Wrote a Novel About Skiing—and Ghosts

Heather Hansman

Forget High-Tech Materials—You Still Can’t Beat the Classic Wool Ski Sweater

Nancy Bouchard

The Top Ten List of Top Ten Lists for Skiers

Paddy O'Connell

The Best Colleges for Skiers

Ian Greenwood

The Humble Rope Tow is the Heart of Skiing

Evie Carrick

Hey Fashion Writers, You Can Be Outdoorsy and Look Good

Sierra Shafer

Eileen Gu Had Nothing to Do With This Doll Who Reminds Us Of Her

Sierra Shafer

Can an NFT Get More People Outside? The Outerverse Passport Aims to Find Out.

Andrew Weaver

How Moving into a Tent Changed Everything for Nighttime Photographer Malik Martin

Wes Siler

What Breeds Diehard Skiers—Nature or Nurture?

David Rocks

Dads May Teach Us How to Ski, But It’s Moms Who Teach Us Why

Jenny Wiegand

6 Reasons Why Denver is the Best Basecamp for Outdoor Adventure

Visit Denver

Fat Skiers Like Me Deserve More and Better Technical Gear

Dr. Jenny Hartsock

Think What You Will—Synchronized Skiing Is Actually Pretty Impressive

Cindy Hirschfeld

How a Turf War and Some Leftover Kegs Prompted a Legendary Spring Skiing Tradition

Edie Thys Morgan

10 of the Best Closing Day Parties in North America

Samantha Berman

I Learned to Ski at 29. Here’s What it Taught Me.

Nereya Otieno

Planning to Ski ‘Til You’re 100? Here’s Some Inspo.

Roger Sands

Mediocrity is My Goal as a Skier, and it Should Be Yours, Too

Paddy O'Connell

How Affinity Groups are Transforming the Face of Skiing for the BIPOC Community

Erin Key

What Vail Needs to Fix If It Wants To Retain Skiers—And Their Respect

Heather Hansman

4 Organizations That Are Actually Doing Something About Skiing’s Diversity Problem

Lily Krass

The Number of Senior Skiers Is At An All-Time High, And We’re Here for It

Roger Sands

It’s Been 29 Years Since Hollywood Made a Great Ski Flick and I’m Getting Impatient

Paddy O'Connell

Sorry Dex and T.J., ‘Aspen Extreme’ Is for the Girls

Sierra Shafer

Is The Ski Bum An Endangered Species Worth Saving?

Paddy O'Connell

Why You Should Prioritize Your Ski Style Over Skills

Gloria Liu

Being a Local Doesn’t Mean You Can Be a Jerk

Jake Stern

Twenty Years Later, Jonny Moseley’s Failed Video Game ‘Mad Trix’ Is Experiencing a Revival

Max Ufberg

The Untold Stories of Ski Patrol

Scott Yorko

The Best Cities for Skiers to Live

Max Ufberg

Meet the Winner of the SKI Bartender Challenge: Eliot Koerner

Yellowstone Bourbon & Dos Primos Tequila

Ski Time is Family Time

Nordica

Opening Day Is Better Than Closing Day—Time to Celebrate

Paddy O'Connell

These Tribal-Run Ski Areas Are Thriving, and Might Be A Model For How to Manage Sovereign Lands

Heather Hansman

How ‘Out Cold’ Went from Box Office Flop to Cult Classic (It Took 20 Years)

Max Ufberg

Ski Bartender Challenge Finals

Yellowstone Bourbon & Dos Primos Blanco Tequila

Ski Bartender Challenge: Cocktail to Pair with a Burrito

Dos Primos Tequila

How I Mourn The Death of My Brother, the Person Who Made Me a Skier

Kimberly Beekman

Ski Bartender Challenge: Flask Friendly Cocktails

Yellowstone Bourbon

Ski the Suburbs: Bring the Slopes to your Backyard

L.L.Bean

9 Last-Minute Halloween Costumes for Skiers

Sierra Shafer

It’s Time to Reconsider What Skiers Think is Cool

Danica Carey

Coming Soon: The Ski Bartender Challenge

Yellowstone Bourbon & Dos Primos Tequila

This New Ski Movie Tells the Story of the Ski Industry’s Underdogs—the Mom and Pop Ski Areas

Jenny Wiegand

Indoor Ski Areas in the U.S. Will Focus on Bringing the Sport to Underrepresented Groups

Samantha Berman

The Skiboarding King Explains Why Everyone Seems to Hate on His Sport

Max Ufberg

An Ode to the Most Wonderfully Boring Time of Year

Lily Krass

I Made Fun Of Tele Skiing—and Then I Actually Tried It

Paddy O'Connell

Enter the Ski Bartender Challenge!

Luxco

Keeping Workers Living Locally Is the Key to Survival for Our Ski Towns

Lily Krass

Here’s Why Brands are Still Opening Brick and Mortar Stores in the Age of Online Retail

Jon Jay

Utah and Colorado Have The World’s Worst Ski Traffic, But I Know How to Fix It

Paddy O'Connell

Virtual First Date Ideas for Skiers Who Need the Practice Before the Season Starts

Jon Jay

I Thought I knew How to Ski; Then I Raised 3 Ski Racers

Nancy Bouchard

50 Years Later, The First Man to Ski the Grand Teton Remembers His ‘Fantastic Adventure’

Jenny Wiegand

How the Effects of Historically Racist Laws Are Still Keeping BIPOC From the Outdoors

Erin Key

Three Healthy Ski Snacks That Don’t Involve Kale

Jon Jay

It Was the Best Winter Ever, Not In Spite of COVID, But Because of It

Paddy O'Connell

Why a Black Racer Quit Skiing and How the Backcountry Lured Him Back

Mallory Duncan

By Teaching Me How to Ski, My Dad Taught Me How to Live

Jenny Wiegand

For Some Skiers, Drugs and Alcohol Are Fun, But For Me it Was Darker

Paddy O'Connell

The Writer of ‘Aspen Extreme’ Had an Entirely Different Movie in Mind

Greg Fitzsimmons

After Developing the First Freeride Ski 30 Years Ago, Mike Hattrup is Still Working Towards Perfection

Mike Hattrup

Enter the Outside and Proud Photo Contest

SKI Magazine

We Can Learn A Lot From the First Photo Shoot Featuring All BIPOC Skiers and Photographers

Stan Evans

What Are All These Badass Women Doing Way Out In the Desert This Week?

Nicole Formosa

How a Generation of Skiers Was  Robbed of Rollerblading—And What Brought it Back

Jason Starr

How Mindfulness Practices Can Give You That Pow Day Bliss Every Day

Kimberly Beekman

How I Explain Ski Touring to My Indian Grandmother

Dr. Avilash Kalpathy Cramer

(Really) Last-Minute Gifts For Your Favorite Mountain Mama

Samantha Berman

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