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The reality is, most of us can’t and don’t live in the idyllic (and exclusive) enclaves at the base of a ski area in the Mountain West

The 25-year-old runs his own bartending outfit, Proof 96, out of Fort Collins, CO.

Nordica celebrates the real reason we are skiers in their film series, “It’s Family Time.”

The beginning of the best time of the year is always better than the end of it. It's time to start acting like it.

Tribal ski resorts are doing well despite the massive challenges they face. Here's what they've learned, and what all can learn going forward.

Twenty years later, director Emmett Malloy reflects on the making of the film and why he feels great about that part of his career

The last round of voting is here with 4 new cocktail recipes.

Round 2 Voting for the First Annual Ski Bartender Challenge Starts Now!

My brother used to lead the way and all I had to do was keep up. But then, he lost his way.

Round 1 Voting for the First Annual Ski Bartender Challenge Starts Now!

Ditch the traffic and high-cost lift tickets of peak ski season by creating a wintry vacation closer to home.

Chances are you have most of what you need to pull something together laying around the gear room or the garage.

No one should have to prove they are good enough at skiing to get an invitation to the conversation.

Meet the 2021 Bartender Competitors

TGR's "In Pursuit of Soul" shines a light on 12 fiercely independent ski resorts, and the skiers and riders who call them home.

Alpine-X, the company planning to build 20 ski domes in the U.S., rolls out an equity initiative designed to help grow skiing's numbers.

Richard “Doc” Roberts, the owner of the online retailer devoted solely to the sale of the scaled-down skis that took the ‘90s by storm, wants you to stop calling them snowblades.

It's mud season in mountain towns, and we're kind of relieved.

Skiing is not meant to be taken seriously and we are not meant to take ourselves seriously while doing it.

Meet three organizations working to keep mountain-town families sheltered amid one of the worst housing shortages in history.

You can't get a free beer when you order skis online. Or get all touchy-feely with that new roof rack you've had your eyes on all summer.

Between I-70 and Little Cottonwood Canyon, whose traffic is the crappiest traffic of all? The answer is yes.

Need to practice your singles line pick-up lines before the season starts? Get started today! All you need is a Bumble match and these tips.

Turns out, there's more to skiing than just getting from point A to point B.

In 1971, Bill Briggs claimed the first ski descent of Wyoming's giant, the Grand Teton. But the Ivy League grad with a fused hip didn't do it for fame or glory.

History tells us why skiing—and the outdoors in general—lacks diversity. Thanks to the work of dedicated groups, this is slowly changing.

If you love coffee, gummies, and chocolate but want to be healthy, these three products are made just for you.

Through all of it, we had skiing; regular, by the book, reliable skiing.

Skiing as a sport didn't work, but skiing as a life is something else altogether

My ski instructor dad never once told me how to live my life. But he did tell me how to ski, and it turns out, the two are kind of one and the same.

In a ski town, using drugs and alcohol felt normal—but I was abusing them to cope with something much deeper

Patrick Hasburgh, 71, writer and director of 'Aspen Extreme' reminds us that skiing is the easy part—making a movie about it is something else entirely

In 1991, Mike Hattrup tested the original K2 Extreme at Squaw Valley. Now, Hattrup returns to California to develop the next Fischer Ranger ski.

Show your pride outside during the month of June for a chance to win $2,300 in prizes

Skiing and snowboarding’s first Black professional photographer, Stan Evans, talks about how changing faces can change the game

The pioneering women's mountain biking event kicks off its second running this week in the Utah desert.

For 35 years, skiing has had a convoluted kinship with inline skating. That's changing now.

Whether you believe in it or not, mindfulness is a thing. Here’s how to get some.

I love skiing and the skiing community, but I have always been aware that as a person of color and an immigrant’s son, I stood out.

Dogfish Head and Athletic Brewing have teamed up with a number of great organizations to keep the backcountry in better shape going forward.

Whether you’re waiting for dry July or just feel the need to take some time off from drinking, keep these drinks on your radar.

Long heralded as skiing’s proving ground, Alaska kind of definitely intimidates me.

For Annette Diggs, a love of skiing turned into a personal mission to help more women of color feel welcome on the mountain.

To reconnect with Warren's signature blend of sarcasm and nostalgia is a joy; to discover it for the first time is revelatory.

The freeskiing faction of our sport proudly dubbed itself a “counter-culture”—erecting a giant, collective middle finger to "the system."

As if the Bavarian villages and cobblestone walkways aren’t enough, now we have to suffer through nonintersections the French invented

Zac and Luke Larsen took over The Lifthouse in 2012 from their father, and the place is still proudly independent and running strong.

This spring, 22 women hiked up to the top of Bluebird Backcountry’s West Bowl, stripped down, and got down.

People flip her crap for skiing with a hard-boiled egg, but sometimes you need a quick protein boost—and a little tequila.

Hadley Hammer skips the energy bars in favor of real foods that pack a punch.

In his more than five decades on the slopes, ski instructor Chip Lambert has had a front-row seat to the development of our sport.

A famed Colorado ski resort is going all-in on a new line of skis made specifically for those who love moguls and martinis.

State legislators in 2020 considered a historic total of 80 anti-trans bills, including many in mountain states.

Welcome to SKI Mag’s The Snow Report Show with Halley O’Brien. Tune in weekly to get the scoop on weather, what’s trending, gear, beer and other witty winter banter.

We've been talking, and we're a little worried about you. And also your knees.

From New England to British Columbia to Kamchatka, this year's Fly Fishing Film Tour treads on similar terrain and stoke as ski movies.

On skis since he was a toddler, Quincy Shannon wants to share his love for skiing with the BIPOC community and make it easier for them to experience it for themselves.

In the midst of the George Floyd murder trial, Bend, OR's Mallory Duncan reflects on a ski tour that changed everything. 

Turning is the apex of the ski experience, and I can prove it with science.

Building a future that is sustainable economically and ecologically for generations to come is an urgent project that demands the best from all of us.

Thanks to Natural Selection, I am questioning many life decisions and texting a broad swath of friends, both snowboarders, and skiers, and wondering—did I blow it?

Patrol veteran Lori Spence slated to become Aspen Highlands Ski Patrol’s first female director

At 26, McGlashon is Exum’s youngest ski guide and one of only five female guides at North America’s oldest guiding company.

Those stains on your jacket are scorch marks from our eye lasers shot into your back.

For one black skier, the mountains won't be a welcoming place for everyone until we all put in the work.

Share Winter Foundation breaks down barriers to get more BIPOC skiing, but they can't do it alone.

Some of the best places to get locally-sourced food during a ski trip to Sugarbush, Mad River Glen, and beyond.

Photos from the factory located in Begunje, Slovenia

Locally innovated gear that keeps you out on the snow in style, while supporting the businesses that make ski towns thrive.

Remembering skiing’s great late historian.

Here’s a special offer from our sister brand, The Voice, that will give you a peek behind the curtain of the brands that you love.

Five ideas to keep skiers occupied when they can’t be on the slopes.

Mother Nature’s best performance wear is cozy, casual, and oh-so-warm from slopes to lodge.

It’s World Cup season. Support the U.S. ski teams with apparel and accessories that show your true colors.

Comfy thermal leggings designed to withstand the elements.

Our editors used, abused, and reviewed a lot of gear this season. Here's what stood out on a trip to Sun Valley.

Summer in the mountains calls for all-terrain sandals that will take you everywhere you want to go this summer—and you'll look good doing it.

Cozy layers for winter days and beyond.

Some great books about skiing.