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Mongolians have been skiing to get from one place to another for thousands of years. It's finally becoming a winter sport ... of sorts.

Mongolians have been skiing from A to B for thousands of years. Now, thanks to a booming economy, skiing is becoming a winter sport...of sorts. And when we say “winter,” we mean it: You’ll freeze your bong-bongs off.

Riders battle for top spots to qualify for final events of the season.

How can a couple of ski towns in one tiny country have so little in common? Our writer explores rugged Engelberg and refined St. Moritz to find out.

Fondue is as Swiss as the Alps themselves, and for a man with true passion, nothing less than full immersion would do.

Seventeen hours of air travel. One crappy rental car. Three generations of strong females. During a pilgrimage to the mother country, a lot of things go wrong, but the important things go just right.

The web series kicked off in memory of Andreas Fransson, with an Icelandic adventure, and now takes you from deep B.C. pow, to Japan, and beyond.

The best skiers compete for slopestyle and big-mountain glory.

The youngest competitor at the Swatch Skiers Cup is going big.

The North American and European competitors will have to wait until at least Wednesday to huck their meat in Switzerland.

If storms are settling here, book your ticket, because when it’s on in the Dolomites there is no more beautiful place to ski.

This skier's going from "blah" to "badass." Jo Piazza talks about learning to ski better.

It’s maybe not as steep and scary as some other legendary spots in the Alps, but it’s an expansive playground with the opportunity to head off-piste for massive lines.

Skiers Stefan Häusl and Björn Heregger pay homage to unforgettable moments tree skiing in pristine European powder.

The proving ground of the recently deceased big-mountain artist Andreas Fransson will scare the merde out of you.

Better ski hard to earn the cuisine of the French Alps. Bon appetite.

Big-mountain skier Chris Davenport finds steep lines and narrow couloirs in Norway.

Test your skier IQ with this easy quiz.

JP Auclair and Andreas Fransson were caught in an avalanche on South America’s Mount Cochrane on Monday, September 29, 2014.

Let’s review last year’s faceshots and white rooms from around the Western Hemisphere.

Jibbing and carving under Sweden's low sun.

Venture to South America's only cat-ski op for untracked terrain, cheap beer, and "summer" fun.

It's not the first place a typical businessman would put a cat-skiing operation, but Ski Arpa's founder, Anton Sponar, isn't a typical guy.

Portillo diehards wouldn’t have it any other way than old-school. See for yourself here.

Welcome to Portillo, Chile, where gringos trade flip-flops for ski boots, racers and freeriders mingle, and pisco flows like carménère.

How Russia might pull off the unlikeliest of Olympics.

Once in a lifetime, you find your perfect (mountain town) match.

Skiing Mag hung out with Julia Mancuso, Jess McMillan, and Sierra Quitiquit. Need we say more?

The world’s largest ski area will blow your mind.

Finding the goods at 3 Vallées.

Photographer Jordan Manley documents his journey through Iceland.

Behind the scenes photos from the filming within.

Editor Kevin Luby goes Swiss.

Pro skier Julian Carr is a hustler. So far this season, he's skied in South America (back in August), Utah, Montana, and Switzerland, and pimped his headwear/apparel brand, Discrete, at trade shows in Denver, Salt Lake, and Munich, Germany. He just sent us these shots from his last few weeks in Europe.

Between Bavarian pow turns and steins of weißbier, one editor got the scoop on some exciting new developments at Dynafit during a trip to that brand's homeland—including a new Eric Hjorliefson collaboration boot called the Vulcan.

Spend your mornings knee-deep in Norwegian powder—and your afternoons filled with fine dining, culture, and museum hopping.

The first day of the Swatch Skiers Cup, an international battle of pride was yesterday at Valle Nevado. Team Europe dominated, but Team Americas has some time to redeem itself.

Ever wondered what it’s like to compete in a big mountain ski comp? So did I…

Who says you’re either a mountain person or an ocean person? It doesn’t have to be like that. In these six spots you can hit both and surf and ski in the same day.

August is when the itch gets the worst. Hot, lazy days lose their shine. The buzz of the air conditioner starts to burn your eardrums. And winter feels SO far away. And it is, but a plane ticket or a long hike could change that. Here’s where you can get your midsummer fix.

The latest shots from the Eye of the Condor photo contest. We're on scene and we'll have shots of the action as it happens. Stay tuned.

Meat, wine, and yerba mate. And why the South American diet is good for you.

Brought to you by General Snus.

Brought to you by General Snus.

All skiers should have the chance to feel what it’s like to heli-ski. But if you don’t have the dough or can’t make the trip to a heli-pad this year show up to one of these resorts on a powder day, wait patiently in the dark with the locals, and seize your chance to be one of the first to slice through some of the most sought after lift-accessed terrain in the world.

Sweetgrass Productions isn't your average film company. Instead of shooting urban jibs and heli-fueled big mountain lines, they've made a name for themselves by filming in-depth portraits of human-powered ski culture, with a side of pow shots (see their last film "Signatures"). They've spent the past two seasons in South America shooting their 2011 production, "Solitare." Here's a behind the scenes look.

Athlete Chris Anthony skis and eats his way through Italy.

Sometimes it takes a wake up call to remind you that it's important to protect your brain. Here is Jeremy Benson's story, so you don't need you own.

The risks and rewards of La Grave, France, through Jordan Manley's eyes.

The Norwegian who, in 2008, accidentally broke the world record for highest cliff jump is back with the record for world's ugliest crash. It's all on video. Don't watch if you're squeamish.

If you’re heading on a ski trip to Austria or Switzerland and you don’t want to spend the entire time carving groomers or getting lost on unmarked off-piste runs, pick up a new Freeride Map, which will show you where to find the steeps, powder, glaciers, and more.

Pro skier Jeremy Benson recently returned from his first ski trip to Europe. Here are five lessons he learned in the steep-skiing mecca of Chamonix, France—from how to ski steeps to why you sometimes need to wear a harness while skiing.

What happens when you put 21 of the world's best freeskiers and 12 top filmmakers together for a contest? The Jon Olsson Super Sessions happens, that's what. The annual competition wrapped up recently in Sweden. Here are the winning videos.

Even a massive volcanic eruption that shut down all European airports couldn’t halt our ski-touring trip to Iceland. Here are images from a week of climbing and skiing Iceland’s peaks—plus tips on how to plan your own trip there.

Columnist Tom Winter enters one of the scariest Chinese Downhills in the world, Le Derby de La Mieje in La Grave, France. Here's why you should consider adding some sort of competition to your ski routine.

In case you need a reason to visit Verbier, Switzerland, we've got 10 of them—ranging from the powder to the cheese to the Swiss chalets. Plus, it's the home of the Verbier XTreme competition, which is taking place this weekend.

The European X Games finished up today in Tignes, France, with the women's ski slopestyle and halfpipe and the men's ski slopestyle. North American athletes represented on the podium with Canadian and U.S. skiers winning all three of today's events. Here are photos from the day.

A group of pro skiers, filmers, and photographers have traveled to Gulmarg, India, to ski the highest lift-accessed terrain in the world and attempt to avoid the military with machine guns. Forrest Coots gives us an update from Gulmarg.

Using a VHoldR helmet camera, Squaw Valley athletes Tim Dutton, JT Holmes, and Jackie Paaso ski the steeps in Chamonix. Here's a point-of-view perspective.

The last column in writer Tim Neville's six-part series on living as an American in Switzerland. In this column, he returns home for a trip to Bend, Oregon, and nearly doesn't leave.

Falling in with a tribe of expats who went a little too local. Tim Neville, an Oregon expat who moved to Switzerland to live the dream, is writing a six-part column for us. This is his fifth story in the series.

We sent Tom Winter to Austria to see if he could become an Austrian, or at least grind skis in some factories or fit boots in some shops. Turns out, all he did was ski powder. Here are shots of his trip.

Most of Austria’s huge ski industry clings to its heritage—ski racing. But one small company is betting that’s all wrong. An American tries to get a job in the Kästle ski factory to find out what it takes to be Austrian.

This mountain looms nearly 6,500 glaciated feet above the town of Engelberg, home to one of Switzerland's longest-operating monasteries. Go there and pray for snow stability and for one of the many transplanted Swedes to show you around so you don't get cliffed out. Or you could bypass Jesus and follow these directions.

Four Americans traveled to Nepal to ski some massive peaks. Here is their journey, told in images shot by Devon O'Neil. To read about the trip, go to skiingmag.com/nepal.

Senior Editor Sam Bass is headed to Antarctica on a ship full of skiers.

You’re a pro at the groomers – Now tackle the tough stuff

Writer Tim Neville moved from Oregon to Switzerland, where he writes a monthly back-page column for us. Here are photos he snapped of his life in Switzerland.

Austria’s Londoner Pub: Where World Cup downhillers go to unwind. Daron Rahlves gives us his take on the legendary post-race party.

Inbounds descents down powderfields up to five miles long dump you in the middle of the Tyrolean frescoes and church steeples of a too-cute ski village.

It may be August, but that doesn't mean there isn't powder skiing to be had somewhere in the world. Here's a collection of shots taken from La Parva and Valle Nevado, Chile, by Drew Stoecklein and Spencer Francey.

Powder Day: Ski the tree-lined chutes and ledges between midway stations P2 and P1 before dropping into the broad Vallons de la Meije.

Today, the village remains car-free, the resort clings to its rustic charm, and the skiing is Swiss premier

Inside Skiing Magazine’s South American Photo Challenge.

Thanks to overnight flights from the U.S. and a two-hour drive from the Santiago airport, you can ski Portillo the day you arrive.

Photos from the next great ski nation.

Little has changed since in Austria's Alberg region since the invention of the parallel turn.

This is the place for you if you like resorts that are scenic, upscale, and infused with history. And you think digging into a three-course lunch isn't a bad way to pass a few hours.

In a village dense with fun, skiing isn't always the primary attraction.