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The reintroduction of wolves in Colorado is fueling complicated emotions and questions about skier-wildlife interactions.

The rankings are live! See where your favorite Western resorts landed in the 2023 SKI Magazine Resort Guide.

A homegrown Colorado favorite for your bucket list this season.

The southwestern ski area is known for deep snow, fun terrain, and making every visitor feel like family.

Join us in Steamboat Springs for a weekend of health and wellness.

It sure seems like it’s all glam and glitz, but don’t let this iconic ski town fool you.

What do you get when a great regional mountain looks to go big-time? Skiing’s sweet spot.

Once the first chairlift started spinning in 1972, Telluride became the ultimate ski town. And that’s one reason we love it.

There may not be another community in the mountains that so deftly does the destination jujitsu of combining the thrill of outdoor athletics with the buzz of a booming urban environment.

Ski bums of all ages may be working three jobs to pay their way in this pricey resort town, but on a powder morning, you’ll find them in the Aspen gondola line.

A noob ventures into Colorado’s backcountry to see what the hut trip hype’s all about.

Craft distilleries continue their ascent across the mountain west.

One skier’s ambitious plan to take his entire family, including his over-the-hill parents, on their very first hut trip.

Raising a family and building a ski area are tough jobs—especially at the same time. The Pitchers pulled it off at Colorado’s powder keg, Wolf Creek.

Andrew Munz’ play pokes fun at life in one of the most beloved ski towns, Jackson.

Here are the ski resorts with the best on-mountain food, because brown bagging doesn't always cut it.

Because after a good day on the mountain, it's your right to celebrate with a drink.

Straight out of Warren Miller Entertainment's new film Chasing Shadows, monoboarding is alive and well—contrary to popular belief.

This underappreciated little hill with the big attitude will surprise you. In a good way.

Wondering where to ski next? We’ll make it easy. Here’s what everyone’s talking about at resorts around the country.

Epic SchoolKids serves up free skiing and riding to elementary-aged kids.

From the rugged slopes to the colorful downtown, this Colorado resort keeps the West wild.

After closing to the public for a few years, Echo Mountain in Colorado plans to start turning its lifts for everyone this season.

Dick Bass, who co-founded Snowbird and was instrumental in developing Vail and Beaver Creek, died Sunday in Dallas.

All aboard the Winter Park Express, this skier experiences the reinvigoration of a Colorado ski train.

When pow fell and the craving hit, this skier turned to a local peak.

A margarita on a sunny deck is a ski-town rite of spring. Here’s a list of greats from our highly opinionated testers.

Time to revisit these ski-town lodges, where recent renovations mean things don’t look quite like they used to.

Get off the groomers and discover this luxury resort’s untapped expert terrain. The best part: You’ll have earned that cookie at the end of the day.

Colorado's Copper Mountain Resort is poised to win the hearts of a new generation of skiers by giving them what they really want: a kick-ass mountain.

The Obermeyer founder, and ski history (and yodeling) legend, talks ski pants, Gary Cooper, and the secret to life.

Where to ski, find ghost bears, and relish funky mountain culture along Colorado’s U.S. Highway 550.

Take an afternoon break this season at these new on-mountain hot spots.

This Aspen Highlands extreme terrain is a rite of passage for any serious skier. Here’s how to do it well.

Welcome everybody, to the home of the snow day.

In the wide-open spaces of Montana, a busy day is a chance to catch your breath and the local gossip.

Every week I limped my freshly ripped muscle fibers off the Eskimo Ski Club bus, then sometimes went straight to bed without dinner.

It was one of those unpredictable memory-making experiences that consistently happen when you’re a ski family.

These Colorado resorts turned millions of acres of diseased pines into something uniquely beautiful.

Test yourself on Summit County, Colorado’s steepest slope.

A few strategies for finding the best airfare to your next ski destination.

Test your skier IQ with this easy quiz.

Scare yourself a little on this classic Big Sky descent. Because nothing makes you feel more alive than thinking you might die.

Sweet new glades, an innovative lodge, and a friendlier resort-wide vibe highlight a promising makeover at this Colorado classic.

The ski industry is on the rebound: Skier visits were up last season, and resorts were champing at the bit to get started on expansions and upgrades. Here's what to look forward to this season.

After helping to tear down skiing's strict boundary regulations with the founding of the Jackson Hole Air Force, Benny Wilson asks the new young guns, what's the rush?

Top ranked resort from our 2013-14 reader survey. Find out if your resort made the list.

The 35th Annual Mountainfilm Festival takes place Friday, May 24 to Monday, May 27 in Telluride, Colorado. Be there.

Good news for trying to keep up (survive?) with your kids on the slopes. Yeah, you really can teach an old dog new tricks.

This Colorado resort's ever-growing restaurant scene makes return visits worthwhile—and delicious.

Vail's Matsuhisa flys in sushi straight from the Pacific.

So much to do, you'll forget you came to ski.

Fly solo at a ski area that's yours for the day.

Like a fine wine, these bars get better with age.

This town's iconic lodging scene enjoys a nip/tuck of its own.

On-hill upgrades to look forward to this season.

Plans: Zip lines, ropes course, climbing wall, mountain coaster and more.

This version of couple’s therapy isn’t for the faint of heart—or feet.

Methane emissions could power four resorts.

What to do during that murky time of year when the lifts stop turning but summer isn't going off quite yet? We have a few thoughts.

Vail is replacing its Vista Bahn Express Lift with a new ten-passenger gondola. In preparation for its 50th anniversary, Vail will begin construction on April 16 and expects the gondola to be ready for the start of next season.

Since allowing boarders in 2008, the resort has seen visits climb. Who’s next?

Yes, shocking, we know. A report and comparative maps from this season and last confirm the obvious.

Solaris, Vail's new development that almost didn't come to fruition, shines.

Traveling with your skis is not only a drag, it can be pricey. But renting is no picnic, either. Black Tie Rentals offers an easy alternative.

Great skier cuisine—and they don’t overlook your kids.

Colorado’s toughest mountain puts skiers through the wringer—and hardly pampers them when she’s done.

All you’ll find at this small, unadorned roadside ski hill is snow...and tons of it.

It isn’t the alps, but it sure feels like it. Big mountain. Quaint village. Great food. The works.

New twist: More experience skiers, not newbies, getting into trouble

Or why skiing and spicy food have the same effect on your brain.

In other news, Ski Co. considers outlawing powder days.

Gerard Ford was the longest living president. Maybe his sweet Beaver Creek mountain home helped. Now you can sleep there, too.

Like crop circles? Here's winter's version

Get off the frontside: Vail drops the ropes on portions of Blue Sky Basin and the Back Bowls this weekend.

Bigger, faster … better connected? Vail announces a sweet new ride.

A quick video from our friends at Keystone about the resort's attractions.

Keystone’s world famous A51 Terrain Park is nationally recognized by various readers’ polls as being one of the top-ranking in North America.

Tommy Banks, ski instructor at Vail Resorts, gives technique tips for skiers at every level.

Montana offers backcountry skiing for everyone: from snowmobiling to skinning, there’s a world to explore. As always, don’t forget your beacon, shovel, and probe, and the know-how to use them.