Long before the days of shredding pow or double backflips, skiing was used as a method of transportation. Dating back to 4000 BCE Norway, skiing was the most efficient way to move across snowy terrain ...

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. While the telemark subculture often feels cast off by the mainstream ...

A lack of snow is raising concerns for skiers in parts of Manitoba and fears about the impact of climate change on the future ...

My inner kid is beaming. It’s hard to describe that magical feeling powder snow provides skiers and snowboarders. You could make an amazing number of comparisons to the sensation: a million funny ...

For decades before and after Barnett’s classic treatise, the 75mm-wide pin binding reigned as the leading–essentially the only– binding of the telemark movement. Even as the sport’s footwear evolved ...

Downhill skiing options around Toronto allow for the possibility of winter thrills without having to travel too far. In fact, you don't actually have to leave the city if you're content with smaller ...

The first Canadian man to win a world championship in downhill skiing is now the head coach of his former team. John Kucera oversees a disparate Canadian men’s downhill squad that includes both former ...

Elite downhill racers will strap on their skis at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics aware of the risks but sometimes in denial about the real dangers despite two deaths in the run-up to the Games.

Arctic winds and bitterly cold temperatures blanketing B.C. Friday is forcing ski hills to close. Apex Mountain Resort southwest of Penticton said due to the forecast temperatures of greater than -30 ...

LAGHI CIME BIANCHE, Italy (AP) — Racing finally began Wednesday on a new downhill ski course that starts in Switzerland and finishes in Italy, a year after World Cup races were canceled there because ...

(Reuters) -Ester Ledecka has opted to prioritise snowboard over Alpine skiing at next year's Winter Olympics because of a scheduling clash that means she cannot race in the women's downhill. The ...