In its simplest terms, alpine skiing is the type of skiing you'd probably describe if you were to try to tell a Martian about the sport. Technically, alpine skiing is just skiing downhill with your ...

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 ...

To the traditional powers of alpine skiing — Switzerland, Austria and Italy — all this freestyling and halfpipe stuff is strictly New World. To them, a course, a clock and a mountain are challenge ...

The creators of my favourite extreme downhill biking game, Descenders, went on to make an extreme snowboarding game, and now ...

The downhill event features the fastest speeds and longest course, creating an exciting race from start to finish. Racers often will hit speeds upwards of 80 miles per hour or higher, depending on the ...

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 ...

The Canadian men’s alpine ski team has been on a steady rise for the past few seasons, capturing world championship and medals, landing on World Cup podiums, and scoring victory at the famed Kitzbuhel ...