Note: This post will be continually updated as we keep up with ski area closures. For more specific information on how COVID-19 is...

Psst! What did you get your stoked sweetheart for Valentine’s Day? Don’t worry. We’re still shopping too. But we at Liftopia...

Fresh snow, cold beer, and football. It doesn’t get much better than that. The big game this Sunday means it’s a great time to...

With my wife a long time snowboarder and me being a long time skier, it only seemed obvious that by the time our third daughter wa...

It’s not easy making a list of North America’s best powder runs.  The most obvious reason why, is that everyone (including me...

In a 2016 survey, Colorado-based RRC Associates identified why people stop skiing and snowboarding.  Fully 39% blamed the cos...

It’s Wednesday, which means if you’re anything like us, you’re thinking about where to go skiing or riding this weekend....

Last week we offered up our 2020 buyer’s guide for skis and boots. Today: outerwear, or soft goods. Choosing the right jacket an...

In the French Alps, they’re so desperately trying to save snow, they’re covering stored snow with wood chips. Hoping t...

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We recently made the case for what makes skiing and snowboarding in New Mexico special. Some quick reasons? High elevation that me...

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While there are many fantastic North American ski destinations, if you’re looking for a special winter trip, start with New Mexi...

Bonjour, mes amis. Last time we met, we were in France, debating whether fecal flushing is a good thing, and even if it is, whethe...

The northern half of the Lake Tahoe area offers a wide range of choices for skiing and boarding with 11 resorts of at least 120 sk...

One of the pleasures — and the perils — of European skiing for innocents abroad, i.e. Americans like thee and me, doesn’...

If you’re an overachiever, you might have finished all your holiday shopping awhile ago. But the rest of us mere mortals are sti...

Every skier knows that a day on the slopes can be greatly affected by the type of gear you use. Choosing the right skis and boots ...

15 years. That’s how long New Jersey residents, like myself, had to endure driving by the  former Xanadu. The American Dream me...

I’m a ski journalist — writer, filmer, editor — so it’s serious business when I have a skiing-related problem. Three w...