Lower prices and a more relaxed experience are drawing skiers to smaller, independent mountains. These US ski areas deliver.

We are now one week into the 2026 Winter Games. At Snowbasin Ski Resort, visitors can watch the games on TV while eating breakfast or get to feel like the 2002 athletes when they hit the slopes ...

A California man’s winter getaway turned into a nightmare after a fatal accident on the slopes of a ski resort in the greater North Lake Tahoe. Nicholas Kenworthy, 26, was killed Friday while skiing ...

Perched at 7,400 feet above sea level and taking in sweeping south-facing views of Lake Tahoe, Randy Marek shaded his eyes from the late-afternoon sun slowly making its way across the horizon. The ...

Mike Peterson takes in the view from an island in Pharoah Lake. Photo by Herb Terns We planned our ski trip during one of winter’s coldest weeks. Words like “brave” and “crazy” peppered our message ...

Tate Frantz participates in the Red Bull Target Jumping at the Wielka Krokiew ski jump hill in Zakopane, Poland, on April 5. (Photo by Marcin Golba/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Tate Frantz of the United ...

Out of retirement and ready to prove himself again, national ski jump record-holder and Wauconda native Kevin Bickner is returning for a third time to the Olympic stage this month, sharing what it’s ...

An overhead view of the Great Salt Lake. Professor Ben Abbott discussed the factors surrounding the shrinking of the lake. (Courtesy of Ben Abbott) This ski season has been less than ideal, but the ...

A skier managed to escape uninjured after being swept away by a size two avalanche just outside the Lake Louise ski area in Banff National Park. (Jan. 22, 2026) Lutnick calls Carney's speech ...