Alpine Skiing News

The Alpine ski season got off to an early start last week after a drop in temperature led to an early snowfall.

Mother Nature played a cruel trick on skiers and snowboarders in October by providing just enough snow to make a couple of runs.

You want adventure? Skytop Lodge has it. A little-known fact to many is that Skytop Lodge's Adventure Center in the village of Skytop is open to the public, not just guests.

A DEVON chef has been inspired by his passion for skiing to establish a business offering Westcountry hospitality in the Alps with his family's backing.

Killington Resort expects to open three expert trails today and Sunday at the top of Killington Peak, courtesy of natural inches of snow in the last couple dof ays and 90 hours of snowmaking, according to resort Communications Manager Tom Horrocks.

Ski.com has come up with a list of what it calls the '10 most affordable ski resorts', including Whistler-Blackcomb, B.C., site of the Winter Olympics.

J.R. Celski could hear his mother screaming. The 19-year-old rising star had crashed right in front of his parents during the U.S. short track speedskating championships Sept.

Sometimes the days just fall into place. At least that's the way it was for Dr. John Smedley, a Denver native who made it up to Copper Mountain for the first day of skiing at the resort.

Copper Mountain turned on the lifts and opened the parking lot gates today, marking opening day with live music and discounted tickets to Copper's new indoor/outdoor terrain park training area.

The view up and down the Snake River valley from the base of Keystone's gondola has always been a Colorado classic.

Willy Bogner has been named head of Munich's bid for the 2018 Winter Olympics. The former two-time Olympian skier, who won the famed Wengen downhill as a 17-year-old, later became a movie maker and directed and filmed skiing scenes in four James Bond movies, as well as movies from several Winter Games.

Esther Heymann was overflowing with grief for her stepdaughter. Standing in a blustery snow, overlooking the empty field where Flight 93 had crashed a couple of years earlier, she couldn't stop crying.

SEGA heats up the slopes and announces cover athletes for Vancouver 2010 - The Official Videogame of The Olympic Winter Games.

Arapahoe Basin ski area will open will open additional terrain on Saturday, which should help ease congestion.

The ski jump that lies dormant on the hills of Gunstock Mountain Resort in Gilford was there long before the chairlifts and Alpine trails - even before the mountain had a name.

It seemed like magic. Just a few hours after taking off for Colorado, I was trading a used airline boarding pass for a full-day lift ticket at Vail Mountain.

As you plan your winter snow vacation, consider small or midsize resorts. You're likely to find less glitz and a warm welcome for your family.

Bode Miller plans to ski the slalom race in Levi, Finland, on Nov. 15. AP Bode Miller is preparing to return next week after a seven-month hiatus from skiing, and nobody is quite sure what to expect.

A very confident adolescent boy stopped skating around the Rockefeller Center rink to ask Gretchen Bleiler something.

Winter Trails will celebrate its 15th year Jan. 9 at locations throughout the U.S. with free snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.