Say hello to the slopes of the Blue Ridge! Here’s your top news on ski and snowboard resorts, backcountry snow adventures, snowshoeing destinations, and cross-country trips. Boarders and skiers of any variety, from freestyle and alpine to nordic and telemark, can find all the events, guides, reports, and gear reviews they need to enjoy the winter.
An avalanche sent three snowboarders tumbling down the mountainside at Maroon Bowl outside of Aspen Highland ski area this past week. Fortunately, all three survived, only to be charged by a moose shortly after rescuing themselves. According to the Aspen Times, the three boarders had been filming higher up the ridge that day and decided…
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Lowell Bailey of Lake Placid, New York became the first ever American, male or female, to win gold at the International Biathlon Union World Championship. The biathlon is the only winter sport the U.S. had failed to win gold for in the Olympics or World Championships until now. Bailey finished the 20-kilometer race in 48…
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Matt Dhillon lures himself away from the warm woodstove and his written plans and out into winter adventure.
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Iditarod starting line moves 360 miles north due to lack of snow.
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I don’t feel so great. It’s possible that I have the beginnings of a cold or the flu, but I suspect that I’m just suffering through the intense stage of ennui that hits just before a midlife crisis. I’m not really sure what a guy like me does for a midlife crisis. I still like…
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Fat biking is gaining popularity here in the Mid-Atlantic, but it’t not as easy as it looks. See for yourself in this month’s episode of BRO-TV.
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Signing your child up for ski lessons is one of the best parenting moves you can make on the slopes, says Mountain Mama.
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S2 Mountaineering owner and Richmond-based mountaineer Jeff Reynolds just successfully completed his decade-long bid for the seven highest summits of the world.
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We’re way too old to behave this way, on a Wednesday, but we’re all self-aware enough to realize that’s exactly why we have to do it.
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An in-depth look at the small but dedicated North Carolina ice climbing scene.
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Very few people get more days on the snow than Phillip Yates, the terrain park manager for Snowshoe Mountain Resort. Here are his picks for the best winter gear.
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It doesn’t matter what you drink in these days. Wild Turkey at 10am is good though.
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Cross-country skiing is not just for flatland touring. Today’s cross is a whole new sport, where anything on skinny skis is possible and the whole world is a terrain park.
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