Cross-country skiing is evolving at warp speed. Skis are faster, lighter, and more durable each season. And with the advent of spray-on waxing and ever-improving skin technologies, they also require ...

SILVERTHORNE — A new ski and bike shop, Gore Range Sports, is setting up in Silverthorne. The business will be a ski service shop in the wintertime, focused on backcountry and Nordic skiing, and a ...

Play in powder! Grab your skis and head to Benzie County for backcountry skiing and a new perspective. Explore the path less traveled on this outdoor winter adventure in Northern Michigan. On a Friday ...

It was a gorgeous day for an adventure: the sky was blue and cloudless, there was new snow and I was finally trying out something that had been on my list for a while — backcountry skiing. The lure of ...

Combine full metal edges with a ­64-millimeter width and grippy ­fish-­scale bases, and you get boards that can handle meadow powder, forest mank, ­low-elevation climbs, and frozen crust. They even ...

Whether you’re looking for a hard workout, a peaceful solo outing, movement variation, or a social ski with friends and dogs, cross-country skiing has it all. However, having the best cross-country ...

I heard your state tourism board had cast envious eyes at places such as Aspen and Jackson, and planned to launch a flashy Ski Iowa” campaign in an effort to siphon some tourist dollars from elsewhere ...

Which cross-country skis are best? Cross-country skis are made for skiing across flat terrain as well as going uphill and downhill. They are generally narrower, longer and lighter than regular skis ...