Longtime Steamboat Springs local Birgitta Lindgren, whose family owns and operates both the Haymaker Nordic Center and Steamboat Ski Touring Center, uses the word “rough” when describing the start of ...

Some of the best American medal hopefuls for the Milan Cortina Olympics come from figure skating and alpine skiing.

Skate Ski tipsInstructors say wearing breathable fabrics is key in skate skiing, and eyewear and a mask on very cold days. Underlayering to begin with is better than overdressing, as long as ...

For cross-country ski racers, diagonal or skate skiing is the way to travel farther, faster. Skate skiing is more efficient than the "classic" kick-and glide technique. Instead of relying on a sticky ...

Long before the days of shredding pow or double backflips, skiing was used as a method of transportation. Dating back to 4000 BCE Norway, skiing was the most efficient way to move across snowy terrain ...

Choose classic for steady endurance or skate for high-energy intervals.

Lisa Jhung writes about running and other outdoor sports and the gear that goes with them as a freelance writer and adventurer living in Boulder, Colorado. New perk: Easily find new routes and hidden ...

Vail Mountain School skier Isla Elton swept the 3.5-kilometer classic and 4.7-kilometer skate races at Snow Mountain Ranch on ...