Chairlifts, gondolas, and trams are, understandably, a point of enormous fascination for many skiers. Aside from those who shirk ski resorts entirely, they’re fundamental to the skiing experience, ...
MOUNT CRESTED BUTTE – “This place brings back some memories,” says Wendy Fisher, gazing up at the near vertical walls of snow and rock she just skied. “Doesn’t it though,” says Rex Wehrman, pointing ...
WALLACE, Idaho — The Extreme Ski Jor in Wallace is set to return with new events and contests. According to a press release, the 7th annual Wallace Extreme Ski Jor will take place from February 14-16 ...
When Silverton Mountain opened in 2002 with one lift on its marquee peak, the southern Colorado ski area made it clear that its terrain was not for the typical skier. With 1,900 acres of lift-served ...
Extreme skiing. With those two words, others whoosh into focus: No limits. Adrenaline. Adventure. Conquest. The joy of living each moment, senses engaged, making each turn, bump, drop and jump count.
Yuichiro Miura set the world speed skiing record at Italy's Kilometer Lanchard in 1964, only to see it broken the next day. Akira Kotani On the afternoon of May 6, 1970, Yuichiro Miura stood on Mount ...
Sylvain Saudan, who has died aged 87, was a Swiss extreme skier known as the “skier of the impossible” for his steep and solo descents of big mountain faces around the world. It was in 1967 that ...
Editor’s note: This story is part of a series, in honor of International Women’s Month, that shines a spotlight on the dynamic women of Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley. Skiing pioneer Kim Reichhelm ...
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