Most skiers these days prefer to keep their brains protected. Still, as our poll showed, a small number of people hit the ...

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Netflix cofounder Reed Hastings has set out to make his Powder Mountain ski area an open-air art gallery. This summer, the ...

Happy summer, skiers. It's our least favorite time of the year. All jokes aside, summer isn't all that bad. I'm personally looking forward to riding my bike, swimming in lakes, and sipping cold ...

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Every ski area in Summit County has greens, blues, blacks and expert terrain. But the colors don’t always match up with beginner, intermediate and advanced. Local ski instructors recommended a few of ...

Sometimes, even proficient powder skiers have trouble when the snow piles up higher than 10-12 inches, or when it is heavier than Vail’s typical champagne fluff.This is partly due to equipment. Those ...

The Sutton Place Hotel is a year-round luxury condominium-style hotel located in the village next to the Revelation Gondola. It’s the only ski-in, ski-out lodging at the resort and offers outdoor ...

When Alex Harbottle thinks of childhood, he thinks of his father strapping him into skis at two years old, the over 150 days ...