Ski turns are hard, so why bother? From a practical standpoint, the tight and narrow half circles that bring skiers down the mountain offer control, whether that’s setting the pace or choosing where ...

Visualize being at the summit of a ski resort on a bluebird powder day, surrounded by a glorious panorama filled with snowcapped peaks glistening in the distance. Now imagine you and a few ski buddies ...

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Cross-country skiing dates back to the end of the last ice age, about 8000 B.C. It was probably hunters who first made their own crude skis to travel in deep snow and kill game, when the animals would ...

Bill Currier, the man who taught me how to turn and stop on skis, also happened to be the person who built what I have been told was the first ski tow in Massachusetts. I still find it amazing that I ...

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