SKI scoured the continent for hidden-gem mountain towns that combine authenticity with adventure, where skiers can harken back to the sport’s simpler days without sacrificing the on-slope experience.

Europe has no shortage of great places to ski. Chamonix, St. Anton, Verbier, Zermatt, the Dolomites. The Pyrenees rarely make the list. That’s a shame. Running roughly 300 miles along the border of ...

If you want to know where skiing is headed, watch where the major ski resort corporations are spending their money. This ...

Testers agreed that the Rallybird 104 Ti was an approachable Women’s All-Mountain Wide ski that nearly any skier could have a good time with, and that Rossignol still managed to keep the ski engaging ...

And there I lay on the ground. Snow up my jacket, and my goggles knocked unevenly. How did I wind up here, dangling under the rope tow of a surface lift for the second time? I’m a ski industry ...

Overview: SKI’s testers spent a week at the 2026 SKI Test in Deer Valley, Utah, putting 20 all-mountain skis through real-world conditions. Our expert panel of 17 ski instructors, coaches, and shop ...

Smugglers’ Notch Resort has long done things its own way. The northern Vermont ski area has built a loyal following without hitching itself to one of the major multi-resort pass networks, making a new ...

After going back-to-back Best in Test in ’14 and ’15, the Soul 7 has been a Gear Guide staple and noticeable on ski racks across the country. Testers found it performed best in pow, crud, and mixed ...

The Völkl Kendo 88, like the traditional Japanese martial art it is named for, has been around for a while. And, according to our test team, this ski keeps getting better. “It’s insanely fun and ...

Ranking ski areas is a highly subjective business. After all, what works for one group of skiers isn’t necessarily of interest to the next. The family with two young kids traveling with grandma and ...

If you buy through our links, we may earn an affiliate commission. This supports our mission to get more people active and outside. Learn more. The Black Pearl 88 has some serious history—not only ...