SKI visited Mt. Baker to see how its independent, off-the-radar approach translates on the ground. We talked with longtime insiders and explored what has—and hasn’t—changed at this famously ...

Overview: SKI tested dozens of women’s ski boots for 2027 with Masterfit and America’s Best Bootfitters at Timberline Lodge, Oregon. Female testers evaluated boots across narrow (LV), medium (MV), and ...

We put hundreds of piece of gear to the test last season to bring you our 2027 Winter Gear Guide. The skis, boots, apparel, and accessories featured on this page represent the best on the market this ...

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 ...

It’s August, so naturally we’re obsessing over what the coming winter might bring. Enter the Farmers’ Almanac with its annual analysis and predictions—right on time and giving us even more weather cud ...

We’re fully in the thick of pass-buying season—which basically spans most of the year, these days. It’s gotten us thinking about the value of these über-popular products and how good a deal they ...

Snow-wise, it wasn’t exactly a banner season—not for those of us out West, anyway. While snowfall totals may not have broken records (not in a good way, anyway), this winter was a record-setting one ...

This season, ski gear trends aren’t theoretical—they’re already under our feet. As more brands move toward mid-season drops, much of what’s slated for next season is showing up on snow right now.

One day in 2000, after years of mismanagement, a tiny ski area in Southern Colorado fell silent. The skiers stopped coming and the lone chairlift was left to rust. It seemed destined to join the long ...

Call me old-fashioned, but for me, skiers fall into one of two categories: those who like directional all-mountain skis, and those who don’t. I did not peg Max Palm, the wunderkind who blasted onto ...