I’m the sort of person who leaves nearly everything till the very last minute, which isn’t exactly the ideal way to travel. So, this year, I’ve started making some serious changes. I’ve gotten more practical with my travel planning and research, and I’ve started putting things on my calendar well in advance instead of trying [...]

Pregnancy is no easy feat. Neither is skiing the biggest runs in the world. Combining those? That’s next level.  Post-pregnancy now, and traveling the world with her one-year old son, Tor, we caught up with international freeskier Jackie Paaso, 40, to find out how she makes the extreme look so effortless.  You kept skiing right [...]

In a harrowing video captured in Washington last week, a skier narrowly a snowboarder’s life after the man fell head-first into a tree well. The snowboarder was buried upside-down in deep snow and slowly suffocating when the skier, Francis Zuber, arrived at the scene. At the time, Zuber was cashing in on a recent powder [...]

If you’re an avid skier, you may be aware that a certain celebrity has been sued for crashing into an elderly man on skis. The celebrity, of course, is Oscar-winning actress and self-styled wellness guru Gwyneth Paltrow. Some media sites have referred to the ongoing trial as “the funniest sporting lawsuit of all time.” The [...]

Outdoors + Peak Skis partnered content. When you buy through links on our site, we may also earn a commission. Thanks! A leader in ski performance and innovation, Peak Ski Company is raising the bar for amateur skiers and enthusiasts alike. Created by Bode Miller, Olympic and winningest male Alpine skier in US history, and [...]

As temperatures get warmer around the country, young skiers and boarders dread closing day at their local ski resort. Months of dry-land training, weight lifting and seeing the skis or board collect dust can bring the summer blues for powder hounds of any age.  Thankfully around the U.S. and Canada, summer-on-snow ski camps offer young [...]

The mercury may be rising, but that doesn’t mean you have to hang up your skis (or snowboard) for the season. Many resorts across the country still get snow and remain open through April — through May — and beyond! Some mountains even have summer hours (and yes, we mean for skiing and riding). Here [...]

The right ski goggles on the right ski day can make or break your adventure. Got a pair that fogs up constantly or digs into the bridge of your nose? Ugh. How can you possibly focus on your form and all that pow when you’re distracted by the failure on your face?  Before I started [...]

When pro skier Owen Leeper strapped on a helmet cam near Jackson, Wyoming, last month, he expected to catch some sick footage of himself skiing a steep couloir. He didn’t expect to capture one of the most harrowing scenes of his skiing career.  When Leeper approached the couloir on Feb. 11, he was feeling confident. [...]

Peak Skis Company has announced a new Senior Director of Innovation and Business Development in JT Holmes, a talented skier, aerial sportsman, stunt coordinator and friend of Bear Grylls.  Peak Skis’ founders Bode Miller and Andy Wirth say Holmes will make an excellent addition to Peak Ski’s Leadership team, describing a “shared ethos of innovation, [...]