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What's So Great About the End of Ski Season?

Kari Haugeto | Posted 05.02.2013 | Travel
Kari Haugeto

Although we love to ski and can't wait for the next season to begin, we don't want to wait as long to come back to America's mountain resorts. One of its best-kept secrets is that when the snow disappears, the fun doesn't.

PHOTOS: Small Towns To Explore In 2013

Lynn O'Rourke Hayes | Posted 03.12.2013 | Travel
Lynn O'Rourke Hayes

Take a detour from America's massive cities and embrace the charm of our small towns.

PHOTOS: The Hazards Of Skiing Antarctica

Liftopia | Posted 03.12.2013 | Travel
Liftopia

I can't say we skied any bottomless powder, but we did ski with penguins.

Liberty Mountain Resort

Connie Lawn | Posted 03.08.2013 | DC
Connie Lawn

Sunshine, great snow, mild temperatures, and good friends -- what could be better than this day at Liberty Mountain Resort! All this about an hour and a half from Washington, DC.

'Stepping Out With LeBron'

Jerry Zezima | Posted 01.19.2013 | Comedy
Jerry Zezima

If the shoe fits, get LeBron James to buy it for you. That's what I wanted to do recently when I went to the Nike Factory Store in Riverhead, N.Y., to purchase a pair of sneakers.

PHOTOS: An Abandoned Ski Hill In New Hampshire

Andrew Burmon | Posted 11.05.2012 | Travel

Mount Eustis rises from under Interstate 93 on the outskirts of Littleton, New Hampshire's almost comically picturesque downtown. Though the hill -- i...

PHOTOS: Have You Skied These Obscure Spots?

Liftopia | Posted 09.10.2012 | Travel
Liftopia

Ever get tired of skiing at the same resorts across the U.S. or just want a total change of scenery? Do you like to travel and take some risks?

WATCH: What This Girl Can Teach You About Overcoming Fear

The Huffington Post | Ileana Llorens | Posted 03.21.2012 | Parents

Sometimes the key to overcoming fear is taking a leap of faith. And that's exactly what one fourth-grade student had to do. In the video above, the...

Jackson Hole Is Melting

Jetsetter.com | Posted 05.16.2012 | Travel
Jetsetter.com

Jackson is a locals' mountain. The only out-of-towners we met all weekend were Denverites and Aussies.

PHOTOS: Powder To The People

Mark Sissons | Posted 04.19.2012 | Travel
Mark Sissons

I'm awkwardly carving drunken S-shapes in the silken snow, tumbling into waist-deep, feather-light powder.

PHOTOS: 10 Of The Snowiest Places In The World

Conde Nast Traveler | Posted 04.18.2012 | Travel
Conde Nast Traveler

For those who love to ski -- as well as those who love to just sit on the couch staring out the window with a cup of cocoa in hand.

Skiing Champion Who Inspired Films And A Book After Crash Dies

AP | Posted 02.11.2012 | Sports

LOS ANGELES -- Jill Kinmont Boothe, the skiing champion who became a painter and a teacher after she was paralyzed during a race and was the subject o...

PHOTOS: The 8 Best Ski Airports

Liftopia | Posted 04.08.2012 | Travel
Liftopia

At Liftopia, we travel quite a bit for work -- and for play! -- and spend a fair amount of time in airports across the country. Below are our favorites based on easy access to resorts, speed of baggage delivery and how quickly we can get in and out of the terminal and out on the slopes.

Learning to Skate Ski

Heidi Dietrich Mills | Posted 03.10.2012 | Healthy Living
Heidi Dietrich Mills

Two hours of skate skiing provides the kind of muscular workout and cardio exercise that I'd find on a summer trail run, and it doesn't carry the same impact as running to muscles and joints. It seems the perfect cross training tool for any cyclist, runner, rower or other distance athlete.

PHOTOS: You Can Ski Off This Lodge's Roof

Posted 11.26.2011 | Arts

For years, the world has missed out on countless opportunities for skiing enjoyment because, let's be honest, ski-lifts are really scary! Thank goodne...

Recycled Junk Gives A New Look To Snowboard Trails

AP | By SCOTT MAYEROWITZ | Posted 11.23.2011 | Travel

-- Some ski resorts are turning into junkyards – and snowboarders couldn't be happier. Satellite dishes, propane tanks, empty oil drums and ev...

W.Va. Ski Resort Reports 20 Inches Of Snow In October

AP | Posted 12.31.2011 | DC

SNOWSHOE, W.Va. -- Snowshoe Mountain Resort has seen more than 20 inches of natural snow fall in October. Officials at the Pocahontas County resort s...

Aspen's $25,000 Charity Ski Pass

AP | Posted 12.31.2011 | Travel

ASPEN, Colo. — Want first crack at the runs in Aspen? The Aspen Skiing Co. is offering an "Ultimate Ski Pass" that will let you have unlimited f...

Hedonism, Sustainability, & Comic Books: 'Yes Is More'

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 06.11.2011 | Arts
Constantin Bjerke

"This idea of evolution rather than revolution, inclusivism rather than exclusivism." Bjarke Ingels beams p...

Gatsby, Winter Carnival, and Me

Lonna Saunders | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Lonna Saunders

In F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, narrator Nick Carraway remarks, "You can't repeat the past." To which Jay Gatsby replied, "You can't repeat the past? Why of course, you can."

PHOTOS: A Star-Studded Weekend In Denver/Boulder

Posted 05.25.2011 | Denver

It's a star-studded weekend on the Front Range. Actor James Franco will be in Boulder at the Boulder International Film Festival on Saturday night and...

Feels Like the First Time (Because It Is): Skiing in Hunter, NY

Jon Chattman | Posted 05.25.2011 | New York
Jon Chattman

This past weekend, I went skiing for the first time, and I'm delighted to say I didn't embarrass myself that much. The reason is quite simple: it's where I skied.

Life's a Liability Release -- (Soft) Adventuring Around the Globe

Crai S. Bower | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Crai S. Bower

The last conversation a 60-hours-a-week Microsoft developer wants to endure is one wrought with tales of single track mountain biking, heliskiing, and snorkeling.

WATCH: Skiing The Waves Of Maui

Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports

Chuck Patterson, former professional mountain free-skier, took extreme to new level while spending time in Hawaii. Instead of going surfing the waves ...

Watching a Daughter Grow Up on the Slopes

Eileen Ogintz | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Eileen Ogintz

Travel can be a great opportunity to introduce our kids to worlds different from what they know. Strangers just a few days ago, these young competitors from around the country have become fast friends.