Downhill skiing is the image most of us conjure when we think of skiing. This style, also known as alpine skiing, involves journeying to a mountaintop, often by ski lift, and then jetting down its ...

Now our very own Lake Tahoe ski region has a hint of big-time Alpine and Rocky Mountain skiing with the debut of the base-to-base gondola linking Palisades Tahoe and its sister resort, Alpine ...

Stay safe, feel warm, look fabulous on the slopes this Winter. Ski season is now. Here's a guide to the gear you need to hit the slopes in style.

Early-20th-century skiers mostly layered up in bulky sweaters and wool gabardine pants. But after Alpine skiing made its Olympics debut in 1936 and gained popularity, sleek new styles began to appear.

WHOOSH, THERE IT IS Robert Redford as David Chappellet in 1969’s ‘Downhill Racer.’ Photo: Getty Images BY 1969, Robert Redford had ascended to the status of both Hollywood leading man and ...

To carve, you'll bend the outer ski into a downhill arc, turning the skis into a curved path. For those with one foot in the skateboarding world, carving will remind you of home. It’s as if you ...