Any day now, a ski lift installed more than four decades ago at Cuchara Valley in southern Colorado will haul passengers for the first time in 25 year.

Deciding on a pair of ski poles, luckily, is less involved. Here’s what to do. If you’re at a shop with some poles handy, choose the ones you like, flip them over, and grab them just below the pole ...

Often, the best tools are the simplest ones. Case in point: Ski poles, which help initiate and finish a turn, get skiers through flat sections of trail and, when tucked under your arms, provide a ...

Lift ticket prices are slowly inching closer to $350 at some ski resorts in Colorado, Utah, and California. The first ski resortto sell a lift ticket for more than $300 was Arizona Snowbowl, but that ...

Let’s take a moment to admire the unassuming hero of our powder days: the ski pole. Ski poles are the uncelebrated champion of skiing. They aren’t as critical as ski boots or bindings and nowhere near ...

Poles are an under-appreciated piece of skiing equipment. They help with balance and timing, two keys to dynamic skiing. A solid pole plant is essential to navigating mogul fields, tight trees and, ...

Most skiers use poles. These handy spears are key to a successful turn, and make balancing while skiing—and navigating flat areas—much easier. Like any part of the mountainous kit needed to go skiing, ...

Every year, the ski industry gets caught up in a trend or innovation. Last year, my social feeds spotlighted essential bucket list ski spots like Zermatt and Niseko. This year, everyone’s buzzing over ...