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Bobsledder Elana Meyers Taylor, snowboarder Alex Deibold, skier Lindsey Vonn, skier Gus Kenworthy and members of Team USA pose for a photo during the 100 Days Out 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Celebration.

Olympians Next Door: Where America's Winter Olympic Athletes Come From

10:12am February 08, 2018

While powerhouse states like Colorado and California are sending the most Olympians to Pyeongchang, towns and cities around the U.S. have good reason to watch their daughters and sons compete as well.

Skier Gus Kenworthy speaks during the 100 Days Out 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics Celebration with Team USA in November.

Gus Kenworthy Will Be The Second Openly Gay Man To Compete For U.S. In Winter Games

6:55pm January 22, 2018

by Danny Nett

The skier, who came out in 2015, secured a spot on the U.S. team on Sunday. A vocal advocate of LGBTQ visibility in sports, Kenworthy took silver at the 2014 Sochi Games.

Chris Morris, an experienced back country skier, cuts back in a glade on Lyon Mountain in upstate New York.

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A Winter's Storm In March Means A Morning Skiing The Glades

3:35pm March 15, 2017

by Brian Mann

Glades are steep, wooded trails, sort of a cross between a cross-country route and the downhill slopes you find at groomed ski areas. For glade skiers, recent deep snow was a blast of winter joy.

Robby Kelley, seen here during a race in Kitzbuehel, Austria, this weekend, gained some new fans for refusing to quit in another World Cup slalom race Tuesday night.

U.S. Skier Wins The Crowd, Even As He Loses The Race In Austria

12:39pm January 25, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"My parents told me to never give up," American skier Robby Kelley says. When he crashed near the finish of a World Cup race Tuesday, he hiked back up the mountain to get it right.

A skier gets ready to plunge down Alta Ski Area's extreme run, Eddie's High Nowhere. The resort has banned snowboarding since the sport was invented.

Sports

Court Upholds Snowboarding Ban At Utah Ski Resort

7:03pm April 19, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

Alta Ski Area markets itself as just for skiers. It is one of the few U.S. resorts to do that.

In 1984, Bill Johnson won gold in the men's downhill competition in Sarajevo — the first Alpine gold medal for an American man.

Sports

Skier, Olympic Gold Medalist Bill Johnson Dies At 55

1:36pm January 22, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

Johnson, who had suffered a stroke in 2010, earned sports-legend status in 1984 after he vowed to win Olympic gold in downhill skiing. No American man ever had — but then Johnson kept his word.

A father and son say they were "insanely excited" about being rescued from a stalled gondola by helicopter at a ski resort in Canada on Sunday.

Sports

Snowboarders Get 'Insane' Ride – Dangling From A Helicopter

11:23am January 05, 2016

by Bill Chappell

An emergency worker lands on their gondola car, hooks a father and son up to harnesses, and sends them out the door with a simple "goodbye."

The view while riding up the newly developed Siberia Express chairlift at Squaw Valley, Calif.

Ski Resorts See Slight Thaw After Chilling Effect Of Climate Change

5:08pm January 01, 2016

by Kirk Siegler

California's historic drought provided a glimpse of what skiing might be like with climate change. Industry executives are counting on their customers being flexible in the years ahead.

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For a more invigorating workout, nonprofit worker Chris Lane uphill skis near Aspen four times a week.

Uphill Skiing Gains Traction In Colorado

7:33am March 30, 2015

by Marci Krivonen

There's a growing trend of hiking up mountains — in skis. Though it's banned at some resorts for safety reasons, enthusiasts in Aspen want make the town a hub for the emerging sport.

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Drivers park to put on snow chains in the middle of a massive traffic jam in the Savoie region of France. Thousands of motorists are stranded for a second day.

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Thousands Of Motorists Stranded By Snow In French Alps

2:44pm December 28, 2014

by Scott Neuman

People have been unable to move for two days due to heavy snow and ice on the road to and from major ski resorts in the Savoie region.