Adventure

Warm weather, dearth of snow leave ski resorts scrambling to keep...

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Flowers are blooming along the sidewalks. Snow on the mountains is melting fast...

Aspen, Jackson Hole, Alta, Squaw Valley announce combined ski pass

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 Colorado's Aspen/Snowmass ski resort has teamed with resorts across the West to offer a pass to skiers and snowboarders for the 2012-2013 ski season...

British climbers unite to oppose Scottish wind farm plans

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A large wind farm project in Scotland has rallied some opposition among a rather unlikely group: hikers, climbers and mountaineers from across the British isles...

New Continental Divide Trail route could ban bikes

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A new route on part of the Colorado section of the Continental Divide Trail could ban mountain biking...

In Northeast, cross-country resorts turn to snow guns

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Cross-country skiing just about always includes, encourages or fosters an environmental ethos. It's more natural than ski resorts that chopped down trees to make runs. It's a quieter experience that puts the natural world in winter on display...

British ultrarunner postpones Arctic trip due to warm conditions

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Ultrarunner Tim Williamson has decided to postpone a solo run to the North Pole after he was warned that unusually warm temperatures have made ice unstable...

Doing dad right

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Father’s Day 2010 gear guide Primus PrimeTorch 801 flashlight Dads love gadgets, aka big boy toys, especially ones they can use. The Primus PrimeTorch 801 is a professional quality flashlight made from aircraftgrade aluminum that will last a lifetime. Featuring ...

The silent sports

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The website www.silentsports.net is just what it sounds like — it focuses on bicycling, running, paddlesports, multisports (triathlons, duathlons, biathlons and adventure races), cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, inline skating and other nonmotorized aerobic ...

A hammock/bug net for the wilds

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Sleeping under the stars on a camping trip or lazing around on a summer evening in a hammock under the pines — nothing to bother you. Except. What’s that annoying buzz? It’s the mosquitoes...

Daredevil Makes Test Jump at 71,581 Feet

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The plunge from 71,581 feet was a success. Next up: 120,000 feet...

Got a dream?

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The American Alpine Club has launched a series of “Live Your Dream Grants” to support climbers with ambitions for their own improvement and experiences as climbers. Sport, trad and ice climbers, boulderers and mountaineers are invited to apply for these $300 to $1,...

Breckenridge expansion gets Forest Service approval

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Vail Resorts, owner of four Colorado ski destinations, has reached an agreement with the White River National Forest on a plan to add 550 new acres of skiing to Breckenridge Resort...