These days, managing a small ski business is like trying to keep a mom-and-pop general store afloat after Walmart comes to town.

Lower prices and a more relaxed experience are drawing skiers to smaller, independent mountains. These US ski areas deliver.

For skiers and riders at Mammoth (3,500 acres), spring is not only a secret season, it’s the beginning of a “second season” ...

A polarizing debate is unfolding in the Oregon Legislature over a pair of dueling bills that set out to save the state’s 10 ski resorts and countless other recreational providers from an onslaught of ...

Two ski industry mavericks believe they’ve discovered the secret of operating a heli-skiing business in the Golden State, where red tape, finicky snowfall, and plenty of danger have torpedoed past ope ...

Leadville itself is worth exploring while you’re in town, and Tennessee Pass Cafe makes an excellent base camp for your ...

For expert skiers, Arapahoe Basin’s East Wall is an irresistible swath of terrain riven by steep chutes and couloirs, all of ...

In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, Vail Resorts’ CEO, Rob Katz, explained how his company reimagined the ...

Ten resorts hanging onto the deepest bases halfway through ski season.

I was 14 the first time I went skiing. It was at a well-known (to me) ski resort in southeast Indiana. The hills were small and the snow was man made. I fumbled my way through the day, falling more ...

Ski areas across western Montana are feeling the effects of a mild winter, including Turner Mountain, which recently reopened ...

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore offers free, ranger-led snowshoe hikes to the Dune Climb. The last one for the 2026 ...