Competitors ascend steep slopes with skins on their skis, strap gear to their packs, and race downhill in a test of endurance and precision.

The mountaineering history behind "skimo," a new Winter Olympic event. Plus, research into a true alpine champion, the mountain goat.

There is a good reason why Courchevel, the star of the Trois Vallées, commands a premium over other ski resorts: everything is here in great quantity – from Michelin stars to karaoke bars – and

A Colorado State University graduate student and former national ski mountaineering competitor will be introducing a unique sport to much of the

The Winter Olympic Games do not receive the same adulation from the masses as the summer games. Some of that is because of the scope of the event. There’s such a wide variety of sports during the summer Olympics,

We only obsess over these sports once every four years, so which Winter Olympic events are actually can't-miss TV?