Colored ski run shapes provide a guiding light for skiers as they navigate the slopes. Photo: Judy Bishop-The Travelling Eye/Getty Images Slightly silly colored shapes are a foundational ...

Skiers are a funny bunch. When they ramble about the snow conditions and what they plan to ski during any given day, they often use sometimes made-up words like “stoke,” “squeeze,” or—our ...

View post: Do You Wear a Ski Helmet? We Asked Over 8,000 Skiers Skiers tend to have lofty ideals, the loftiest being the illusive ski bum, a mountain town caricature that, at least once in our lives, ...

Green circle, blue square, black diamond, and double black diamond—these ski run difficulty levels give skiers a rough idea of what to expect after they disembark the lift. Ski trail ratings aren’t ...