Snow is lurking right around the corner, which means skiing is on the minds of many. With local ski areas opening around Thanksgiving, now seems like the time to get the ski patrol ready for an emergency. About 94 local ski patrollers attended the ...

Not a bad sports town after all - Charleston Post & Courier

Autumn arrived Saturday afternoon, veiled behind a misting rain that swept the Lowcountry sports scene we know and love. From high atop Johnson Hagood Stadium, the newly renovated edifice along the Ashley River, the view was a stunning reminder of ...

The cat that got the powder - Guardian Unlimited

We huddled at the top of a windy ridge, totally alone and far out in the wild, miles from Fernie's resort boundaries. In front of us, 3ft-deep fresh powder beckoned. Fernie, an old blue-collar town that has evolved into a ski centre - a less poncey ...

Persistent pain needs closer look - Miami Herald

Q: I am a 55-year-old man who fell while skiing and injured my right shoulder. It hurt a lot but I was able to keep skiing. It still bothered me when I got home, although my family doctor did an X-ray and nothing was broken or out of place. The range ...

St Anton ski guide: Top five runs - Daily Telegraph

Skiing the legendary north face (and the lesser-skied west face) of Valluga in good conditions is what St Anton is all about - a seriously steep descent from the top of a tiny five-man lift opens out into powder fields that take you all the way into ...