There are all kinds of ways to get ready for ski season, but one of the most important is getting in shape. Lots of mountain town gyms have ski conditioning classes if you enjoy group workout settings ...

While we all wish we could just *go* skiing and have all the muscles to do it, the unfortunate reality is that cross-training will not only make you a better skier but also allow you to ski for longer ...

Ski season isn’t just about chasing snow, it’s about showing up strong enough to handle it. Long descents hammer the quads, ...

As much as we hate to admit it, there’s not a ton going on in skiing in the northern hemisphere right now, but that doesn’t mean world-class skiers aren’t preparing for next season. For professional ...

By Casey Dean, in-house writer for National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS); photograph courtesy NOLS Forget a bikini bod—it’s time to start perfecting your skiing bod. While some people are amping ...

FOR YEARS, the fitness world has pitted pilates and strength training against each other. Strength training loyalists argue that barbells, dumbbells, and progressive overload are the only true path to ...

Rosie Brennan strode east on roller skis along Rabbit Creek Road in South Anchorage, navigating stones, passing vehicles and an unrelenting uphill. It was a volume day in late September, and she had a ...

EAGLE GLACIER — In the five years since the old Thomas Training Center was shuttered and condemned due to earthquake damage, Erik Flora occasionally wondered how significant the remote alpine facility ...