The three New York State ski areas operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority (ORDA) have developed a trademarked program for teaching beginners to ski: Parallel from the Start. Last week, ...

The trails are calling! Cross Country Ski Headquarters in Higgins Lake is hosting free beginner ski lessons. Ski lessons are every Saturday and limited to the first 25 people who register the same day ...

Ski turns are hard, so why bother? From a practical standpoint, the tight and narrow half circles that bring skiers down the mountain offer control, whether that’s setting the pace or choosing where ...

For first-time skiers, expectations and reality can often diverge on the slopes. They imagine gracefully swishing down a mountain but then spend their first day falling. After that, most give up.

There are a lot of names for ski turns. These exhaustive terms aren’t invalid—skiers just have loads of different words for the things they like—but they can be overwhelming. So, instead of throwing ...