Skiing & Snowboarding

Nordic combined is an extreme winter sport that has been an Olympic event since 1924. But earlier this week, the International Olympic Committee announced it’s eliminating the sport from the 2030 Olympics. Hear why that’s heartbreaking news for some Colorado athletes, and what that means for the future of the sport.

A popular sport in Colorado will not make an appearance in the next Olympics. Nordic combined has officially been cut from the program for 2030.

Warren Miller created hundreds of ski films over his decades-long career. His work highlighted the culture of skiing and snowboarding around the world. A new exhibit at the Colorado Snowsports Museum in Vail honors Warren Miller’s life and legacy.

Arapahoe Basin Ski Area announced this past weekend that its ski season will be extended for an extra weekend, until Sunday, May 17.

The state’s highest court is considering a case involving a snowboarder who collided with an employee-driven snowmobile at Breckenridge, with a focus on “broad” wording in a pass sale that waives “any and all claims."

Ski areas with special-use permits must be primarily focused on skiing and other snow sports. But in a final rule, the U.S. Forest Service said that focus will no longer be determined by revenue, which could help ski areas to adapt business to a changing climate.

Despite low snowpack, however, there were some reasons for the company to celebrate.

A Vail journalist discusses ‘the long-forgotten story of how we broke skiing — by very nearly saving it.’

A position on the ski patrol is a dream job for many skiers. But the stress that comes with it can be serious. A ski patrol member might deal with a cranky guest one day and a badly injured skier the next. As a tough ski season winds down, we look at how ski patrollers cope with these challenges.

New investigative reporting from The Lever traces the issue of price fixing and ski monopolies back to the 1970s.