Machine-made snow forms spherical balls instead of flakes, creating harder surfaces that affect skiing performance, but offer other tradeoffs that help with early season conditions.

Reading and understanding a snow forecast or report is one of the best ways to prepare for a day of skiing. Snow reports can help you decide what skis to use, what layers to wear, what goggle lenses ...

To those outside the know, this probably makes as much sense as helicopter skiing in Kansas. What’s corn got to do with skiing? It’s not gibberish, though. Corn snow is a very real, often coveted form ...

Japan offers some of the world's best skiing and snowboarding for those looking to change up their routine, due to the reliability of its deep powder snow. Japan's main islands are roughly bisected by ...