Powder skiing is best described in superlatives. Words like deepest, lightest, fluffiest, or perhaps just the simplest descriptor best get thrown around like dice at a craps table. It's a testament to ...

Sometimes, even proficient powder skiers have trouble when the snow piles up higher than 10-12 inches, or when it is heavier than Vail’s typical champagne fluff.This is partly due to equipment. Those ...

Skiers love numbers and metrics. Ski boot flexes, binding settings, ski widths, snowfall totals, wet bulb temperatures. If it’s measurable, skiers will measure it. Perhaps no metric is more ...