Brian McKay deftly slices his way through the slalom gates, planting his poles to carve his downhill turns until one of his skis catches an edge and he spirals off course. Instead of a face full of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Andri Ragettli is arguably one of the best freestyle skiers out there, known for landing the world's first quadruple cork 1800 in ...

THE skier lurches downhill, carving gracefully in parabolic swoops, taking care to avoid ... gophers and grass stains? Welcome to the chlorophylled world of grass skiing, in which snowblowers make way ...

Brian McKay deftly slices his way through the slalom gates, planting his poles to carve his downhill turns until one of his skis catches an edge and he spirals off course. Instead of a face full of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. What does a skier do when the snow has melted and the summer sun is beating down on the mountains? Today, the majority of us elect ...

A tropical island where the temperature reaches 80 degrees on a winter day isn’t the sort of place you’d expect to see skiers racing down a slope. But the lack of snow is no barrier to alpine sports ...

Brian McKay grass-skis down a slalom course that he set up at Emigrant Lake near Ashland, Ore., in May. McKay hopes to introduce grass-skiing to others. ASHLAND, Ore. — Brian McKay deftly slices his ...

I can’t say that I hadn’t been warned. This is one of the thoughts rattling around in my head as my legs fly up while I fall, screwball-comedy-style, onto my rear end. When the dust settles, my feet ...

Need an alternative to summer mountain biking and really missing the way the snowy breeze blows through your hair on two planks? Well, have you considered grass skiing? Probably one of the more ...

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