The truth is that life as an intermediate skier or snowboarder is a glorious one, full of sweeping turns on pleasant gradients and a sense of feeling in control of your own on-piste destiny in the ...

Carve: A crisp turn referring to the technique used in Alpine ski racing. When carving, a skier turns their skis onto their edges, a metal strip fixed along the bottom of the ski, which can cut ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michelle Bruton covers action sports and the Olympics and Paralympics. Mikaela Shiffrin of Team United States in action during the ...