For some folks, watching the Olympics is turning a passing interest in snowboarding into a fever-pitch excitement about the sport. If all the snow we’ve been having makes you want to try out a ...

One of life's lessons is that you probably shouldn't try to teach your spouse or child an active sport. It produces impatience, frustration and not infrequently, tears and arguments. Leave it to the ...

Growing up in Iowa, I didn’t have many opportunities to try downhill skiing or snowboarding. (Though I did slide around on small Midwest hills on our yearly high school ski trips, where I saw my ...

No matter when you started, the first time on skis or a snowboard was probably a little daunting. New gear, new motions, contending with the freezing cold — add to that an instructor yelling something ...

Chuckles the groundhog called it: We have several more weeks of winter to go. Might as well embrace the news and hit the slopes. No experience? No problem. Herb Wollowick, supervisor of the Snowhawks ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snowboard instructor Izzy Gura, left, watches as Register-Guard reporter Megan Banta begins to make her way down the hill during a ...

Flat, sunny Central Florida may seem like an odd place for an indoor ski and snowboard slope. But if you were planning a ski vacation and needed a quick lesson, how would you train in a place where it ...

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. — Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe will offer a free Learn to Snowboard Day for children ages 4 to 7 on Sunday, Jan. 11, in an effort to inspire the next generation of snowsports enthusiasts.

When I first moved to Colorado, I tried skiing and snowboarding for the first time. After attempting the two sports, I realized they have major differences. Stopping on a snowboard was easier, but I ...