Mount Hood

THE STORY OF AN ATHLETE'S SINGULAR GESTURE CONTINUES TO INSPIRE. CAREFUL, THOUGH, IT WILL MAKE YOU CRY

Researchers are coming to the rescue of Mt. Hood climbers

Everybody agrees that Sylvain Saudan is a nice guy. He is 5'7", 158 pounds, quiet-spoken and definitely Continentally charming. In European ski areas, where he is well known, they say Saudan is crazy. This doesn't...

A rare thing happens in the mountains in the spring. The sun kisses the hard pack, frozen by the clear-night cold, and transforms it into "corn"—ball bearings of swishing ice. Few skiers know its joys, since it...

Stretch Pants," said a Texas skier recently, "are the best thing that has happened to skiing since Hannes Schneider." That takes in a lot of territory, but skiers all the way across the country can safely add that...