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Ski touring in the Alps

It’s a race against the weather at oxygen-starved altitudes but James Pickford is sustained by stunning mountain scenery and the promise of untouched fields of powder snow

A ‘traditional’ ski holiday

Craving the romantic cosiness of wooden walls, a roaring fire and flagstone floors, Ed Holland heads to Stowe, Vermont to experience a bit of Austria in America

‘I found my dream descent’

The slopes of Valdesquí may look unchallenging, but learn the right trick and the hidden charm of the powder-coated ski destination is unveiled

The elks of Jackson Hole

Arnie Wilson steps into a lost world in wintry Wyoming to marvel at the wildlife and the scenery as well as the usual skiing and Yellowstone Park attractions

The Inferno Race in Mürren

The world’s oldest and longest downhill skiing competition is run on a course that features three climbs and consists of an almost uninterrupted series of black runs

The ups and downs of cross-country skiing

The idea may sound baffling at first, but skiing uphill at an altitude of over 1,700m in the Pyrenees helps one discover new panoramas – and muscles

A visit to an eco-pioneer’s wilderness cabin

Arne Naess’s wooden refuge lies on the slopes of Hallingskarvet, a Scandinavian mountain range that he considered ‘the benevolent, protecting father and divine being’

Defining Moment: Bode Miller democratises downhill skiing, March 1996

Long, skinny planks dominated the slopes until this 18-year-old skier showed up for a national competition in the US on a ‘shaped’ ski and won three of the four events

Celebrity ski instructors

For Sophy Roberts, a good private guide that acts as a companion and on-slope concierge is a better status symbol than a couture snowsuit

Snowboarding in Switzerland

Britain’s ace riders soar over the slopes in Laax, a pro park known for its consistency in creating the best terrain parks for snowboarders and freestyle skiers in Europe

The Geilo glide

A day at the Alpine races

Sloping off to La Clusaz

Cricket on ice in St Moritz

Angus Watson Hits The Slopes In Weardale, County Durham