Cross Country Skiing

Is it your life story if no one's there to hear it?

2013-05-04 00:00:00

If you drink schnapps at 56 degrees below zero, be careful. Unless you warm it in your mouth before swallowing, you will burn your throat. The advice came from my father as we stood, clad in thick winter gear, at a remote Alaska lake on a November night...

Airborne laboratory being used to measure California's snowpack

2013-05-01 19:36:00

Teams will fan out across the Sierra Nevada on Thursday to perform their final snow survey of the season, a closely watched rite of spring that helps determine how much water will flow to farms and cities in coming months. But 18,000 feet above the...

Readers Recommend: Wuksachi Lodge in Sequoia National Park

2013-03-23 08:00:00

Wuksachi Lodge, built in 1999, is the newest of the lodges in the Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks. As a winter vacation, we enjoyed hiking through Sequoia's Giant Forest and snowshoeing and cross-country skiing on local trails. We were impressed...

Canada: You can walk on water, the frozen kind, in Alberta

2013-01-16 07:30:00

Winter visitors to the lower Rockies in Alberta, Canada, can enjoy a couple of opportunities to visit frozen canyons without having to strap on cross-country skis or snowshoes. In fact, no special skills other than the ability to walk about three miles...

Dorner eludes manhunt as snow, cold intensify in Big Bear

2013-02-08 16:32:07

Lance Armstrong scandal: Should cycling be dropped from Olympics?

2013-01-16 14:10:00

Banned cyclist Lance Armstrong, a bronze medalist in the 2000 Games, is said to have admitted doping to Oprah Winfrey in an interview that will air later this week. Writers from around the Tribune Co. discuss whether the International Olympic Committee...

PASSINGS: Claude Nobs

2013-01-11 00:00:00

Claude Nobs, 76, the founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival, whose passion for music and artistry introduced generations of legendary musicians to international audiences on the Swiss stage, died Thursday after sustaining injuries...

Conservation groups buy 3,000 acres on Donner Summit

2013-01-03 16:04:00

Ending a battle to preserve a historic piece of the Sierra Nevada crest, conservation groups recently finalized their purchase of the 3,000-acre Royal Gorge property on Donner Summit. The cross-country ski resort had been placed in receivership after...

Yellowstone National Park on a winter's day

2012-12-09 00:00:00

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — It wasn't easy to tear myself away from the incredible skiing terrain at the Big Sky Resort in southwestern Montana. But when the opportunity to visit Yellowstone National Park by snow coach and view bubbling geysers,...

In Mammoth, snow has healing power

2012-12-09 00:00:00

MAMMOTH LAKES — Before we get to the early snow, the new businesses, the zipping skiers and beaming boarders at Mammoth Lakes, let's remember how bad things have been this year for this corner of the Eastern Sierra. First, Mother Nature...

Friday Travel Ticker: Disney extends the season

2012-12-21 07:30:00

Disneyland is marking Three Kings Day — also known as the Twelfth Night or Feast of the Epiphany — in a big way this season. It’s another milestone in the mainstreaming of a holiday that is beloved in Latin America and other cultures...

Ski

2012-11-09 14:07:00

Whether you’re snowplowing down the bunny slope or ripping through the gates on a slalom run, nothing is quite as exhilarating as a winter vacation in crisp mountain air and views that can take your breath away. Thanks to plenty of sun, a gentle...

A cross country skiing relay event at the Special Olympics Winter Games held at the Connecticut Light & Power grounds in Simsbury Saturday.

2013-03-03 00:00:00

Cross-country skier Andy Sambol wears his medals and ribbons from the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in the lobby of the Holiday Inn, Johnstown before the state winter games opening ceremonies.

2013-02-10 20:16:00

Steven Hambleton cross-country skis north on Sixth St. past the Clarion Hotel during the blizzard of '96.

2013-02-08 00:00:00