A hot favourite among Irish and British skiers, Austria’s SkiWelt Wilder Kaiser is increasingly popular as a ski ‘mini-break’ destination, writes Catherine Shanahan ...

A lot of things in life can go wrong,” he smiles, which does little to calm my nerves.I’m about to paraglide in the French Alps with skis (also known as ski-gliding, and not to be confused with the ...

Months before the first snow beckons skiers, sheep and goats are hitting the slopes in Vermont. Dozens of animals have been mowing down overgrown ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Philippe Marquis is a two-time Olympian in moguls who, since retiring in 2019, has devoted himself ...

Glamping, or glamorous camping, offers older travelers a chance to reconnect with nature in comfort. These glamping spots range from the simple to the decadent.

After 24 years at the U.S. Forest Service, including nine months working two high-level jobs and trying to maintain morale while top federal administrators encouraged mass resignations, cut funding ...

I went from the literal heights of living at altitude in the French-Italian Alps, riding six days a week as an Alpine tour guide, to losing most of my fitness in what seemed like the blink of an eye.

Mile Beach driftwood. Photo by Doug Dunlap. Some of the most pristine shoreline to be found in Western Maine is on Flagstaff Lake, north of the Bigelow Range. Much of the shore falls within the ...

Red Hut Café isn’t just a place to eat – it’s become woven into the cultural fabric of the South Lake Tahoe area. For many families, a visit to Red Hut is as much a part of their Tahoe tradition as ...

Cimarron Canyon State Park sits in a region rich with other attractions, making it an ideal centerpiece for a longer New Mexico adventure. The historic town of Cimarron itself feels like stepping back ...

A little less than a year after my son was born, my husband left his job to start his own business. In theory, this might have made life easier—more flexible hours, more time to help at home—­ but the ...

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Early snowfall in the Western Balkans left thousands of people without electricity on Friday and disrupted traffic as roads became impassable. Heavy, wet snow fell this week in ...