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As America's favorite ski racers compete at the FIS Alpine Ski World Championships, a new book tells how they changed the game forever.
Pays $560 million to boost emerging fitness empire
Hints at possible cause of Toni Egger's death
Newly cited pollution risks could make the pipeline easier to reject
Fungus farming may soon have its day in the sun
Give a bunch of guns and gold to hearty, tattooed Alaskans, and turn them loose.
State seeks volunteers to control invasive snakes
In a new effort to protect national parks and wilderness areas from commercial photography, the feds have started going after amateur filmmakers with big social media followings.
At the annual American Alpine Club gathering Saturday in New York City, the sport's icons spoke with wistfulness about alpinism as it once was. But with stars like 22-year-old Sasha Digiulian on the ascent, it’s all up from here.
After a good early season in Colorado and Utah, winter in the U.S. seems to have petered out. Which is why it's time to book a trip to Japan, which has been getting hammered by snow recently.
Following a lengthy trial plagued by missing and mishandled evidence, judges have acquitted seven men charged with the murder of the environmental activist Jairo Mora Sandoval. But with protestors and government leaders incensed by the decision, the case is far from over.
Former reality-show skipper Chris Fischer has revolutionized shark science—with a daring system for catching the beasts alive and a radical new research-funding model. During an expedition off the coast of Chile that was interrupted by an undersea earthquake, our man wonders if this guy is the next Cousteau or a corporate-sponsored hype machine.
Brolin Mawejje, born in a country with no snow, plans to make history at the 2018 winter Olympics.
'Katherine' covers Atlantic, informs migration research
Return of the River is a feature documentary that tells the story of the largest dam removal and river restoration project in history, currently taking place on the Elwha River in Wahsington State. The film explores an extraordinary community effort to set the river…
The world's best scales an iconic (frozen) waterfall
This month, a bill was introduced that would limit presidential authority to protect the natural wonders of the U.S.—and it is far more likely to pass than its predecessors. Here's why that's a very bad idea.
After 6 years mired in political turmoil, the controversial pipeline proposal could be concluded this year.
Tommy Thompson to be tried next week for fraud
It’s something nobody ever talks about, but the forest industry has created access to most of the great skiing areas in the world. Without it, this sport would look very different. Stan Rey, Chris Rubens, Mark Abma, Cody Townsend, Greg Hill and Colston VB help tell the story in…
Research continues to reinforce long-standing claims that tapping Canada’s tar sands will push global temperatures to scary heights
Putting pipelines through sensitive ecosystems has led to catastrophic oil leaks before. The threat from Keystone is no different.
Canada has the potential to lead the world in renewable energy—if only the government will listen
A hundred cameras, a big crew, and a brand new live-streaming technology made this year's games more fun than ever.
Filed suit after breaking spine, claiming unsafe conditions
Rio officials say they will not reduce pollution
Penalized $30,000 for killing a threatened species
More cowbell, more Lindsey, Mikaela, and Bode—and one excessively adrenaline-fueled event you can't miss
Protestors demand release of whale captive for 44 years
14-year-old wins Women's Snowboard SuperPipe
Proposed wilderness designation angers pro-drilling bloc
It's easier (and yields warmer results) than you'd think
Amateur racer put together informal survey
For people who live on the wild edges of wolf country, the animal’s presence can be magical and maddening at once. Twenty years after their reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park, the Gray Wolf remains the most polarizing animal in the American West. …
Val de la Claree is one of the last quiet corners of the French Alps, but it could have been very different. In the 1970’s a proposed highway and tunnel threatened to open the valley up to development, but the local farmers and residents protested. In Episode …
Legend status is not easy to achieve. It takes time, the right personality and achievements that seperate you from the pack. Since his earlier days of filming with Warren Miller and Matchstick Productions, Chris Davenport has been a recognized face in skiing for almost two decades. Legend status, however, is…
From the runway to the big mountain, professional skier and model Sierra Quitiquit is quickly redefining what it means to be a modern woman. How Did I Get Here, a film about her rise to the world stage, chronicles the journey, triumphs and challenges…
Officials won't comment on investigation