MOUNT BAKER — “Is that them? Is that them? … Yes, that’s them!” That was my wife, Jen, and I a few weeks ago as we floated in midair above our son, Baker, and his friend, Jacob Hoyos, down on the ...

Patience is the key.I could turn the snowboard to the right but not the left, consistently falling – on my face, on my butt, sometimes sideways if I was headed too fast toward an inanimate metal ...

Imagine it: a newbie is excited to try snowboarding for the first time and heads out for a lesson. But that initial spark fades fast as they struggle, fall, and eventually become discouraged. Most ...

During winter, outdoor activities are limited. One winter activity that many enjoy during the colder months of the year is heading to the slopes to ski or snowboard. Learning to ski or snowboard as an ...

Morning sun warmed my face as I filled my lungs with cold mountain air and studied the hard-packed surface of the rolling ski slope before me. Attempting to soothe my bruised psyche, I exhaled a ...

I'll admit it, if I'm going to get into something I want to be good at it. Last winter, as I was chugging up the magic carpet en route to the bunny slope, I decided there HAD to be a better way to ...

For the next year, the phrase “On the Edge” will have a dual meaning for Macomb Daily copy editor Don Gardner. As he approaches age 40, he’s not over the hill, but he certainly is within reach of the ...

So we've stuck to skiing in our family up until now. We've skied as a family for over ten years but only once a year so we're still very conservative skiers, sticking to mostly blues with the rare ...