SOUTH LAKE TAHOE — The ski carve turn, it’s one of a skiing’s most graceful maneuvers — getting up high enough on edges to show the mountain below the brand logos on the bottom of the skis. Look at a ...

We test a lot of skis at SKI Test each year, but the carving category is usually the one that excites our testers the most. And for good reason--skinny skis are some of the most thrilling in the bunch ...

Powder aims to feature only the best products and services. If you buy something via one of our links, we may earn a commission. DPS skis are perhaps best known for their unique carbon construction, ...

Kellan Hirschler is standing in a large room in San Francisco — learning how to snowboard. Hirschler, a 30-year-old nurse who lives in the Castro District, is a student at Adventurous Sports, an ...

I should start with a confession. Since I was 12 or 13, I’ve believed that carving skis—those narrow-waisted, parabolic sticks—were the stuff of antiquity and stodgy killjoys who cared more about ...

Many years ago, when I was in college, I took a ski trip to Austria and tried a pair of demo skis from Head, one of the industry’s most respected brands, and a local favorite that’s headquartered in ...