From the saddle below the radio towers, the snow muffled—nearly muted—the sounds of the city. The breeze carried the neutral scent of a below-freezing day. From the saddle below the radio towers, the ...

There is nothing tame about sledding in Switzerland, where participants rocket down steep, miles-long slopes, sometimes at night. Credit... Supported by By Elaine Glusac To reach the top of the ...

JOSEPH — The snowpack is light but hopes are high for more at Ferguson Ridge Ski Area in advance of the Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Races that start Jan. 22. “We’re still waiting on more snow,” said ...

JOSEPH — Gee! Haw! Mush! That’s what Craig Anderson will be hollering again as he sets his sled dog team on the course of the 2025 Eagle Cap Extreme Sled Dog Race outside of Joseph Jan. 23-25.

With their year-round outdoor potential and strikingly beautiful vistas, there's a reason travel expert Rick Steves called the Alps "Europe's greatest natural gift." Hiking in the Alps is plentiful, ...

To reach the top of the Waldspritz sledding run above the village of Grindelwald in the Swiss Alps, I hiked 90 minutes into the backcountry, dragging a small runnered sled by a rope to roughly 7,400 ...