Dreaming of improving your ski skills and venturing into black diamond terrain? You have the right idea. Developing beyond ...

Six confidence-inspiring skis that will help intermediates advance to the next level Jenny Wiegand Jenny Wiegand is Outside’s associate gear director, a job that mandates she test and write about the ...

You can blast the bunny hill, cruise the catwalk, and glide down groomers. Congratulations! You’re ready to graduate from beginner terrain to the steeper and longer slopes at your favorite ski resort.

The truth is that life as an intermediate skier or snowboarder is a glorious one, full of sweeping turns on pleasant gradients and a sense of feeling in control of your own on-piste destiny in the ...

Jenny Wiegand is Outside’s associate gear director, a job that mandates she test and write about the latest and greatest in gear for a living. It’s a tough job, but someone has to do it. While she’s a ...

What makes a good intermediate-oriented ski resort? It’s pretty simple, really. A vast selection of blue runs, of course, is the primary selling point. But other perks, like expertly groomed trails, ...

View post: How Stiff Are Your Ski Boots? Here's What 2,000 Skier Say What makes a good intermediate-oriented ski resort? It’s pretty simple, really. A vast selection of blue runs, of course, is the ...

While it has a respectable 156km of runs, the core of the ski area around the village amounts to 60km in three main linked areas, Cinque Laghi, Monte Spinale/Grostè, and Pradalago. Intermediates and ...