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Last September, Bakos became the first woman to ski from the summit of an 8000-meter peak.

A day of high winds and blowing snow were not an event organizer's dream. But none of the women who signed up were disappointed...

If you go skiing in the backcountry or beyond the ski area's boundaries, there are no longer 40 or 50 patrollers working hard to make each slope safe for you.

As the old saying goes, "when God gives you lemons, make lemonade."

Ongoing dispatches from a Slovenian expedition's attempt to ski monsoon snowpack on Mt. Everest.

Fanatic skis into his 50th.

You're roaring down a long and winding snow-covered mountain track. The air is buffeting against your cold cheeks...

When I heard about a telemark race camp at Mt. Hood, my initial thoughts were: summer skiing? Sure. Corn snow? Yep. Improve my turns? We'll see. What's the worst that could happen, other than having to wear a funny tight suit?

In May, Mike and Steve Marolt of Aspen, Colorado, became the first North Americans to ski from the summit of 8031-meter Shishapangma.

During their first hut-skiing trip to Alaska, a small low-pressure system moved in. Thinking on a lower-48 scale, ignorance bred enthusiasm. Little did they know they would be storm-bound for three days, sipping cocktails and periodically digging out the hut just to maintain the entryway.

When the US Extreme Freeskiing Championships in Crested Butte were cancelled in March due to lack of snow, we decided to go anyway. We thought they could use some consoling, but who would have guessed we'd find 60 inches in eight days, and no lift lines?

After a huge snowstorm, correspondent Krista Crabtree and friends flocked to the tram at Jackson Hole Ski Resort looking for backcountry access. "We weed our way past hopeful locals with their beacons slung around their chests and their avalanche shovels poking out of their packs. There's a latté buzz in the air as people wait to see if the tram will be running..."