Ski mountaineering, or “skimo,” is the first entirely new sport at the Winter Olympics since 2002. As its name suggests, skimo combines elements of skiing and mountaineering, requiring competitors to ...

It’s around 102 years since the very first Winter Olympics were held in the French resort of Chamonix, but this year’s Games will be the first to feature the sport of skimo. Short for ski ...

Skimo as *** race is definitely high output, um, it's basically like trail running. As Stow, Vermont resident Aaron Rice would tell you, Skimo is no walk in the park. 321, right. But *** sprint up *** ...

Kirsty Coventry, elected last March as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, touts the Milan Cortina Winter Games that officially open Friday as “the most gender-balanced ...

Kirsty Coventry, elected last March as the first female president of the International Olympic Committee, touts the Milan Cortina Winter Games that officially open Friday as "the most gender-balanced ...

The two had longed for skimo’s day on the sporting world’s greatest stage. Though, upon learning of the Olympic format, Smith admits to being “disappointed at first.” There was “a little bit of ...

This story was originally published by Vox and is republished here through a partnership with Climate Desk. Over the past few winters, where I live — in one of the country’s winter sport meccas — ...

But could it be better? The first installment of The Last Chair with Jack O’Brien. Welcome to the Last Chair with Jack O’Brien, a new backpage-style column that will focus on human-interest stories ...

Welcome to the Last Chair with Jack O'Brien, a new backpage-style column that will focus on human-interest stories and ski culture. A new installment will run every other week. I’ll readily admit it.