The pilgrims come and go as strangers. They march like a sea of people, walking toward the spot where they take holy baths, ...

The arch dam, as the curved type is known, is effectively an arched bridge turned on its side, with the centre of the arch ...

When two schoolteachers living in Point Lay, Alaska, decided to try heading home in a blizzard, they nearly loose their way ...

The perfect ski outfit, in my humble opinion as a lifelong skier, is usually three or four layers: a tight, warm base layer; a mid layer fleece; a vest or a second fleece, dependi ...

A Lawrence resident crossed the U.S.-Mexico border nearly 40 years ago. She went across the Rio Grande river without knowing ...

Aerodynamic bikes are recognized by the shape of their tubes, which are shaped to aid airflow around the bike and reduce drag ...

One place that will never be subjected to chinook winds is the slopes of Lonely Mountains: Snow Riders, a game that captures so much of what makes downhill skiing an ...

Olympic figure skating great and authoritative commentator Dick Button has died at age 95. Button's son, Edward, says he died ...

Plus: Keystone, Crested Butte workers fighting for better pay, Precourt Healing Center breaks mold for mental health care, a ...

Whitefish freeskier Townsend Reed competed in the YETI Freeride Junior World Championships in Kappl, Austria, on Jan. 13. Reed was ranked fifth in the world going into the competition that included 64 ...

It’s time to open up the voting for the next category in The Oregonian’s Readers Choice Awards: the best ski and snowboard ...