SUMMIT COUNTY – So you want to be able to enjoy the outdoors in the winter, but the slopes are too crowded, too steep or aren’t wild enough. Or maybe you’re a runner for whom summers just aren’t long ...

With minimal equipment needed, learning how to snowshoe is accessible, affordable and a relatively easy outdoor sport. “If you can walk, you can snowshoe,” says Jackie Hering, a professional ...

Within an hour of bravely busting into untracked snow near Wallace my boots were soaked. As were my jeans. And, I was lost. It was a sunny, beautiful day in the woods and my thoughts had turned to ...

SPOKANE — Explaining the growing popularity of snowshoeing, Mark Beattie of Mountain Gear retail store in Spokane says it all comes down to a 10-step program for learning the sport. “All you have to ...

For a slightly more challenging jaunt, try Peekskill’s Blue Mountain Reservation, and remember that many local golf courses become veritable snowshoeing wonderlands during winter months. But having a ...