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Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn hates the cold. Now, she's happily living in Miami.
Lindsey Vonn may have started skiing when she was 3 in Minnesota. But now that she's retired, the w…
Anneta Konstantinides
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12 beginner mistakes new skiers make and how to avoid them, according to a lifelong skier
Long-time skier Sarah Kuta lists the 12 mistakes novice skiers make on the slopes.Sarah Kuta for In…
Sarah Kuta
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A 'drunk' skier died falling out of a gondola window in the French Alps
The 29-year-old man fell 130 feet from a ski-lift window, Insider confirmed. According to The Indep…
Mikhaila Friel
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Scary helmet-cam footage shows skier's sudden fall into a hidden crevasse in the Alps
The video was shared as a warning about hidden dangers after a skier plunged into a deep crevasse b…
Mia Jankowicz
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US-born skier Eileen Gu, who won Olympic gold for China, is now an ambassador for Salt Lake City's Winter Olympics bid
Gu's decision was immediately deemed a betrayal by some Chinese social media users, just months aft…
Waiyee Yip
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World champion US skier Kyle Smaine dies in an avalanche in Japan at age 31
"We heard the crack. We realized it is a big one. We started running and then we got hit," one skie…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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A dramatic video shows the moment a skier gets caught in an avalanche and plummets down a mountain
Professional big mountain skier Owen Leeper filmed the moment he was caught in an avalanche in Jack…
Alia Shoaib
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I stayed at 3 Canada ski resorts. My favorite resort is a skier's paradise and comes with a stunning view.
Banff is one of Canada's most popular skiing destinations, known for its epic terrain.Dan Koday
Dan Koday
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Apple is reportedly talking with emergency call centers amid complaints that skiers' iPhones and Apple Watches keep triggering 911 calls
Skiers who take a tumble on the slopes are accidentally setting off their iPhone or Watch's crash-d…
Britney Nguyen
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I film skiers doing tricks. Here's how I taught myself to shoot and landed gigs that let me travel the world.
Gavin Rudy, a cinematographer, grew up skiing in his native Colorado and started out filming his fr…
Stasia Stockwell
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My avalanche dog and I protect skiers at a Utah Resort. It's a dream job here's what it's like.
Tracy Christensen is ski patroller during the winter season at Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah and…
Molly O'Brien
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911 dispatchers say skiers are accidentally setting off Apple's new crash-detection technology without realizing, triggering emergency calls
Dispatchers in Utah told a local news outlet they've seen an uptick in accidental 911 calls from sk…
Britney Nguyen
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See inside these Pilatus propeller planes that carry skiers to Alpine resorts and double as air ambulances
The Pilatus PC-12 NGX and PC-24 on display at a convention in Geneva.Abby Wallace/Insider
Abby Wallace
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See inside these Pilatus propeller planes that carry skiers to Alpine resorts and double as air ambulances
The Pilatus PC-12 NGX and PC-24 on display at a convention in Geneva.Abby Wallace/Insider
Abby Wallace
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Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn shares that her mom Lindy has died one year after ALS diagnosis
The 37-year-old athlete also encouraged fans to donate to a GoFundMe for ALS research in her mother…
Gabi Stevenson
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3 backcountry skiers are presumed dead after getting caught in a Colorado avalanche
A group of seven skiers were caught in an avalanche on Monday. Three have not been found, and searc…
Haven Orecchio-Egresitz
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I'm an advanced skier who's shredded mountains all over the Northeast. These 9 resorts are my favorites in the region for all budgets and ability levels.
Author Dan Koday at Stowe Mountain Resort in Vermont.Dan Koday
Dan Koday
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Finnish cross-country skier suffers 'frozen' penis while competing in Olympic race
Remi Lindholm told Finnish media he was in "unbearable" pain during the men's 30km mass start race …
Lauren Edmonds
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A Colorado backcountry skier freed himself after an avalanche and tried to save his son. After a two hour search, his son was found dead.
A father tried to save his son by calling for help. He was too late. The son is the second avalanch…
Kelsey Neubauer
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A skier fell 820 feet down a mountain during an avalanche. He was saved by 2 rescuers who built him a shelter to keep him warm overnight.
Two rescuers from the Southwest Alberta Regional Search and Rescue told the CBC the skier had falle…