Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Snowboard instructor Izzy Gura, left, watches as Register-Guard reporter Megan Banta begins to make her way down the hill during a ...

Growing up in Iowa, I didn’t have many opportunities to try downhill skiing or snowboarding. (Though I did slide around on small Midwest hills on our yearly high school ski trips, where I saw my ...

Along with endless eating and celebrating, Thanksgiving is typically the traditional kickoff to the skiing and snowboarding season. However, for the majority of families, a day of skiing and/or ...

When I first moved to Colorado, I tried skiing and snowboarding for the first time. After attempting the two sports, I realized they have major differences. Stopping on a snowboard was easier, but I ...

"Don't be afraid to fall" is probably the best advice I got during a snowboarding lesson at Willamette Pass Resort. By the time I (finally) nailed a heel stop without ending up on my butt and was ...