On a sunny spring day in late March I was pedaling to the store on the local bike path in Jackson when two Pit Viper-clad dudes in their late 20s flew by me on inline skates. Haven’t seen that in a while, I thought, flashing back to middle school days ...

The skintight suits skiers wear are not for aesthetics; they help control the physics of air. Loose fabric increases drag and can even generate lift, much like a wingsuit worn by skydivers. Tight-fitting clothing minimizes these effects, making competition fairer by leveling the field for all athletes.

Over the years I have dabbled in cross-country skiing, but I’ve never fully committed to the sport as a frequent mode of winter recreation and exercise. Years ago, I inherited some old classic ski gear, and I have enjoyed the trails at Virginia Meissner ...

Inertia was the last thing I expected during a recent Montana cross-country ski trip. But that was before I set aside my regular clunky gear and rented a pair of skate skis. With these shorter, skinnier and ultra-light skis, plus a pair of extra-long poles ...

I’m trying to make sense of the brown un-snowy ground, the bright blue sky, the flocks of sandhill cranes that I spied over the St. Joseph River on Feb. 4 and the red-winged blackbird I heard this past weekend by the river. Is it really mid-February?

With spring turns off the table, people are finding solace in house projects and workout videos, but a massive amount of skiers are inline skating. On a sunny spring day in late March I was pedaling to the store on the local bike path in Jackson when two ...