Skiing and snowboarding in Chicago can be a challenge because, well, the terrain in the Chicago area is mostly flat. But that doesn’t mean local kids are destined to grow up not knowing how to ski or ...

Oftentimes, before we’d critique the kids, I’d ski down a run and wait at the bottom. During these runs, it hit me—am I skiing well enough to set a good example? I wasn’t sure, so I spent the day ...

When I moved north, skiing felt like a way of life, and I worried that my kids might be left out. We could afford to ski now, but my husband — an Australian — is even less ski savvy than I am.