Don Portman, veteran Methow Valley skiing instructor, heads downhill through the woods on Hok skis. Nils Larsen of Curlew introduces a woman to going downhill Altai Hok skis and, instead of poles, a ...

“You ski what your skis want to ski. And if you have on full AT gear or full tele gear with skins, and that’s the only way you can climb, you look for big verticals to ski and big mountains to ski,” ...

WINTER SPORTS -- Three-pin skiing guru Nils Larsen of Curlew is exposing his latest wares this weekend, inspired by his 2005 expedition to the remote Altai Mountains of China. See a video of Larsen's ...

TONASKET, Okanogan County — Short, fat skis with free-heel bindings and built-in climbing skins are luring a growing number of winter trekkers into a sport Nils Larsen calls “skishoeing.” “Adults step ...

1 of 4 — Blasting through powder on wooden, horsehide-bottomed skis, with a single pole for balance, an Altai skier shows off the skills and equipment his distant ancestors perfected. 2 of 4 — ...

Imagine you are playing the TV game show Jeopardy and this answer came up “pure, silly fun and great exercise in the snow.” Your question would be “What are sliding snowshoes?” Sliding snowshoes ...

TONASKET, Wash. (AP) - Short, fat skis with free-heel bindings and built-in climbing skins are luring a growing number of winter trekkers into a sport Nils Larsen calls “skishoeing.” “Adults step out ...