ASPEN, Colorado — The Aspen Skiing Co. faces a “viciously difficult” challenge to achieve a goal of reducing carbon emissions by 10 percent by 2012 from its 2000-base line level, Auden Schendler, the company's executive director of sustainability, said Wednesday.

Changing room chat: Hermann Maier gears up for South Pole

SKIING leghend Hermann Maier was never likely to slow down in retirement. After a career spent racing downhill at high speed, the former Olympic and world champion is off to t

Helicopter skiing business opens around Tahoe

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Breaking trail: 60 years of nordic skiing for Mahaffey

Jim Mahaffey, 80, has done more for the sport of skiing than anybody in Anchorage. He even founded the popular footrace series Tuesday Night Races -- which begins tonight -- as a training opportunity for skiers.

RPT-Alpine skiing-Now Maier aims for Pole position

Hermann Maier was never likely to take things easy in retirement so it comes as no surprise that, after a career spent racing downhill at high speed, the former Olympic and world champion is off to the South Pole.