Alpine Skiing

Bargains for beginners

Free or cut-rate ski and snowboard packages make it easy to learn.

Need speed? Here's where to ski or snowboard in the Upper Midwest.

In a far corner of Wisconsin, this ski resort has the woodsy charm of the mountains.

A Norwegian village in southwest Wisconsin has a longtime love affair with ski jumping.

In northern Minnesota, Giants Ridge offers first-class skiing.

Alpine skiing is more fun when you learn how to do it better.

At snow-blessed Michigan resorts, skiers and boarders get the drift.

For a ski weekend, this friendly city belongs on the Eh list.

It's party time at the region's largest ski area, high above Lake Superior.