JOHNSVILLE, Calif. — Quick — as befits a question about downhill ski racing: Where did it begin? If Scandinavia comes to mind, consider this: Years before there were organized races in Europe, miners ...

PLUMAS COUNTY, Calif. After checking the caller ID, I broke protocol and answered my cell phone.”You’re skiing right now?”Yeah, I’m on the catwalk.”What’s a catwalk?”Where you live, it’s called a road ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... PLUMAS EUREKA SKI BOWL, Calif. — In the infamous words of “Cornish Bob” Flemming, “Dope is king” in California’s high Sierra. Or so it was back in 1867, when ...

Expert longboard racers will take hairpin turns at high speeds on Skyline Drive in Port Jervis on Labor Day weekend, as the road becomes the site of an international competition for three days. Tom ...

Longboarders from Minnesota and Wisconsin gather on top of a hill in southwest Wisconsin. Riders from both states met up to go down hills together on June 5. The longboard — the skateboard's longer, ...

The NoBull Bayou Battle is back for a second weekend of longboard racing. The three-day event, sponsored Carve Skateshop and hosted by Houston-based Team NoBull, will be Jan. 8-10, 2016. Team NoBull ...

Picture racing down a slope at more than 80 mph balanced on 14-foot-long skis that can't turn or stop, while holding a long pole that you stick between your legs to use as your only brake. That's what ...

An opening day showcase of poise under pressure provided stunning moments to ignite the Surf Abu Dhabi Longboard Classic from women's elite. Avalon Gall and three-time World Longboard Champ Honolua ...

CLERMONT – Competitors from 6 to 62 will take part Saturday in the first in a series of skateboarding contests that aim to promote sanctioned longboard racing in Lake. Lake County is co-sponsoring the ...