skiing

Authorities say a 12-year-old boy from Hastings has died of injuries suffered in a skiing accident.

Skating rinks in the city of St. Cloud are now open for the winter season.

Central Minnesota youngsters can participate in a skiing event all their own this weekend.

You can kick off the new year with some cross-country skiing at Quarry Park & Nature Preserve this weekend.

Parks around the state are going to get a little brighter this winter. More than 30 candlelight events are scheduled at various Minnesota state parks and trails.

The sport of snowboarding is gaining some national spotlight thanks to the extending media coverage during the Winter Olympics. Snowboarding became an Olympic sport in 1998.

Stearns County Parks Department is hosting a free chance to learn how to get started cross-country skiing.

A Minnesota cross-country ski coach is getting some thanks after he handed a spare pole to an opposing skier who had just broken his.

The lack of snow this season hasn't stopped skiers from hitting the trails and having fun. Even without the expected snowfall yesterday (Monday) many residents have been snow shoeing, fat biking and some skiing.

This week in our "Behind the Scenes" series on WJON, we see how to make snow on the slopes at Powder Ridge. As soon as the weather turns cold the crew at Powder Ridge waste no time making snow for the season.