Josh Sullivan is a contributing writer for Snowboarder. He lives in Raleigh, and moved to North Carolina from Boston. He grew ...

After multiple high-elevation search and rescue operations in March, Mount Rainier National Park officials beg visitors to be prepared for wintery conditions.

For ski patrol, the shift from active operations to spring shutdown means a long checklist of tear-down tasks — removing safety pads, pulling signage, stashing away hazard markers and everything in ...