Itâs Downhill for Sleds, Lamentably
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Toy retailers across the country have largely pushed sleds and toboggans off their shelves and out of their catalog pages, victims of warmer weather and the changing taste of children.
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Standing on the threshold of the 20th century, the world seemed so young and carefree. In the warm summer air, the songs of birds could be heard and at times drowned out by the whir of the lawn mower. The clip clop of horses' hooves could be heard along the unpaved streets where children played their games. In the cool evenings, the lamplighter made his rounds. Shadows danced off buildings and sidewalks. There were those who enjoyed swinging lazily in the hammock or lazily gliding their canoe on some moonlit lake. Everything seemed settled and comfortable in familiar patterns, but there were changes in the wind. In a little more than 15 years, there would be almost three quarters of a million Model T Fords on the roads in North America.
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If your idea of snowshoes resembles those clumsy, wood-and-leather contraptions displayed next to moose heads above fireplaces in rustic ski chalets, you'd better get with the program.
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Streeters are getting a little less than they did in the past.
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Thousands of low-budget films of skating, skiing and surfing have become a world unto themselves.
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For some thinkers, Canada is in decline, or at the very least, has fallen short of their aspirations.
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A sleigh and eight tiny reindeer would have been a more reliable way to travel this holiday than the nation&#39;s airlines. While delays due to weather are unavoidable, it&#39;s hard to understand the numerous cancellations
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Men have been responding with enthusiasm to this winterâs influx of fur.
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Elite athletes in many sports use the ârest high, train lowâ strategy to improve endurance. Can it help sled dogs?
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. _ Weird weather and global warming are claiming a place at the top of the nation's political agenda these days. But while policymakers debate what to do about them, the ski industry already has adjusted its sails.
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IQALUIT, Nunavut Territory -- Simon Nattaq lost both feet to frostbite when his snowmobile crashed through the ice, made thin by rising Arctic temperatures.
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WILMINGTON - Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of the Bruins' season-worst six-game skid is that their play has been the opposite of how they performed before the stumble.
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By Susan Erler, The Times, Munster, Ind.  Dec. 20--PORTAGE -- A mountainous region of upstate New York was Steve  Winters' playground growing up.
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It has been no secret that the US Ski Team has fallen on tough financial times. That has been reflected in such items as reduced staff travel and even a failure to produce a printed team media guide, once an annual staple.
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A decade ago, the N.H.L.âs Canadian franchises were the leagueâs economic weak links. Now the skate is on the other foot.
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Rural roads are being traveled by more and more people, leading to an increase in fatal wildlife-related crashes.
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By Craig Medred, Anchorage Daily News, Alaska  Dec. 17--On the busy days at Turnagain Pass, the Chugach Mountains rumble with the roar of snowmachines.