Idaho Senators should stand down on Montana Wilderness bill says Mark Menlove in a special op-ed.

There are no border guards up here, no passports required. But stepping into Italy from here means dropping into a 50-degree bulletproof couloir, and skiing the famous Canalone Marinelli down towards the sleepy alpine village of Macugnaga, some 8,000 vertical feet below...

One country crossed on foot, rainy England, and two more countries to go on my quest to the UN's World Climate Treaty Summit in Copenhagen. We are on our third day in Holland, 150 miles into the 250-mile walk, and have had gale-force winds and driving rain for almost nine days now.

Snow season may be rapidly approaching, but students at Champlain Valley Union High School in Hinesburg, Vt. are still focusing on the sun as they study solar power and other alternative energy sources, thanks to Rossignol, Protect Our Winters and the Bonneville Environmental Foundation.

We had come off Allensby Pass and were skiing along the hillside on Allensby Creek when it happened. Albizzi was in the lead and picking his way rather high on the hill when we heard a rumble above us. A cloud of snow came rolling down the mountainside heading straight for us...