I’ve haven’t had a decent pair of ski pants in more than a decade. That all changed this season when I became the proud and satisfied owner of a pair of Powder Bowl pants from Patagonia. Before I get ...

LAKE TAHOE — The rope tow is long gone. The parking lot is empty. Instead of the bustling chatter of a happy crowd of skiers, there’s just silence. But the landscape of the abandoned Powder Bowl ski ...