Night skiing can be a great time if you know the right resorts ... operation in the United States, with 34 trails spread out across 960 acres of lit territory open seven days a week until 10 ...

But that pales in comparison to what you might call "trail-gaiting," in Norway, where skiing is the top sport. The Cross-Country World Ski Championships ... who are coming into their own just in time ...

For a recent ski excursion in the woods of southern Vermont, I used a Nordic backcountry ... the Catamount Trail in stages ...