Sophomore Emily Peng builds speed, bracing for takeoff, and with the swish of snow underneath her skis, lifts off the ground. Suspended in the air, cold wind whipping her face and adrenaline rushing through...

It seemed that my young skiing career was plunging downhill. My six-year-old self and my first-time skier dad had just tumbled off the lift on the easiest green trail at Mount Rose Ski Resort. A quarter...