A few years ago, a skier fell and broke his leg on a steep slope at Crystal Mountain. Veteran patroller and accomplished mountaineer Brent Okita was first on the scene and called for assistance.

Crystal Mountain Resort General Manager John Kircher fires a snowball at co-workers during a break at getting the ski area ready for the 2016-17 season. He just bought the resort. Lui Kit Wong ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. Even Andrew Kircher thinks his ski racing success is somehow related to the family history ...

Everett Kircher, a ski industry pioneer who figured out how to move more people up a mountain, has died. He was 85. Kircher died Wednesday in Petoskey in northern Michigan. He had been hospitalized ...

The table sits at the front of the bookshop, near the door. That way it will get maximum exposure as people come and go. "If you enjoyed The Da Vinci Code," the sign over it says, "you might also like ...