Each Berkshires winter played out this deadly combination of ever-increasing automobile traffic with the persistent tradition ...

Kids were excited to wake up to the new fallen snow in Rochester as several of them had the day off from school.

But when organizers were putting together this year’s edition, they ran into a critical problem that any kid who has ever ridden on a sled would understand. There wasn’t nearly enough snow.

Even as a lack of snow forced organizers to shorten the course to less than 2 miles, the crowds in downtown Anchorage brought ...