The Ski Channel | 532 followers on LinkedIn. The Ski Channel is a Video On Demand Cable, Satellite and Telco television network distributed on Time Warner Cable, DirecTV, Verizon, Brighthouse Networks and Cox Communications. The technical term for a channel of this type is VODnet. It features mountain oriented sports, activity and lifestyle content and is devoted to year round mountain activities such as skiing, snowboarding, hiking, biking, backpacking, climbing and other mountain sports.