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The new sign at the Donner Ski Ranch will be placed at the bottom of every chairlift and carpet. | Credit: Donner Ski Ranch Facebook Donner Ski Ranch, California, is taking chairlift safety to a whole new level. The Tahoe-area resort recently took to its Facebook to reveal a new sign that will be posted…

Three firefighters were killed and two injured responding to Snyder wildfire on Utah-Colorado border.| Image: Utah Fire Shooting off fireworks for July is one of the most popular American pastimes. However, due to the threat of wildfires and the ongoing wildfires devastating Utah, fireworks will be banned this holiday weekend. Utah firefighters and residents in…

Looking up at the mountain from the village. | Credit: SnowBrains Conditions Report from Saturday, June 27, 2026 After its second-snowiest winter on record, Banff Sunshine, Alberta, had enough snow to open for summer skiing for just the third time in its 100-year history. While many ski areas were forced to shut down weeks earlier,…

The view and vibe found at Roundhill Ski Area, NZ. | Photo: P.M.Fadden Roundhill Ski Area, New Zealand, has confirmed it will open for the 2026 season on Wednesday, July 1, after a week of intensive snowmaking allowed the Canterbury ski field to overcome a lack of natural snowfall that forced it to postpone its…

Levi, Finland, each year saves thousands of cubic meters of snow for next season. | Image: Snow Secure Less than 100 days from now, the first non-glacial ski resorts in the Northern Hemisphere will kick off their 2026–27 seasons. Levi and Ruka in Finnish Lapland have confirmed an October 2, 2026 opening, both launching their…

Petra Eder-Kuhr balances an NK client. | Image: Petra Eder-Kuhr The median age of the North American recreational skier has risen to 38 years, climbing up from 30 years only a decade ago. For the aging mountain athlete who has no intention of hanging up their skis, that number carries a quiet, burning urgency. The…

The loading area of the Aiguille Rouge chair in Tignes. | Image: Skiresort.info A British family is looking for eyewitnesses after their 12-year-old daughter fell approximately 12 meters (39 feet) from a chairlift in Tignes, France, during a ski holiday three months ago. The incident occurred on March 29, 2026, at around 11:30 a.m. on…

After receiving 35cm of snow, Mt. Lyford is pushing to open next week Thursday. | Image: Mt. Lyford New Zealand’s Mt. Lyford Ski Area is set to open for the 2026 season on Thursday, July 2, after a productive early winter storm delivered 35 centimeters (14 inches) of wind-affected snow across the mountain. The snowfall…

Bourke Street at Mt. Buller is operating thanks to extensive snowmaking. | Image: Mt. Buller webcam Victoria’s Mt. Buller has extended ski, snowboard, and tobogganing hours through to 7 p.m. each evening during the school holiday period and frozen lift ticket prices, in a move aimed at boosting accessibility for families during a slow-starting Australian…

The future of the planned 55-bed workforce housing building at 118 Congress Street remains completely stalled. | Image: LoopNet A planned workforce housing project for Sunday River Resort, Maine, has become the subject of a lawsuit, with developer High Tide Capital LLC alleging the resort backed out of a long-term lease agreement just weeks before…