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Jay Peak in the clouds. Photo: Jay Peak Resort FB Page Located in the far northeastern corner of the United States near the Canadian border, Jay Peak is a prominent summit in northern Vermont. Rising to 3,862 feet, and with a base elevation near 1,750 feet, the mountain boasts a vertical drop of over 2,100…

Screenshot from video. | Image: FNN YouTube video An eight-year-old Australian girl has died after a snowmobile overturned during a tour in Hakuba Village, Japan, Japanese news reported. The accident occurred just before 11 a.m. on February 28 in the Hokujo area of the popular ski destination in Nagano Prefecture. Emergency services received a report…

Carabineri are enforcing the helmet law everywhere in Italian resorts. | Image: Minesterio della Difesa Three American tourists are facing fines of up to €1,000 each after being stopped by police while skiing in Cortina d’Ampezzo, in northern Italy’s Dolomites. State Police say the trio violated multiple safety laws, including skiing without helmets, lacking mandatory insurance,…

Salt Lake City, Utah, has experienced its warmest winter on record since record-keeping began 150 years ago. | Photo Credit: Visit The USA Salt Lake City has recorded its warmest winter since record-keeping began in 1874, according to the National Weather Service. Meteorological winter—which includes December, January, and February—ended Saturday, and data released Sunday show…

  Russell is making way across Sunset Peak. Photo: Truman Boot Conditions Report from February 21-23, 2026 After being out of commission for four weeks with an MCL tear, I was itching for an adventure. My good buddy Truman was coming up to visit, and we wanted to make the most of our time. Originally,…

Miles Clark racing his sluff at Pulseline Adventure in Valdez, Alaska, on April 16, 2021. | Photo: SnowBrains Heli-skiing in Alaska sits at the very top of many skiers’ lifetime bucket lists—endless glaciated terrain, deep maritime snowpacks, and dramatic spines rising straight from the sea. This spring, a small number of remaining seats are still…

Buttermilk Mountain, CO. | Photo: executivetraveller.com Sixty-five children undergoing cancer treatment will travel to Aspen this month to participate in the 26th Aspen Winter Games, an eight-day adaptive ski and snowboard program hosted by the Shining Stars Foundation, according to a press release issued by the organization. The Aspen-based nonprofit, founded in 2001, will hold…

Ski resorts across France including Tignes (pictured) received €555 million worth of investments in 2025. | Image: SnowBrains French ski resorts invested €555 million in 2025, maintaining a historically high level of spending and reinforcing the sector’s central role in mountain economies, according to the annual investment survey conducted by Montagne Leaders magazine in partnership…

Burlington digs out after major snowfall. | Credit: BurlingtonToday.com Vermont has had quite the snow season, from the mountains down to the cities. Burlington just reached a whopping 73 days with snow on the ground, the longest stretch since 2004. Burlington is reporting 71 inches as of February 24, which would be average snowfall for…

Skiing was included in a recent list of luxury services that could be subjected to a new Michigan tax, despite the small but mighty character of Michigan ski areas. | Photo: Chris Guibert Michigan’s ski industry, known for its beloved local ski hills and sneaky lake-effect powder skiing on the Upper Peninsula, has been caught…