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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…

Slopestyle snowboarding was one of the 2026 Olympics’ most talked-about events, with China’s Su Yiming (pictured above) taking gold in the men’s division. | Credit: CGTN Sports Scene Facebook At the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, freestyle snowboarding emerged as one of the Games’ most talked-about events, drawing attention not only to the sport itself…

Credit: WeatherBell Japan is set for two meaningful snow cycles from Tuesday through Monday, followed by a lower-confidence and generally lighter midweek pattern. The first cycle builds Tuesday afternoon and peaks Wednesday into early Thursday, then a stronger and windier round arrives Saturday into Monday with the best chance for widespread refreshes. Snow levels stay…

Credit: WeatherBell A multi-wave pattern keeps BC/Alberta active through Tuesday morning, led by a stronger Sunday through early Tuesday storm, then a colder but less certain follow-up later in the week. The highest-confidence period supports widespread refreshes, with most mountains landing in about 4″ to 18″ by Tuesday morning and the best odds for quality…

Credit: WeatherBell A light Monday pulse and a warmer Tuesday are followed by a better Wednesday through Friday refresh, with the steadiest snow focused on southwest Idaho and southwest Montana before confidence drops again late weekend into next week. Within the highest-confidence period, most resorts are on track for 3″-9″, while the favored spots push…

Credit: WeatherBell A wet midweek Cascade cycle is the highest-confidence part of this forecast, followed by a lower-confidence but colder storm signal late in the period. Snow and rain increase Tuesday, peak Tuesday night through Thursday, and taper Friday morning, with the most reliable accumulations at higher elevations. Expect mostly dense snow quality during the…

Deep inside ice, it’s always night. Photo: P.M.Fadden By: P.M. ‘Paulie’ Fadden, February 2026 Nothing’s ever happening until everything’s happening at once.  Life is like that, missions too. And this one is no exception. New Zealand Highcountry; a wildlands where very little thrives expect ice. Photo: P.M.Fadden Idle pieces of a vague puzzle had been…

An all-American podium, led by Olivia Giaccio. | Image: FIS Freestyle There is no rest for the wicked—or the wickedly good skiers. Just one week ago to Olympics wrapped up and the FIS Freestyle Moguls World Cup continues in Nanto-Toyama, Japan.  It is the first Japanese Moguls World Cup in six years—and Team USA delivered…