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Credit: WeatherBell Two mountain snow cycles are lined up for Utah this week, with the most dependable detail from Monday afternoon through Friday night. The first round comes in warmer and denser, then a colder second round improves snow quality and keeps turns fresh into Friday, with the highest terrain in the Wasatch favored for…

Nakiska Ski Area in Alberta, Canada. | Image: Nakiska Facebook A 15-year-old skier has died at Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, Alberta, on Saturday, February 28, after being buried by a massive avalanche at Nakiska Ski Area on Friday, February 27. According to Avalanche Canada, the pair triggered the avalanche while bootpacking up a slope.…

Emma Aicher wins a dominant Super-G with a 0.88-second lead. | Image: Emma Aicher IG The women’s speed tour continued in Soldeu, Andorra, on Saturday, February 28, but under more overcast skies and a slightly flatter light on the Aliga course than on Friday. Victory went to Germany’s Emma Aicher, who crossed the finish line…

Credit: WeatherBell Colorado’s mountains shift from a warm, mostly dry start to two rounds of light to moderate snow through Wednesday, then into a lower-confidence but potentially more active stretch late week into next weekend. The first wave arrives late Saturday night through Sunday with modest accumulations focused on northern and central mountains, while southern…

Report from February 25, 2026 Yesterday was the last day of my ski trip to France. Twenty-two powder days in a row. I’m completely exhausted and utterly satisfied. So much great terrain here. Image: SnowBrains One of the best ski trips of my life, and maybe the most powder I’ve ever skied in a 22-day…

These resorts will be the deepest over the next week and beyond. | Photo: Stevens Pass Forecast for February 28 – March 9, 2026 It’s always snowing somewhere, and for skiers and riders, that’s where the magic happens. Fresh snow is what turns ordinary runs into powder days, and every skier knows the thrill of…

Credit: WeatherBell A mostly manageable weekend and Monday transition into the highest-confidence snow window from Tuesday through Thursday, followed by a larger but lower-confidence storm signal for Saturday into early next week. Guidance is most aligned on a moderate midweek refresh, strongest in central Honshu, where many mountains should pick up 10 cm-35 cm, with…

Credit: WeatherBell A focused Sunday-through-Tuesday storm brings the only meaningful snowfall window, with the best accumulation in Canterbury and lighter spillover elsewhere. Guidance supports a regional high-elevation refresh around 20 cm-30 cm at the top end, while most other fields stay in a modest 1 cm-6 cm range. Expect mostly dense to moderate snow quality…

A view of the avalanche from above. | Photo: UAC Utah has suffered its fourth avalanche death of the season after an avalanche victim from last weekend succumbed to his injuries in hospital. All four of Utah’s avalanche deaths occurred in a short window from February 18 to February 22. The most recent death follows…

Winter Park, Colorado, with a rather thin cover this season. | Image: SnowBrains While much-needed February snowstorms finally nourished ski areas across the American West with resorts in California and Utah reporting several feet of snow in an expanse of a few days, Colorado’s snowpack continues to suffer. Related: Palisades Tahoe, CA, Snowpack Now Above…