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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…

An emotional Corinne Suter with the trophy at Soldeu. | Image: FIS Alpine Just days after the Olympic flame was extinguished, the women’s speed circuit roared back to life on the World Cup tour with a speed weekend in Soldeu, Andorra. With several Downhill and Super-G races still to come, the crystal globe races remain…

Sunday Morning at Mont Sutton Image: J. Davis Report for February 22, 2026 For the 2025-2026 season, two iconic resorts in Quebec’s Eastern Townships, Mont Sutton and Owl’s Head, have joined the Indy Pass. About time. One of the reasons I moved from downtown Montreal to the South Shore a few years ago was for…

Miles Clark pillow skiing in Meribel, France, in 2026. Image: SnowBrains On the pursuit of good powder snow sometimes you find something bigger. A place so vast it makes your brain stutter.A landscape so interconnected it feels impossible.A ski area so large it stops feeling like a resort and starts feeling like its own mountain…

Colorado’s season is on the mend in terms of snow levels. | Photo: CAIC Colorado’s statewide snowpack has risen out of record-low territory after spending 44 consecutive days at historic minimum levels, according to Denver meteorologist Jacob Woods. Woods, a meteorologist at FOX31 Denver, shared on social media that the state’s snowpack first dropped to…

Mad River Glen has purchased a surrounding 1,100 acres of land for recreational and conservation purposes. Photo: Mad River Glen’s iconic single chair. Credit: Vermont.com Mad River Glen has finalized the purchase of more than 1,100 acres of land surrounding its ski area in Fayston, Vermont, securing the property for conservation and backcountry recreation. The…

The FWT Georgia Pro, set to take place in Kühtai, Austria, was canceled yet again due to unsafe snow conditions. | Photo: L Poussin/Freeride World Tour The Freeride World Tour has canceled the Georgia Pro competition scheduled for Thursday in Kühtai, Austria, citing conditions that did not meet safety and fairness standards required at the…

Two bills have been introduced in Oregon to attempt to fix the states’ liability insurance crisis. However, only one has passed the Oregon State Senate, and critics say it could actually make the situation worse. | Photo: Hoodoo Ski Area Oregon’s long-running liability waiver crisis has reached another turning point, and the stakes for recreation…

Midweek skiing at Shawnee Mountain featured wide-open trails. | Image: SnowBrains I’ve skied Shawnee Mountain before, but it was always early or late season—when the mountain wasn’t fully open. What a difference that makes. What has been a stellar East Coast season so far, I got to check out the ski resort midweek on a…

Keystone’s Outpost Gondola on a winter day headed up the mountain. | Photo Credit: Keystone Resort Facebook Page A California snowboarder has filed a lawsuit alleging defective equipment contributed to a catastrophic facial injury he suffered during a crash at Keystone Resort in 2024. According to court records first reported by The Denver Post, Duncan…