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Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS This South America snow forecast favors southern Chile and Patagonia through Friday, with Cerro Castor carrying the strongest published total at 15-22 cm. The near-term pattern is active but not especially deep, with a current southern Chile pulse, colder far-south snow early to midweek, and a more uncertain central Andes wave next…

IOC President Kirsty Coventry announced the grant to Olympic athletes. | Image: Auburn Alumni Association For the first time in Olympic history, every athlete who competes at the Olympic Games will receive a direct financial payment from the International Olympic Committee (IOC). At its 146th IOC Session in Lausanne, Switzerland, the IOC announced the new…

The Peak 10 Classic scene at Fourth of July Bowl in Breckenridge, Colorado, in July 2024. Credit: Lynnhaven Photography For the first time in nine years, the Peak 10 Classic is not happening this July 4. Why is that? Take a glance up at Fourth of July Bowl in Breckenridge, Colorado, and see how the…

Polish ski mountaineer Andrzej Bargiel drinks a Red Bull after completing a ski descent of Gasherbrum in the Karakoram range during his historic oxygen-free ski expeditions where he successfully skied every 8,000-meter peak in Pakistan. | Photo: Red Bull Instagram Polish ski mountaineering phenomenon Andrzej Bargiel has secured another unprecedented milestone by becoming the first…

Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS This Northern Rockies snow forecast is a cold, wet late-June update focused on high-elevation snow rather than lift-served skiing. All Northern Rockies resorts are closed for lift-served skiing, but the mountains will still see a sharp pattern change with rain, gusty winds, and wet snow above the higher terrain. The best snow…

$6.5 million mansion for $1? | Photo: realtor.com Two ski-in, ski-out homes within Big Sky, Montana‘s Spanish Peaks Mountain Club, are going under the hammer, and either one could sell for whatever the highest bidder is willing to pay. Related: 5,000 Acres of Room to Roam: Big Sky’s Big Advantage Big Sky Ski-In Ski-Out Homes:…

French mountaineer Iris Pessey on her journey up Mont Blanc in France, | Credit: Mountain Sports Magazine Facebook A French Alps native broke the fastest known time to summit Mont Blanc.  In just five hours and two minutes – 10 minutes faster than the previous record – endurance athlete Iris Pessey climbed from base to…

Lush singletrack from the #3 town on the list. | Photo: Western Spirit America has no shortage of great mountain bike towns, but not all of them are created equal. While many destinations boast great trails, only a select few earn recognition from the International Mountain Bicycling Association as a designated Ride Center™, which is…

Loveland’s snow guns will soon be firing. | Credit: Loveland Facebook Loveland Ski Area snowmaking for the 2026-27 ski season is now approximately 100 days away, the Colorado resort announced yesterday. Loveland shared the update on social media, noting the timeline is based on when snowmaking has traditionally begun at the mountain. The resort shared…

The IOC has gathered in Lausanne, Switzerland, to review initiatives launched by Kirsty Coventry since her election last June as its president. | Image: IOC Ski mountaineering (skimo) has been officially approved for inclusion in the Alpes 2030 Olympic Winter Games by the 146th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Lausanne, Switzerland. The IOC executive…