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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…

Credit: WeatherBell Mostly dry weather dominates the European Alps through the weekend, then a modest Monday into Tuesday refresh favors the higher Swiss-Italian border terrain before confidence drops sharply later in the period. Near-term accumulations are generally small, with the best in-window outcomes around 10 cm near the highest terrain around Cervinia and Zermatt, while…

Credit: WeatherBell Snow continues through Friday and tapers early Saturday, then BC/Alberta shifts to a quieter stretch before lower-confidence waves return next week. Near-term confidence is highest for this first pulse, with the best refresh in the Banff-Lake Louise corridor and lighter results in southern BC, while exposed terrain at Big White stays windy enough…

Credit: WeatherBell The Northern Rockies trend from windy and mostly dry conditions into a more productive midweek snow cycle, with the best in-window snowfall focused on the Tetons and southwest Montana. Friday and Saturday stay mild with strong west winds, then a weak wave brings limited Sunday and Monday snowfall at higher elevations before a…

Credit: WeatherBell The PNW stays mostly quiet through Monday, then the most reliable snow window arrives Tuesday evening through Thursday afternoon with the best totals on Mt. Hood and moderate refreshes elsewhere. Washington and British Columbia resorts see only spotty light snow through the weekend, while a southern track brushes Oregon with high snow levels…

The avalanche in Valtellina killed two backcountry skiers. | Image CNSAS         Two people died after being overwhelmed by an avalanche on the southwest side of Piz Tea Fondada—also known as Monte Cornaccia in Italian—in the territory of Valdidentro, in Valtellina. The slide killed a young ski instructor and a local mountaineer…

100 inches in four days is a Bear Valley dream come true. Credit: Bear Valley Resort Report from February 21 & 22 After Bear Valley Mountain Resort, California, logged more than 100 inches of snow in just four days, I knew we were staring at something special. The kind of storm cycle you talk about…

85-95% of the water in the Colorado River Basin, which supplies 40 million people, comes from mountain snowpacks. | Photo: CU Boulder Water Desk Recent storms brought much needed snow to ski areas in the western United States, but as the East Coast digs out from another blizzard and New England ski areas continue to…

In February of 2025, my friend Kit Monsen invited Christopher Lange and myself to come on a skiing trip to Iraq. Lange and I were sceptical – typically, we’re the kind of people to go on a skiing trip based solely on the quality of the skiing. And, well… We kind of assumed Iraq wouldn’t…

Steamboat Resort introduced the True West Pass this winter, which offers priority lift entry and concierge-level amenities. | Photo: Steamboat Resort Steamboat Resort in Colorado has introduced a new concierge-level add-on product this winter, allowing guests to pay extra for dedicated lift line access, valet services, and other high-touch amenities—a move that has drawn both…