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Credit: WeatherBell A strong Thursday-Friday pulse brings the best snow to southwest Montana and the Tetons, then the Northern Rockies turn mostly quieter and milder for the weekend before another wind-driven storm threat builds early next week. The best turns favor higher terrain in western Wyoming and southwest Montana through Friday night, while many Idaho…

Credit: WeatherBell A modest Thursday and Friday Cascade refresh will be followed by a colder and much more active pattern from Sunday into next weekend. The near-term snow is mostly a maintenance event with generally 1″-7″ through Friday night, while the larger Sunday-onward cycle should deliver much deeper accumulations but with lower confidence on exact…

Sun Valley ski instructor Logan Frederickson carving on the groomers. | Photo: SnowBrains Anyone who has skied on both sides of the Atlantic has probably noticed that ski lessons in Europe are considerably cheaper than in the United States. You start looking for a private lesson in the U.S. and wind up wondering if you…

This year’s Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games. | Photo: U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Italy While the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics delivered their share of breathtaking performances and emotional podium moments, they also produced a catalogue of scenes that were simply weird. From backward finishes and canine course invasions to viral live-TV mishaps and off-ice controversy, the…

View this post on Instagram On a good powder day in the Tetons, there’s a decent chance Jonnie Merrill never clicks into his skis. The Victor, Idaho-based pro, known for high-speed, high-consequence big-mountain lines with Line Skis—will sometimes leave the plastic boots in the truck and reach for something most people still think is a…

Crash Patch is a revolutionary new sticker that detects heavy impacts. | Image: supplied by Crash Patch The Snow League, the world’s first professional sports league dedicated to snowboarding and freeskiing, announced it piloted Crash Patch™–the first-ever helmet sticker designed to immediately signal major impacts–at its event at Buttermilk at Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, where the…

Les Arcs in spring is not to miss! | Image: supplied by Les Arcs Contrary to popular belief, the ski season doesn’t end in March. In Les Arcs, France, the return of sunny days is one of the best times to discover the Alpine environment from a new perspective. Generous snow cover, milder weather conditions,…

Skiers and snowboarders gather at Palisades Tahoe for International Women’s Month events celebrating community, mentorship, and women in mountain sports. | Photo: Palisades Tahoe Olympic Valley, Calif. [March 4, 2026] — This March, Palisades Tahoe is celebrating International Women’s Month with a lineup of on-snow events, community gatherings, and storytelling experiences that honor the women…

Credit: WeatherBell Japan has a solid two-wave snow cycle through Tuesday night, with the best coverage this weekend and another colder refresh Monday into Tuesday. Guidance is generally aligned on timing through Tuesday night, so skiers can plan around two primary snowfall windows instead of scattered one-off bursts. The weekend wave favors Hokkaido first, then…

Looking uphill towards the crown of the avalanche from where the victim was buried. Captured the day of the incident. Photo: Brighton Ski Patrol  The Utah Avalanche Center has released its final report on the February 19 avalanche near Brighton Resort that killed an 11-year-old girl after she exited the ski area boundary into backcountry…