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Étan off-piste at La Clusaz. | Photo: SnowBrains   Report from Saturday, February 28, 2026 Balme—Candide Thovex’s Playground. A mythical location on the far skier’s right side of La Clusaz Resort. Where the wave of freeskiing creativity crested and broke before it slowly rolled back… You can still see the high-mark that the water left…

A weak Sunday-to-Tuesday system brings a light refresh to the European Alps, followed by a mostly dry midweek and a lower-confidence return to snow chances later in the period. The most dependable short-range outcome is modest accumulation, with many resorts only picking up a few centimeters and favored higher terrain topping out near 7 cm…

A cold, generally low-snow stretch is in place through midweek, then a more complicated late-week storm pattern develops across the Northeast. Sunday and Monday stay sharply cold with only light nuisance snow early, followed by a better but still modest snowfall window Tuesday afternoon through early Wednesday. After that, confidence drops as a broader Thursday…

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…