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Valentina Greggio broke her own record. | Image: FIS Speed Skiing Valentina Greggio has once again rewritten the record books, setting a new women’s speed skiing world record of 248.270 km/h (154.29 mph), according to FIS Speed Skiing. The Italian speed specialist surpassed her own long-standing mark of 247.083 km/h, which she set back in…

Conditions at the Franz Senn hut on April 3. | Image: Franz Senn Hütte Two American backcountry skiers were caught in an avalanche on Friday, April 3, in the northern Stubai Alps near Neustift im Stubaital, Austria, leaving one seriously injured. According to a press release from Tyrol Police, the pair had set out from…

Credit: WeatherBell A messy early-April cycle keeps the Midwest ski forecast active through early Tuesday, with the best snow focused on the open northern hills while southern terrain deals with more rain and mixed precipitation. Confidence is highest from Saturday morning through early Tuesday, when the ongoing storm and the colder follow-up are best resolved.…

Mikaela Shiffrin was honored at the NYSE on Thursday, April 2. | Image: NYSE Mikaela Shiffrin traded race courses for Wall Street on Thursday, April 2, ringing the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) — less than 72 hours after returning from Europe. Ringing the closing bell — or opening the NYSE…

The 2025-26 season will be memorable for many, just for different reasons. | Photo: PSU/NOHRSC The 2025-26 ski season in the U.S. will be remembered for one thing above all else: it made absolutely no sense. For much of the winter, the snow maps looked backwards. The East kept getting hammered with cold, frequent storms,…

Mount Bohemia has excellent coverage for early April, and is planning on operating for at least another month. | Photo: Mount Bohemia Facebook As many ski areas are announcing early closures, a few ski areas in the Midwest and on the East Coast will continue spinning the lifts, thanks to record-breaking snowpacks. Mount Bohemia, the…

A snowboarder grabbing Indy during the 90-inch February storm. Credit: Dodge Ridge Dodge Ridge, California, just completed its 75th season, celebrating its family roots, quaint atmosphere, and heritage. Dodge Ridge, located in the Central Sierra Nevada mountains, is the Central Valley and Bay Area’s closest skiing. It has 1,600 vertical feet, more than 800 acres…

Indy Pass Sells Out in 37 Minutes. | Photo: Indy Pass Remarkable demand from returning passholders, waitlisters, and the public drives the fastest sellout in Indy Pass history. Indy Pass announced today that its 2026-27 pass is now off sale after selling out in just 37 minutes during the public sale on Friday, April 3.…

Carson Peak seen from 158, March 2026. | Credit: June Lake Chamber of Commerce There is a quality to California’s Eastern Sierra in spring that reads like a mythical tale to those of us out East. While we are used to the intimate, tightly packed forests of the North—and the frantic race for end-of-season turns…

Long-range models are painting an unfortunately dry signal for the Australian ski season. | Credit: WeatherBell Australia winter forecast for 2026: the snow setup looks warm, dry-leaning, and highly dependent on timing. Our call is slightly below-average natural snowfall overall, a stop-start June, the best skiing in the middle of the season, and the strongest…