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Trango Towers, Pakistan—where skiers Jim Morrison and Christina Lustenberger made imagination reality. | Photo: The North Face Long before skis ever touched the upper slopes of Pakistan’s Great Trango Tower, the mountain lived in Jim Morrison’s imagination as something almost untouchable—a towering symbol of mountaineering history, not skiing possibility. For decades, the near-20,000-foot granite spire…

Report from February 23, 2026 I parked on the far side of Val d’Isère, France, yesterday with a simple plan: explore the entire resort, find some neat lines, and have my mind blown. All three goals were accomplished. This place is nuts. Massive lines everywhere. Lifts zipping up the mountain left and right. More terrain…

An otherwise quiet downtown Boston was brought to life around City Hall with Red Bull Heavy Metal. | Credit: Liam Abbott/SnowBrains Red Bull Heavy Metal Boston Trip Report from February 21, 2026 There are two interesting yet conflicting mindsets that exist in most passionate skiers and snowboarders heads nowadays: The sport is dying. Skiing and snowboarding…

Piper Kunst, 2026 Queen of Corbet’s, backflipping into the Corbet’s Couloir. | Image: @dr.pippah on Instagram The annual Kings and Queens of Corbet’s took place on February 13 at Jackson Hole Resort. The ninth year of this prestigious freeride event featured some epic lines from athletes who weren’t afraid to throw down. Despite such a…

The dramatic before and after of the recent snowstorms in the Sierra Nevada. Photo: NASA Wordview In about seven days, and with an incredible weather system, the California Sierra Nevada mountain range shifted from parched, brown slopes to a brilliant horizon-to-horizon white. The satellite imagery from NASA and the European Space Agency has captured this…

The Georgia Pro will be moved to this face in Kühtai, Austria, later this week. | Photo: Freeride World Tour The Freeride World Tour announced Tuesday that the canceled Georgia Pro will be restaged this week in Kühtai near Innsbruck, providing athletes a replacement competition and preserving crucial points in the season standings. The event,…

Credit: WeatherBell California skiing stays in a warm, wind-affected pattern through Sunday morning, with very limited new snow for most resorts. The main weather impact is rain and strong ridge-top wind rather than powder production, followed by several milder, drier days. For skiers and riders, this favors picking sheltered terrain and timing around wind exposure,…

A large avalanche roughly D3 in size roared down from steep terrain above the Floria T-bar at the Flégère ski area at approximately 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, crossing multiple groomed runs and burying skiers, prompting a major emergency response that was still unfolding late in the day. The slide released from rocky slopes above the…

Winter driving takes extra preparation and skill on mountain roads. Credit: hokokyew.com The drive to the mountain is an integral part of the ski day adventure, setting the tone for the excitement and anticipation that awaits on the slopes. However, reaching some of the best ski resorts often means navigating treacherous roads that can test…

A recent slab avalanche in Verbier. | Image: Kantonspolizei Wallis/Valais At the moment it seems that not a day goes by without more avalanche deaths. And the fact is that as of February 22, 100 people have already lost their lives in avalanches across Europe and avalanche season extends all the way to May. The…