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March 2026 temperature outlook. | Image: NOAA The NOAA has just released its March 2026 outlook. Below is a summary for skiers and riders, followed by the full text discussion. Related: SnowBrains Forecast: Up to Two More Feet for Colorado With More Storms Lined Up Warmer, drier weather is favored for much of the southern…

Credit: WeatherBell This forecast is brought to you by Christy Sports. A cold, windy storm cycle brings widespread Colorado powder from Wednesday night through early Saturday, with the San Juans leading the way. Snow levels stay well below every resort base during the active period, generally hovering between 0 and 5,000 feet, and snow-to-liquid ratios…

Credit: WeatherBell Thursday stays stormy across the Sierra with cold snow and strong ridge winds, then a quieter Friday and Saturday set up before storm chances return late in the weekend and next week. Confidence is highest through Saturday because the individual models agree well on the timing of the Thursday storm and the following…

Report from February 17, 2026 We awoke yesterday to about two feet of new snow at the house down at 4,500′. The plan was Méribel in Les 3 Vallées, France. The largest ski resort on Earth. The Epic Pass works here. The morning started a bit rowdy as we tried to get my friend’s kid…

Gary Nett has been working at Liberty Mountain Resort for 60 years. | Image: SnowBrains A person who has been doing the same profession for nearly 50 years is a rarity in the world today. Gary Nett, the almost 83-year-old ski school supervisor and longtime instructor, has been doing that at Liberty Mountain Resort for…

The resort is only served by two chairlifts, but both are high-speed, making it quick to get around. | Credit: Liam Abbott/SnowBrains Burke Mountain Conditions Report from February 13, 2026 Less than 48 hours before I got in my car to drive up to Burke Mountain for the first time, some of the biggest ski…

Seven Springs Opens Iconic 13-Foot Halfpipe — A Classic Returns for a New Generation. | Image: Seven Springs Mountain Resort Seven Springs Mountain Resort in Pennsylvania has brought back one of its most iconic freestyle features, the halfpipe. It is a mini halfpipe, meaning that it is not as big as an Olympic halfpipe, and…

6 skiers have been evacuated from the Castle Peak avalanche site. 8 have been confirmed dead and one remains missing. | Image: Nevada County Sheriff’s Office [This article is a follow-up to a previously published story on Tuesday, February 17, 2026] An avalanche that struck a guided backcountry ski group near Castle Peak, California, has…

Daniel Tschofenig soaring at the Olympics. Image: Milano Cortina 2026 “Extremely Stupid” is how Austria’s Daniel Tschofenig said he felt after being disqualified from this year’s Winter Olympics. The reason: too large of boots, four millimeters larger to be exact. Ski jumping gear differs from that of traditional downhill or Nordic skiing. Tighter rules and…

A bird’s eye view of what Nordic Valley normally looks like in winter. – Photo Credit: Nordic Valley Nordic Valley near Eden, Utah, shut down indefinitely last Wednesday due to rain and dwindling snowpack, but has now announced plans to reopen this coming weekend after a multi-day snowstorm will slam the Beehive State. The resort…