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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…

Report from February 15, 2026 It turns out my old Cal Ski Team buddy Sara has a place in Méribel (part of Les 3 Vallées) and she’s here right now. I’m crashing on their bunk bed and life is good. Yesterday morning, we slept in and moved slowly. The forecast called for a grey day…

An artistic rendering of the new base at Aspen Mountain, Chalet Alpina. Photo Chalet Alpina One of the preeminent resorts in the United States is getting a significant redevelopment aimed to bolster a side of the mountain that has been left behind. After more than a decade of planning, lengthy approval processes, and community-driven opposition,…

Credit: WeatherBell A strong midweek storm brings widespread alpine snowfall through Saturday, followed by a quieter stretch and a lower-confidence late-week reload attempt. The Wednesday night through Friday system has the best agreement across the models, and it should deliver a broad 25 cm-60 cm for many resorts, with the highest French terrain capable of…

Norway’s Tormod Frostad soars through the air on his way to big air gold. | Credit: Norway & World Adventures Facebook The men’s ski big air finals went down on Monday, February 18, in Livigno, Italy, for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. The event featured twelve of the world’s best freestyle skiers who competed to…

China’s Su Yiming flies through the slopestyle course at the Milano Cortina Olympics. | Credit: CGTN Sports Scene Facebook Men’s snowboard slopestyle just came to a close in the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics, with the finals round concluding in Livigno, Italy, on Wednesday, February 18. The event saw twelve of the world’s best slopestyle…