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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…

After eight years, Mikaela Shiffrin has claimed Olympic gold in Milano Cortina. | Photo: Mikaela Shiffrin Instagram American alpine star Mikaela Shiffrin returned to the top of the Olympic podium Wednesday, winning gold in the women’s slalom at the Milano Cortina Winter Games and ending an eight-year Olympic medal drought. According to reporting from the…

Palisades Tahoe was forced to close today, February 17. | Image: Palisades Tahoe A powerful Sierra storm has overwhelmed expectations and forced Palisades Tahoe to shut down operations mid-day on February 17 after more than 30 inches of snow fell in just 12 hours at 8,200 feet. Resort officials said the storm “escalated well beyond…

6 skiers have been evacuated from the avalanche site. The search for the missing 9 continues. | Image: Nevada County Sheriff’s Office Rescue teams have successfully extracted the six skiers who survived Tuesday morning’s avalanche on Castle Peak, but the search for others caught in the slide remains ongoing as extreme weather continues to batter…

Natural Selection Tour returns to Revelstoke, BC, in 2026. | Photo: NST On the eve of the window opening for the YETI Natural Selection Revelstoke, Natural Selection Super Sessions and Research & Development (RND) will premiere revealing the entire roster that will ride in Revy. Both Super Sessions and RND will premiere on March 9…

This year will mark the 15th Audi Power of Four SkiMo race. | Image: Aspen Snowmass When SkiMo makes its long-awaited debut at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Cortina d’Ampezzo this week, the global spotlight will shine on a sport that has deep roots in Colorado—particularly at Aspen Snowmass. And in perfect symmetry, Aspen’s most…

Palisades Tahoe is closed today while ops teams make the mountain safe. | Photo: Palisades Tahoe Heavy snow and high winds forced multiple ski resorts around Lake Tahoe and Mammoth Mountain to close today, February 17, as storm conditions battered the Sierra Nevada. Resorts cited poor visibility, avalanche risks, and deep snow for the shutdowns,…

Castle Peak, CA. | Photo: Unsplash The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office reports that rescue operations continue for a group of 16 backcountry skiers caught in an avalanche on Castle Peak, California, at approximately 11:30 a.m. today. Six skiers survived the slide and remain at the site, sheltering in place while awaiting extraction; ten others, including…