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An avalanche hit Rotloiwigalerie in Goppenstein on Thursday, February 12. | Image: Kantonspolizei Waillis An avalanche near Goppenstein in southern Switzerland derailed a regional passenger train on Monday, February 16, marking the second avalanche at Goppenstein in five days, after an avalanche hit a road tunnel on February 12, which cut off the Lötschental from…

A moody morning commute to Silverton, Colorado, for their 17th Annual Skijoring Event. Photo Credit: JT Pulfer II President’s Day Weekend delivered much-needed snow to eager thrill seekers in Silverton, Colorado. My commute was outstanding, as per usual for the infamous Red Mountain Pass. Amazingly, the preceding day, nearly a foot of snow fell on…

Much of the La Fouly village is under evacuation orders. | Image: La Fouly FB The cantonal police of Wallis/Valais has issued an evacuation order for multiple neighborhoods in the mountain village La Fouly in the Swiss canton of Wallis/Valais following heavy snowfall, strong winds, and additional precipitation forecast in the coming hours. Related: Entire…

US/Greek skier AJ Ginnis celebrating the first Greek World Championship medal | Picture: AJ Ginnis Instagram Page Greek-American alpine skier AJ Ginnis will push out of the Olympic start gate one final time tomorrow, February not to chase a result, but to close the chapter on a career defined by resilience, reinvention, and history-making moments…

Courmayeur on the French-Italian border. | Image: SnowBrains A massive avalanche struck the Ves Canal in Val Veny, above Courmayeur, on Sunday, February 15, at around 11 a.m., overwhelming a group of off-piste skiers on one of the most popular freeride routes at the foot of Mont Blanc. The final toll is two dead and…

Mikael Kingsbury claims his second Olympic gold ahead of Ikuma Horishima and Matt Graham. | Image: CanPodium In what was some of the most thrilling action at Livigno this week, the men battled it out for Olympic glory in the inaugural dual moguls on Sunday, February 15. Taking home the gold medal was Mikäel Kingsbury—dubbed…

5/5 Extreme avalanche danger in Courchevel, France. | Image: SnowBrains Météo-France has issued a stark warning for mountain-goers this week, placing the Northern Alps and Pyrenees on orange avalanche alert and highlighting a strong avalanche risk (red) for many areas of the Northern Alps, Southern Alps, and Pyrenees. The warning comes just days after three…

Credit: WeatherBell This SnowBrains Forecast was created at 02:45 p.m. PST on Sunday, February 15, 2026. An active week is ahead for the Northern Rockies, highlighted by a strong Monday night into Tuesday system and followed by colder, higher-quality snow showers through Friday. Snow levels run high at times on Monday before crashing on Tuesday,…

Brignone skiing to victory. | Image: FIS Alpine Under bluebird skies on the Tofane di Olimpia in Cortina d’Ampezzo, Italy, the women’s Olympic Giant Slalom unfolded into one of the most extraordinary races of the season—defined by a close field that even saw a three-way-tie until Italy’s Federica Brignone broke the field wide open with…

Report from Valentine’s Day, 2026 I was very excited to ski Les Arcs while here in France. Yesterday, I finally got the chance and pounced. We were staying in Bourg Saint-Maurice, and they have a funicular right in town that climbs directly from the village up into the ski resort. Avy fences. Image: SnowBrains The…