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The first descent was on the left of the photo, while the avalanche terrain can be seen in this photo. | Image: SLF The trial of two guides who led an ill-fated ski tour with a group of boarding-school students will begin Wednesday, August 12, 2026, in Switzerland, more than three years after an avalanche…

It’s not too late to book a ski trip to Valle Nevado, Chile. | Photo: Valle Nevado This post is brought to you by Valle Nevado. Summer is in full swing across North America, with many regions enduring some of the year’s most intense heat waves. But instead of suffering in the sweltering heat and…

Tami Razinger skis the Headwall on another perfect day at The Big One. | Photo: Brooks Curran. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming, has announced its opening date for the 2026-27 season. The resort will kick off the upcoming season on Friday, November 27, 2026. In addition, Jackson Hole launches its Winter 2026-27 Early Bird Lift…

Mount Buller Road leads up to Mount Buller Resort in Victoria, Australia. | Credit: Mt. Buller Facebook A son has died and his mother has been injured after a tree fell onto their car on Mount Buller Road near Mount Buller Resort, Victoria, Australia, on Monday morning, August 10. The mother was driving her son…

Construction of the new Angel Express six-chair is complete. | Image: Angel Fire Resort Angel Fire Resort in New Mexico has completed construction of its Angel Express chairlift, the resort announced on July 29, 2026. The resort will open the state’s first high-speed six-person chairlift in the 2026-27 season, marking a new milestone for not…

Report from Sunday, August 9, 2026 And just like that, it was gone.  The condor flew a few feet over my head, big prehistoric eyes looking me square in mine as it whistled by, wind current from the giant raptor just about hitting me in the face before it turned a corner and vanished. It…

Big Pine Lakes. | Image: Archive Vikram Mubayi, a doctoral student at the University of California, Santa Barbara, was found dead in California’s Eastern Sierra after going missing during a solo hiking trip in the Big Pine Lakes area. Mubayi, a Ph.D. candidate in chemical engineering at UCSB, was reported missing by his family after…

A skier rides an untouched powder slope at Temple Basin, where a 45-minute hike is required to reach its tow ropes. | Photo: whereiskylemiller.com In the heart of the Southern Alps, New Zealand’s “club fields” stand apart from the high-profile ski resorts that dominate international tourism. Operated by local ski clubs rather than corporations, these…

This ski resort claims to be the best in Colorado for beginners. | Photo: Breckenridge Learning to ski or snowboard can make or break someone who is learning to ski or snowboard, and choosing the right resort is one of the biggest factors in that experience. The best beginner resorts offer more than a few…

Junior FWT event at Falls Creek. | Image: Falls Creek / Vail Resorts Around 120 of Australia and New Zealand’s best young freeriders descended on Falls Creek, Australia, this weekend for the resort’s first Freeride World Tour (FWT) Junior 2 event, throwing down on Rapunzel’s Run as spectators watched from Tower’s chairlift and Blue Brumby.…