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NakedAde is easy to use on the go. | Photo: Naked Nutrition. This article is brought to you by Naked Nutrition I used to ski and snowboard wearing a hydration pack. However, since the days of open-to-close shredding at resorts are largely behind me, and because riding chairlifts with a pack on is uncomfortable and…

Kelly Vohs, newly appointed Chief Executive Officer of Alterra Mountain Company Alterra Mountain Company, the world’s premier mountain operating company, today named experienced hospitality and operations leader Kelly Vohs its new Alterra CEO, effective October 19, 2026. Related: Alterra Mountain Co. Cuts Jobs Amid Relocation Rumors and Search for New CEO Who Is Alterra CEO…

What’s new at PGR resorts this season, including Jay Peak. | Image: Jay Peak Resort FB Page With the 2026-27 winter season fast approaching, resorts across the Pacific Group Resorts (PGR) portfolio are rolling out capital investments, expanded snowmaking infrastructure, and new on-mountain programming. Against a backdrop of rising industry pass prices, PGR continues to…

Banff, Alberta | Image: Jill Tester/SkiBig3 Brought to you by SkiBig3. Getting There: From Prairies to Peaks There is a moment on the Trans-Canada Highway when the city of Calgary falls away, and the view ahead becomes a wall of limestone and shale. Banff National Park is close enough to Calgary International Airport to make…

Screenshots from the video by the fire department. | Image: Vigili del Fuoco A massive rockfall tore loose from the northern walls of Tofana di Dentro in Italy’s Dolomites on Sunday afternoon, October 4, sending huge quantities of rock cascading toward Val Travenanzes west of the famous ski resort Cortina d’Ampezzo. The collapse occurred at…

Good bye from the crew at Ohau Snow Fields. | Image: Ohau Snow Fields Ōhau Snow Fields, New Zealand, wrapped up its 2026 ski season on Sunday, October 4, sending skiers and snowboarders into spring with a final day of retro gear, good snow and plenty of sunshine. The South Island ski area celebrated its…

Gondola Skyride, Stowe Mountain Resort. | Image: J. Davis Stowe, Vermont, is without a doubt one of the premier destinations in North America for fall foliage. The region’s topography — defined by the dramatic spine of the Green Mountains and a dense canopy of sugar maples, beech, and birch trees — creates a colorful kaleidoscope…

Anchorage recorded snowfall on August 31, 2026 — the second in documented history. | U.S. National Weather Service Anchorage, Alaska. While much of the Northern Hemisphere is still shaking off summer heat, Alaska has already had a taste of winter. The National Weather Service recorded the trace of snowfall at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport…

Morgenstern with the R44 helicopter that was stolen at the end of September. | Image: Morgenstern Helicopter Olympic ski jumping champion Thomas Morgenstern is without his helicopter after thieves broke into a hangar in Austria, wheeled out a Robinson R44, fueled it and flew it across multiple national borders in the middle of the night.…

There are many options when it comes to lunch on the mountain, but what do real skiers and snowboarders do for their midday meal? Credit: Deer Valley Food is fuel, especially when you are spending six or seven hours skiing, riding lifts, hiking for powder, and chasing one more lap. Your muscles need the energy…