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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…

  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by SnowBrains (@snowbrains) Here are my top four favorite to ski in the USA as a professional free skier: 4. Utah Little Cottonwood Canyon, Utah. | Photo: wyssenavalanche.com My favorite things about skiing in Utah are how consistent the storms are, how much it snows…

Credit: ECMWF The South America snow forecast favors a major refresh in the central Andes as an ongoing storm strengthens Monday night into Tuesday. Valle Nevado leads the expected accumulation, with substantial snowfall also around El Colorado, La Parva, and Portillo. Rising snow levels will make the main pulse heavier than the initial snow, while…

Vail Resorts headquarters in Broomfield, CO. | Credit: Vail Resorts Oasis Management has aggressively increased its stake in Vail Resorts (NYSE: MTN) from 7.4% to 9%, representing 3,222,085 shares, according to a September 29 Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing. The additional shares bring Oasis’ total investment in Vail Resorts to approximately $456 million, according…