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Credit: Farmer’s Almanac Farmers’ Almanac was much better east of the Mississippi than it was in the western mountains in 2025-26. Its “Chill, Snow, Repeat” theme lined up well with the Midwest and Northeast, but California, the Pacific Northwest, and much of the Rockies were defined by warmth, high snow lines, and long dry stretches.…

During the Easter school holidays, two avalanches claimed another 2 lives in Italy, taking the death toll to now 40 for the 2025-26 season. | Image: Bergrettung Sterzing Italy’s deadly avalanche season continued this week, with two experienced ski mountaineers losing their lives in separate incidents in the country’s northern Alps, bringing the national toll…

A group of revelers poses before the slope parade during Keystone Pride 2026. | Image: Katie Young/Keystone Resort At the third annual Keystone Pride Festival this March, one skier in the throng heading toward the gondola on Saturday morning turned to the Mountain Pride booth and yelled, “why are you celebrating homosexuality?” The representatives of…

Take care of your gear and it will take care of you. Credit: https://www.winterparklodgingcompany.com/ Sadly, the ski season is coming to an end, or for some it already has. Soon your focus may turn toward warmer weather activities, but before you do, it is wise to give your gear some TLC before storing it away…

Ski Portillo opens on June 20 for winter 2026. | Photo: Ski Portillo, Chile. Following a winter in the Northern Hemisphere that left skiers and snowboarders wishing for more snow, Ski Portillo in Chile is ready to deliver the 2026 turns they missed. The resort will open for the 2026 season from June 20 to…

Spring skiing at its finest. | Credit: Cody Mathison, Mammoth Mountain Mammoth Mountain, California, has canceled its annual Pond Skim at Canyon Lodge, the resort confirmed in a social media post yesterday, citing conditions that made the beloved spring tradition unworkable. The event, which draws crowds each year to watch skiers and snowboarders attempt to…

New Vail Mountain COO Shaydar Edelmann. | Photo: Vail Resorts Vail Mountain has announced a major leadership change at the COO level. Beth Howard, Vice President and Vail Mountain COO since 2019, is retiring after a 41-year career that helped define the modern ski and hospitality experience across Vail Resorts‘ flagship mountains. Shaydar Edelmann has…

A Montana man has found a creative niche with metal working by building ski lift-inspired chairs entirely by hand. | Photo: Alpenglow Ski Chair Co. In ski culture, the chairlift has always been more than just a way to get uphill. It is where powder plans are made, friendships are built, and quiet moments in…

The U.S. Para Nordic Team becomes part of U.S. Ski & Snowboard. || Image: U.S. Ski & Snowboard U.S. Ski & Snowboard, the National Governing Body for skiing and snowboarding in the United States, in partnership with the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee, officially announces the integration of the U.S. Para Nordic Ski Team into…

Aspen Times after the murder of Spider Sabich. April 8 is Spider Sabich Day—a local holiday celebrated every year in Snowmass Village, Aspen, Colorado, in honor of one of America’s greatest ski racers. And yet, most people have never heard of him. Spider Sabich was the most famous ski racer in America, an Olympic competitor,…