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Vermont’s Killington Mountain Resort will continue adding more upgrades throughout the summer. | Credit: Killington Resort/Pico Resort The Beast of the East is ready for even more upgrades.  Killington Mountain Resort in Vermont just finished a 2025-26 season that debuted major upgrades: the new Superstar Six lift, over 1,000 new low-energy snow guns, new maintenance…

Some under-the-radar ski brands, like Meier (pictured above), have cult-like followings of skiers that swear by their designs. | Credit: SnowBrains While brands like Rossignol, Head, and Salomon dominate slopes and ski shops, plenty of under-the-radar ski brands have built loyal followings. With unique graphics, handmade construction, and local roots, these companies are an ever-important…

This summer, Deer Valley will require mountain bikers to buy a Pedal Pass to ride its lift-served downhill flow trails — even if they pedal up under their own power. | Credit: Ski Utah If you want to ride the downhill trails at Deer Valley, Utah, this summer, the new Pedal Pass means you will…

Mont Blanc. Image: SnowBrains Seven alpinists are dead after a catastrophic 24-hour period in the north-western Alps on June 12 and 13 — the worst single weekend in the mountains so far in 2026. The fatalities stretched rescue services across France and Italy and paint a concerning picture for the summer climbing season ahead. The…

Map of the 2025-26 season snowfall totals in Michigan. Photo Credit: Ark Torregrossa |Mark Torregrossa | Mlive Michigan may not always be the first state that comes to mind when it comes to great skiing. Located in the Midwest, it is an area not commonly associated with large mountains. Michigan, however, has the second most…

Alice Robinson joins HEAD. | Image: HEAD New Zealand’s Alice Robinson has officially joined the HEAD Worldcup Rebels team, marking one of the most highly anticipated equipment changes ahead of the 2026-27 World Cup season. HEAD confirmed the signing of the 24-year-old on June 12, describing Robinson as “one of the most accomplished and versatile…

Petra Vlhová with her new coach Mario Rafetzeder on the Stelvio Glacier. | Image: Petra Vlhová For the first time in more than two years, Petra Vlhová is heading into a World Cup offseason without rehabilitation dictating every step of her preparation. The Slovak star spent her 31st birthday this week training on the Stelvio…

Aspen Snowmass’ 2025 X Games Men’s Ski Superpipe & DeadMau5. | Image: Craig Turpin Aspen Snowmass and X Games recently announced the MoonPay X Games League will return to Buttermilk through the 2028-29 winter season. The three-year host agreement marks a significant new chapter in one of the longest-running and most enduring partnerships in action…

He taught you how to ski. Reward him this Father’s Day. | Photo by Greg Rosenke on Unsplash *SnowBrains carries some affiliate marketing links, which means we earn commission on sales of some products when users click through a link from the site. Affiliate partnerships do NOT influence our editorial content. Father’s Day is next…

Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS This New Zealand snow forecast centers on a Monday-to-Wednesday storm that should add the best near-term natural snow to Canterbury, with lighter but useful accumulations across the Southern Lakes and Ruapehu. Confidence is strongest from Monday morning, June 15, through Wednesday evening, June 17, when the models converge on timing but still…