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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…

The Best Father’s Day Ski Gifts at Every Price Point

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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…

SnowBrains Forecast: Up to 40 cm Early Week for New Zealand

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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…

3 Mountaineers Found Dead on North Face of Gran Paradiso, Italy

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Gran Paradiso in the Aosta Valley. | Image; Nuyama Three mountaineers have been found dead on the north face of Gran Paradiso in Italy’s Aosta Valley after failing to return from a climb on one of the mountain’s most demanding routes. The alarm was raised shortly after 7:30 p.m. on Friday, June 12, when the…

The Top 7 Largest Ski Resorts Owned by Vail Resorts

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Whistler Blackcomb should be on every skier and snowboarders bucket list. | Image: Whistler Blackcomb Mountain Having the ability to ski and snowboard at dozens of world-class resorts across multiple countries and continents is one of the major draws of the Epic Pass. The pass offers access to over 90 different resorts, including partner resorts,…

The Most Underrated Steep Ski Resorts in North America

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Steep and deep at Bridger Bowl. | Photo: Bridger Bowl Everybody’s heard about the lift-served steeps at Kicking Horse, Snowbird, and Jackson Hole. They’re iconic for a reason: representing some of the steepest lift-served terrain. But when SnowBrains asked its readers what the most underrated steep ski resorts in North America are, something interesting happened.…

Ski Mountaineering Could Return for 2030 Olympics in the French Alps

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Ski mountaineering, which made its debut at the 2026 Olympics, could return in 2030 in the French Alps. | Credit: International Ski Mountaineering Federation Facebook Ski mountaineering could return to the Olympic stage in 2030. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) executive board and French Alps 2030 Organizing Committee (OCOG) have proposed adding ski mountaineering to…

City of Edmonton Suing Canadian Snowboard Federation

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The City of Edmonton is suing the Canadian Snowboard Federation for an unpaid bill from 2023. | Credit: Snowboard Magazine Facebook Nearly three years after hosting one of Canada’s premier snowboarding competitions, the City of Edmonton, Alberta, is taking legal action. In 2023, the Canadian Snowboard Federation hosted the FIS Snowboard Big Air World Cup…

X Games League Scheduled for First-Ever Winter Draft

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The X Games will be held at Aspen for the 24th consecutive year in 2027. Credit: Aspen Snowmass The highly anticipated X Games League’s winter season is just around the corner. Its draft is coming even sooner. On Sept. 16, 2026, the X Games League will hold its inaugural Winter Draft at Cosm Los Angeles,…

Trial Underway in Wrongful Death Suit Over 2021 Alaska Helicopter Crash.

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