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Jay Peak Resort went over 400 inches of snow for the season. | Image: Jay Peak Resort Vermont’s Jay Peak Resort has officially crossed the 400-inch mark for the 2025-26 season, officially making it one of the snowiest resorts in the United States. The milestone puts Jay second in the United States to Mount Baker…

Lindsey Vonn shot to her 83rd World Cup victory at St. Moritz. | Image: Cortina Ski World Cup IG The comeback from the comeback might not be over for Lindsey Vonn. In a candid podcast interview with NBC’s TODAY show host Craig Melvin, Vonn revealed she is still considering a return to ski racing —…

Credit: Old Farmer’s Almanac The Old Farmer’s Almanac sold winter 2025-26 as mostly mild, with near- to below-normal snowfall across much of the country and a somewhat wetter Intermountain West. For skiers, that forecast only matters if it matches rain lines, terrain openings, and whether the mountains ever built a real midwinter base. Using skier-relevant…

Meteorite Mountain, AK. Image: SnowBrains on April 6, 2026 Meteorite Mountain & Pontoon Peak are two titans of the Chugach Mountains in Alaska I skied Meteorite back in 2012 and it still stands out as one of the most aesthetic and intimidating faces I’ve ever pointed skis down. Jerry Hance let me ski the spine…

Breckenridge Ski Resort founders, Trygve Berge (left) and Sigurd Rockne (right). | Image: Breckenridge The man who helped turn a quiet Colorado mining town into one of the most iconic ski destinations in North America has died. Trygve Berge, co-founder of Breckenridge Ski Resort, passed away on April 2, 2026, at the age of 93…

Powder Mountain, Utah. Photo: SnowBrains. Fresh powder that stays untracked a full day after a storm is the dream for most skiers. For Reed Hastings, it’s part of the business model. Speaking with journalist Graham Bensinger on In Depth, Hastings described his vision for Utah’s Powder Mountain — a resort where snow can remain “only…

The Mezzacorona cable car. | Image: Monte di Mezzacorona A mechanical failure on Easter Sunday turned a scenic ride into a tense ordeal at the Monte di Mezzocorona cable car, where 12 guests were briefly left suspended high above the valley after a sudden breakdown halted operations. The incident occurred on April 5 in Mezzocorona,…

Toronto Ski Club, 1942. | Credit: Gordon W. Powley, Wikimedia Commons There’s a certain dislocation that comes with being a traveler. I should know more about Ontario’s ski history than I do, but I moved from Toronto to Kingston in 1991, and by the late ’90s I had moved to Montreal. By the time I…

Vedran Pavlek has been arrested. | Image: FIS Ski A scandal has rocked the Croatian ski world following reports that Vedran Pavlek, the longtime director of the Croatian national alpine team, has been arrested as part of a sweeping corruption investigation involving the Croatian Ski Association. According to multiple media outlets, including Austria’s ORF and…

Conditions at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe are great after a late season snowstorm. | Image: courtesy of Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe Starting today, April 6, through the end of the season, Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, Nevada, is offering discounted lift tickets to season pass holders from other resorts. With presentation of a 2025-26 season pass…