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Whistler Blackcomb. BC. | Image: Whistler Blackcomb Once considered a niche pursuit reserved for mountaineers and hardcore backcountry skiers, uphill skiing has become one of the fastest-growing segments of the winter sports industry. Designated resort uphill access routes have increased by nearly a third over the past decade. As lift ticket prices continue to rise…

Mt Hotham opening weekend 2026, with some snow to slide on. Photo: Rouchelle Gilmore. Every year, the Australian winter season starts over the King’s Birthday weekend in Victoria and New South Wales ski resorts. Some years there is loads of snow, others there is no snow, but there are always parties. This year, there was…

Afriski, Lesotho, is opening for the 2026 season on June 12. | Image: Screenshot Afriski Facebook video Afriski Mountain Resort, Lesotho, the only currently operating ski resort in Southern Africa, will open its 2026 winter season on Friday June 12, welcoming skiers and snowboarders back to the high-altitude slopes of the Drakensberg-Maluti Mountains. Afriski announced…

A view down the fall line of P. A. Rousseau at Mont Sainte Anne. | Credit: Brett Currie/SnowBrains The Quebec ski season 2025-26 delivered record results for the province — even as the rest of North America endured one of its worst snow years in recent memory. While many regions in the United States saw…

A new era is on the horizon at Smuggs | Image: J. Davis Smugglers’ Notch Resort has named Brandon Swartz as its new General Manager, capping a national search by the resort’s new ownership group, Bear Den Partners. This appointment marks the first major executive leadership shift at the independent Vermont icon since Bill Stritzler…

The Hideaway Creek Cabin will be put up for auction starting on July 14. | Credit: Aspen/Glenwood MLS If you have dreamed of having your very own ski resort, this cabin in southwestern Colorado is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.  Listed at $25.7 million, the Hideaway Creek Cabin near Montrose, Colo., will soon be put up for…

Ski Dubai will host a Hyrox event on June 28, 2026. | Image: Esquire Middle East One of the world’s fastest-growing fitness competitions is heading to an unlikely venue, an indoor ski slope in the middle of the desert. Ski Dubai, which is home to the Middle East’s first indoor black diamond run, is set…

Dr. Alexander Ospelt becomes the new FIS President after narrowly winning the election against Johan Eliasch. | Image: FIS The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) presidential election result is in and the vote couldn’t have been closer. In one of the closest and most consequential votes in the history of international skiing, Johan Eliasch…

Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS The South America snow forecast favors an early-season base-building storm from Thursday, June 11 into early Sunday, June 14, with lift-served skiing still closed across the region. The best near-term snow is focused on Corralco, Nevados de Chillán, Cerro Catedral, and Chapelco, while the central Chile areas see only light amounts. Confidence…

No snow yet at Mt. Hutt/ | Image: Mt. Hutt Winter has been slow to arrive in New Zealand, forcing several South Island ski resorts to delay their planned opening dates as unusually warm temperatures and limited snowfall continue to plague the start of the 2026 season. The delays come after one of the driest…