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The Little Nell chair is on the right. | Credit: Aspen Snowmass Facebook If you want a piece of Aspen ski history, now could be the perfect time.  To make way for its new Nell Bell chairlift, Aspen Mountain, Colorado, has taken down its historic Bell Mountain and Little Nell chairlifts. The two lifts served…

The charming downtown of Rossland, B.C. | Photo: Iain Reid The skiing and biking town of Rossland, British Columbia, may soon have an open-pit magnesium mine right in its backyard. The town, situated just 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) north of the U.S.-Canada border, has become a popular destination for outdoor enthusiasts in recent decades. Thanks…

Future concept of the new Rotana ski resort. | Photo: Rotana Rotana, the Emirates-based global hospitality group, has just acquired its first ski resort. The resort is located in Gudauri, high in the Greater Caucasus Mountains in the country of Georgia. Gudauri is already one of the region’s leading and most well-established ski areas. The…

Smoke from the Babylon Fire pouring over the Abajo Mountains in Southern Utah. Image: facebook @Brian Shnee Thanks to a particularly hot and dry winter, the American West is primed for its worst fire season in recent history. Utah in particular is feeling the repercussions of a winter that, according to the Utah Division of…

Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS The NZ snow forecast keeps an ongoing storm in focus through Friday, with the best near-term accumulations favoring Canterbury and the Ruapehu volcanoes. Confidence is strongest from Thursday, July 9 through Friday afternoon, July 10, when the most credible resort totals are generally 10-20 cm for the snowier areas and much lighter…

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2025 Freeride World Tour World Champion Marcus Goguen has launched his ‘Road to Winter’ fitness challenge to help skiers prepare for the season. | Credit: Brett Ploss For skiers who want to get in shape for the winter, this fitness challenge might just do it.  2025 Freeride World Tour champion Marcus Goguen has launched his…

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY. | Image: JHMR The legal case following the death of a veteran Jackson Hole Mountain Resort instructor has moved to federal court. Cynthia Wuerslin, the widow of Peter Wuerslin, has filed a civil wrongful death lawsuit against the skier involved in the fatal April 2024 accident. As reported by the…

The IOC provisionally lifts its suspension of the Russian Olympic Committee, clearing a conditional path for Russian athletes to enter the LA28 qualification cycles under strict anti-doping monitoring. | Photo: iheart.com A massive structural pivot is reshaping global sports diplomacy as the competitive path toward the Los Angeles 2028 Games reopens for Russian athletes. On…

American Toby Rafford, mid-D-Spin during a Freeride World Tour event. | Photo: J Bernard/Freeride World Tour The International Olympic Committee just dropped massive news for the winter sports world: freeride skiing and snowboarding are officially headed to the Winter Olympics. According to an IOC press release issued on July 7, 2026, the executive board has…