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Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS The South America snow forecast features a strong early-week Andes storm, with the best totals in the central Andes before a more uncertain weekend reload. Lift-served skiing remains closed across the region as of Monday, June 8, so this is a base-building update rather than a resort powder-chase. Confidence is best from…

Skiing vs snowboarding on a snowy mountain at Breckenridge Ski Resort.| PC: Breckenridge Ski Resort Skiing and snowboarding look similar at first glance. Both involve sliding down a mountain on equipment strapped to your feet, both are built around snow, speed, and turning, and both sit at the centre of winter sports culture. But anyone…

The newest rankings of the best state came with a three-peat at the number one spot. | Photo: US News For the third consecutive year, Utah has been named the best state in America in the annual U.S. News & World Report Best States rankings, a distinction that likely won’t surprise anyone who has spent…

The unidentified ski instructor filmed the sex act in one of the resort’s gondolas. | Image: Courchevel A French ski instructor has been convicted after secretly filming a sex act inside a gondola at Courchevel, France, one of the world’s most famous ski resorts. The ski instructor received an eight-month suspended prison sentence from a…

Every night, 74 snowcats manicure and perfect the groomers across the world-class French resort. | Credit: Les 3 Vallées We all know that bigger is better when it comes to ski resorts and many other things. So, where are the largest ski resorts on Earth? One may guess that they are mostly in the Alps,…

Report from May 23, 2026 All-star crew for this mission in Lamarcklandia: Natalie, Fox, Big Sam, doggers Vega and Sarah, and me. It’s just so fun to have this epic crew here in Mammoth every May. I’m forever grateful. Lower Lamarck Lake Basin, CA “Half Chub Couloir” Details Summit (actually a ridgeline):  12,027′ Car:  9,260′ Vertical…

Moose are returning to Germany after 400+ years of absence. | Image: Ingo Ludwichowski via NABU Outdoor enthusiasts in Germany’s Bavarian and Bohemian Forests are used to spotting deer, foxes, and the occasional lynx. Moose, however, were supposed to be a thing of the distant past. Yet over the last decade, sightings of Europe’s largest…

New research suggests that exposure to cold temperatures can increase the risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. | Credit: Arlyn McAdorey/Toronto Star via Getty Images Could cold weather be bad for your heart? Research suggests it could be. The American Journal of Preventive Cardiology recently published a study observing whether “non-optimal temperatures” are associated with heart…

FIS is looking to support its athletes by releasing its new Athlete Sustainability Guide. | Credit: Mateusz Kielpinski, FIS The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) has released a new sustainability guide aimed at helping athletes reduce their environmental impact and become advocates for climate action within winter sports. On June 2, FIS released its…

Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS This PNW snow forecast favors a cool, showery start with a few inches of high-elevation snow on Mount Hood, then a sharp turn toward warmer and drier weather late week. Lift-served expectations are limited: Timberline’s snow lifts are closed Saturday with normal operations planned to resume Sunday weather permitting, while Snoqualmie Pass,…