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Flyers were shared following the studen’s disappearance. | Image: Nancy Higginbotham A weeklong search for missing Auburn University student James “Weston” Higginbotham has ended in tragedy after volunteer search-and-rescue teams found his body in a mountainous area outside Kyoto, Japan, on Saturday, June 7. The 20-year-old American student had been missing since May 29 while…

The Old Farmer’s Almanac 2026 summer forecast. | Credit: Old Farmer’s Almanac The Old Farmer’s Almanac recently released its long-range 2026 summer forecast. The Almanac has been pumping out weather forecasts for over 230 years with an 80% accuracy rate, helping people prepare for whatever conditions may be on the way. Here’s what it had to…

Robin Pendery of Enumclaw, WA, was a seasonal mountaineering ranger assigned to Denali National Park and Preserve, AK. | Photo: @denalirescuevolunteers A National Park Service mountaineering ranger died Thursday, June 4, 2026, after falling into a crevasse while on patrol high on Denali, Alaska, the tallest mountain in North America. Related: Skier Dies After Falling…

Opening day at Perisher, Australia. | Image: Perisher / Vail Resorts Perisher’s opening weekend is set to take another step forward on Sunday, June 7, with the Australian resort confirming that the Village 8 Express chairlift will begin operating following several productive nights of snowmaking. The announcement comes after opening day delivered blue skies, sunshine,…

Tamarack Resort’s Tamarack Express lift sustained damage after a heavy windstorm in Idaho last week. | Credit: Tamarack Resort Facebook The summer season at Tamarack Resort, Idaho, is off to a rough start.  A heavy windstorm that saw 70-plus mile-per-hour winds ripped through western Idaho near Boise last week, damaging one of the Tamarack Express…

Knee Injury, Anterior View | Image: Wikimedia Commons Beyond something under the umbrella of physical therapy, the average person does not really understand what kinesiology is. I didn’t, until I was referred to a kinesiologist about a year ago. As an athlete and a woman over 50 experiencing professional burnout in my institutional job, my…

Snow King Mountain in Wyoming. | Image: Snow King Mountain Facebook A wrongful death lawsuit following the Everesting challenge death at Snow King Mountain in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, is making explosive allegations about what event organizers knew — and failed to do. The widow of a Connecticut investment banker Slava Leykind, who died after participating in…

FIS CEO Urs Lehmann stepped down from his position on June 5, 2026, just days before the FIS Presidential Election in Belgrade. | Credit: SkiActu.ch International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Chief Executive Officer, Urs Lehmann, has stepped down on June 5, 2026, FIS confirmed in a press release. Lehmann’s resignation comes less than one year…

Unseasonably warm temperatures and low snowfall totals drastically reduced skier visits across Colorado during the 2025-26 season. | Location: Aspen | Photo: Getty Images Colorado ski resorts suffered an abysmal drop in attendance during the 2025-26 season, marking the lowest skier turnout the state has seen in over three decades. According to preliminary data released…

Audi and FIS have extended their partnership for the 2026-2030 Olympic cycle. Audi is one of FIS’s most recognizable partners. | Credit: Team USA The International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) and luxury German car brand Audi have extended their partnership for the 2026-2030 Olympic cycle. As a part of the extension, Audi will continue to…