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Mont Owl’s Head, Tucked into the Townships. | Image: J. Davis Report for Sunday, March 29, 2026 Cast your mind back to when the Canada–US border snapped shut for two years. For many in border towns, life on either side was completely upended. My gear and home mountain, a hundred miles south in Vermont, suddenly…

Powder days were elusive in the Western U.S. this season. | Photo: Jay Peak Resort It’s time to stop hoping things will turn around and accept that this winter will go down in history as one of the worst in a generation. Warmer temperatures and less frequent storms left mountain snow totals struggling to build…

A helicopter in Nepal. | Credit: Doordarshan News Authorities in Nepal have charged 32 people in connection with an alleged large-scale fraud scheme that targeted foreign trekkers in the Himalayas, according to a report from March 23, 2026, by the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP). Prosecutors allege that trekking guides and tourism operators…

Credit: WeatherBell Two cold-season systems will keep the northern half of the Midwest active through Sunday, with the meaningful snow focused on northern Minnesota, the U.P., and far northern Wisconsin while the Lower Michigan and central Wisconsin hills spend much more time mixed or wet. Confidence is strongest from Thursday morning, April 2, through Sunday…

Ford and onX Give Owners a Complimentary Year of Off-Road Navigation. | Image: onX Ford owners receive one year of access across onX’s suite of outdoor mapping apps. From Explorer Tremor to F-150 Raptor R, Ford Motor Company offers vehicles ready for adventure. Now, through a new collaboration with onX, a pioneer in outdoor digital…

Your home resort has closed? Fret not, flash your season pass and get a more than 50% discount at Mammoth Mountain this spring. | Credit: Cody Mathison/Mammoth Mountain Just because your home mountain is starting to wind down (or has wound down) doesn’t mean your ski season has to. At California’s Mammoth Mountain, spring is…

The UCPA center at La Plagne has fallen victim to a norovirus outbreak. | Image: UCPA La Plagne 1800 IGNearly 100 teenagers at a holiday center in La Plagne, France, have fallen ill with a highly contagious virus, prompting an ongoing investigation by local authorities. Emergency services were called on Tuesday, March 31, to a…

A rescue helicopter at La Plagne. | Image: Ân Martín Facebook A 43-year-old snowboarder has died after being reported missing in the La Plagne ski area on Saturday afternoon, March 28. Rescue services of CRS La Plagne were alerted at around 2:15 p.m. on March 28, when rescue staff were informed of the skier’s disappearance.…

Idaho Snow: Tuff To Tire. Photo: P.M.Fadden An international coalition of leading cryologists has confirmed what every ski bum has long suspected: snow gets tired—and not metaphorically—by around 1500hrs, every day. The research, published this week by the Alpine Institute for Elemental Fatigue (AIEF), details a phenomenon known as crystalline exhaustion. According to lead researcher…

As the ski season fades, sales at ski shops start to emerge. | Credit: Hidden Valley Ski Resort This ski season may be winding to a close, but end-of-season ski gear sales mean now is actually the best time to upgrade your setup for next winter. Why purchase now? Because as the season wraps up…