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Rain washed away too much snow at Fonna. | Image: Folgefonna Aktivitetspark Folgefonna’s summer ski area revival as a terrain park has been shelved. Norway’s former summer ski hub at Fonna Glacier — long considered one of Europe’s most reliable glacier training grounds — will not open its planned terrain park this summer after heavy…

Verbier, Switzerland. | Image: World Ski Award Switzerland’s ski industry has released its preliminary report on 2025-26 skier visits. Seilbahnen Schweiz reported a broadly stable winter, with a strong late-season recovery offsetting what looked, in the early months, like a season heading in the wrong direction. Seilbahnen Schweiz, the Swiss cable car industry association, released…

Beartooth Basin opened this week for its summer ski season. | Image: Beartooth Basin Beartooth Basin, Montana, is the only summer ski area in the United States, and it opened on Memorial Day this year. The mountain is geared towards intermediate to advanced skiers and riders due to its steep and difficult terrain with constantly…

Kronplatz, Italy. | Image: Kronplatz FB Alex Vittur, the longtime manager and close confidant of no.1 ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner, has become the largest single shareholder in the holding company that controls one of Italy’s premier ski destinations: Kronplatz. According to multiple Italian media reports, Vittur recently acquired approximately 5,000 shares in Kronplatz Holding…

Report from Memorial Day, May 25, 2026 The last time I skied Mt. Gibbs was in 2024 with Bernie Rosow, who we just lost this year. I thought about him all day as Fox and I traded stories of climbing and skiing with Bernie. Gibbs is a beast of a mountain with a plethora of…

The Freeride World Tour has been exploring how it can reduce its emissions. | Credit: L Poussin/Freeride World Tour Over the past several years, the Freeride World Tour (FWT) has been grappling with how it can advance its sustainability efforts. Between the environment, gender equality, and safety, the competitive freeriding circuit has been aiming to…

Jumping straight into June at Mammoth. | Image: Cody Mathison / Mammoth Mountain California’s Mammoth Mountain has announced another extension to its 2025–26 ski season, with lifts now scheduled to operate through Sunday, June 7 as late-season snow and cold temperatures continue to preserve conditions on the upper mountain. The resort said Tuesday that it…

Chinese ski resorts, like the Yabuli Ski Resort, are becoming a popular destination for Australian travelers. | Credit: China Discovery Facebook When you think of skiing destinations, places like Europe, North America, and Japan come to mind. But thanks to new passport policies,  China is becoming a top choice among Australians. Related: In China’s Far Altay…

Red Bull’s Unrailistic brought some of the most difficult rails, including this giant rainbow. | Credit: U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Facebook Famous for its groundbreaking stunts, Red Bull has done it again with this year’s ‘Unrailistic’ course. Some of the world’s best skiers took to Åre, Sweden, to compete in Red Bull Unrailistic —…

Minnesota’s Hyland Hills Ski Area announces the return of “June Jam” on June 10, 2026, featuring a preserved snow pile for summer skiing, snowboarding, and new tubing lanes. | Photo: Hyland Hills Facebook Skiing in the heat of June is returning to the Twin Cities metro area as Hyland Hills Ski Area officially announced the…