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Deep snow at Mammoth, CA, in 2011. But not this year. | Photo: myconfinedspace.com April 1 is traditionally the peak of the North American snowpack. After months of storms, mountains typically hold the most water before spring melt begins. Water managers, hydrologists, and ski resorts use this date as a benchmark. The Sierra Nevada’s largest…

Excitement abounds for the Kings and Queens of Greens Announcement by JHMR. | Credit: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort In a move that industry insiders are already calling “long overdue,” Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming, today announced a bold new competition set to debut next season: The Kings and Queens of Greens. According to resort spokesperson…

Intiution is having its first-ever end-of-season sale. | Image: Intuition Liners Intuition Liners has launched its first-ever End of Season Sale, offering discounts of up to 45% across select liners and booties through Friday, April 10. Related: Earning My Turns in the Intuition Tour Tongue Dual Density Liners The headline deal applies to the full…

Big White hosted ski patrol from around the world. | Photo: Big White Big White Ski Resort in British Columbia is hosting the world’s top ski patrol professionals this week as more than 155 delegates from 12 countries gather for the Fédération Internationale des Patrouilles de Ski (FIPS) 25th World Congress — the second time…

Truly embracing the day. | Photo: Whistler Insider Today, April 1, skiers and snowboarders worldwide will celebrate the biggest day of the year—Gaper Day. What is Gaper Day? “Gaper” alludes to the gap between your helmet’s bottom and the goggle’s top. The bigger the gap, the bigger “Gaper” you are. Sometimes, Gapers are also referred…

Credit: WeatherBell A solid midweek Cascade storm is the main story, with the biggest snowfall centered on Oregon from Wednesday through Thursday before the Pacific Northwest flips into a much warmer and mostly dry spring pattern for the weekend and early next week. Confidence is best from Wednesday morning, April 1, through late Thursday, April…

Credit: WeatherBell A strong spring storm will bring the Northern Rockies a meaningful shot of fresh snow from Wednesday afternoon through Friday afternoon, with the deepest totals landing around 17-23 in at Big Sky, 15-21 in at Grand Targhee, and 14-19 in at Jackson Hole. Snow starts wet and fairly dense Wednesday as snow levels…

Some heroes wear capes — and some drive snow groomers. | Image: Ischgl Facebook In a scene straight out of a TV crime show, two burglars’ attempted ski-slope getaway in the Austrian ski resort Ischgl came to an abrupt end thanks to quick-thinking police and a fleet of snow groomers. Related: Christina Aguilera to Headline…

Lone Peak, on a perfect sunny morning. Image: Noah Wehrman Report from March 29 Spring in Big Sky, with long days fueled by warm temperatures and corn snow, has been some of my favorite skiing of the season thus far. After a season lacking powder days—partly due to low snowfall or, more likely, my poor…

The snake at Monarch Mountain is always part of the fun on closing day. | Photo: Author Report from Sunday, March 29, 2026. Monarch Mountain in Colorado closed for the season yesterday, March 29.  Record heat waves have ravaged ski areas across the Western United States over the past few weeks.  Related: A Look at…