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Passengers crowd the specially modified Union Pacific railcars, dancing to live music from local bands and enjoying an onboard bar scene exempt from Utah’s strict liquor laws. | Photo: Park City Museum, Leland Flinders, Rick Burn/IG In the mid-1960s, a journey from Salt Lake City to the burgeoning ski slopes of Park City, Utah, typically…

The Northwest Express lift is getting some upgrades after some maintenance issues over the past few seasons. | Photo: Mt. Bachelor If you’ve ever weaved through the trees on a storm day or stacked powder laps in the West Bowls under bluebird skies at Mt. Bachelor, Oregon, then you know just how important the Northwest…

An aerial view best demonstrates how the current I-70 runs directly through the town of Vail. | Image: iStock. If you have ever been to Vail, Colorado, you know that the I-70 runs right through it. This busy, especially loud highway runs directly through the middle of Vail, serving as both a divider and a…

Chasing powder at La Parva, Chile. | Photo: Mountain Capital Partners Skiing in the Southern Hemisphere is a bucket-list pilgrimage for anyone looking to chase powder during the traditional Northern Hemisphere summer. The Chilean Andes offer a dramatic backdrop of rugged 13,000-foot peaks, sprawling alpine bowls, active volcanoes, and deep maritime snowpacks — perfect for…

Harley Ruffle with his parents at Stratton Mountain, Vermont. | Image: Jill Ruffle Harley Ruffle has already recorded six straight 100-day seasons at just eight years old. It’s a feat that many skiers and riders never accomplish, and something he plans on doing every season. This season, Ruffle was shredding the slopes and hitting the…

Clearing the high alpine passes for traffic each summer. | Image: Grossglockner Hochstrasse Facebook Planning a road trip to Europe and looking for some pass roads to drive or possibly even cycle? The spectacular mountain passes in the European Alps attract visitors each summer; some come to travel from A to B while others are…

Japan’s Yuto Totsuka celebrates after putting down an incredible run at the 2026 Milano-Cortina Olympics. | Credit: The INFORMER Facebook Over the past decade, Japan has produced some of the world’s best freestyle snowboarders. From halfpipe to slopestyle, Japanese domination in World Cups, Olympics, and X Games has become the expectation. At the 2026 Winter Olympics…

Caltrans has closed three passes in the Sierra. | Image: Caltrans IG Today, California transportation officials have announced temporary highway closures across several major Sierra Nevada mountain passes due to incoming weather conditions. According to the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), closures will affect State Route 4 over Ebbetts Pass, State Route 89 over Monitor…

Deep season in Alberta. | Photo: Banff Sunshine When winter died across much of North America, it thrived in the Canadian Rockies. Banff Sunshine officially recorded its second snowiest season on record. 404 inches (1,025 centimeters) of snow fell on the resort during the 2025-26 season, pounding its average snowfall of 242 inches (614 centimeters). The…

The flagship store opened last weekend, May 22-24. | Image: Arc’Teryx Australia & New Zealand Antipodean outdoor enthusiasts rejoice: Canadian outdoor brand Arc’teryx has officially opened the Southern Hemisphere’s first Alpha Store inside Sydney’s historic Queen Victoria Building (QVB), marking a major expansion for the premium alpine apparel company in Australia. The QVB is a…