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  View this post on Instagram   A post shared by Clackamas Fire (@clackamasfire) An adult male climber is expected to recover after being trapped beneath a massive boulder near Silcox Hut on Mount Hood. According to an official update from Clackamas Fire, the incident occurred on Sunday morning, May 24, 2026, when a minor…

It seems almost illogical that the Mt. Hood Skiway actually happened. | Photo: OHS Research Library, Org. Lot 1284, Al Monner Photographs, 1936–1974 Long before modern gondolas and heated chairlifts became standard at ski resorts, Oregon tried a very different approach to mountain transportation at Mount Hood: hanging full-sized city buses from a cable and…

Credit: WeatherBell The California snow forecast brings a cooler, unsettled stretch with light late-May mountain snow from Tuesday through Friday. The main ski-relevant window is Wednesday into Thursday, when showers are most widespread, snow levels are low enough for upper-mountain accumulation, and the highest terrain from Tahoe south to Mammoth can pick up a modest…

SnowBrains is stoked to announce that its first-ever ski film, 300, will be screening at the Jersey Shore Film Festival, in Deal, New Jersey, just an hour and a half south of New York City. Set on the iconic Jersey Shore, the Jersey Shore Film Festival brings together thousands of film lovers from across the tri-state…

Believe it or not, there are a handful of ski resorts in the Midwest with some relatively good-sized slopes! | Image: Lutsen Mountain Facebook When you think of skiing in the Midwest, the first thing that comes to mind probably isn’t ‘Wow, this place is huge’. However, there are a handful of resorts in the…

The plane hits the paraglider’s wing. | Image: Sabrina A paraglider escaped with her life after a small aircraft’s propeller shredded her wing in a mid-air collision above the Austrian Alps on Saturday, May 23. The incident unfolded in the skies above Zell am See ski resort, which is famous for prime access to strong…

Sophie Goldchmidt co-signed the letter. | Image: U.S. Ski & Snowboard With less than a month until the International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) holds its presidential election in Belgrade, senior officials from seven of the sport’s most powerful nations have issued an unusually direct intervention. A total of 11 federation leaders have signed a…

Courchevel Village, France, the ski resort with the most Michelin Star restaurants. | Image: Consensio Chalets Skiing is often associated with being expensive and luxurious, and nowhere is that luxury more apparent than at the world’s best Michelin star ski resorts. Many mountain resorts feature spas, wellness centers, and lavish accommodations for their guests. Many…

10th Mountain Division training in California. It’s often claimed that veterans of the U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division helped establish or influence more than 60 ski areas across the United States, including iconic destinations such as Vail Mountain Resort and Aspen Snowmass. While the exact number varies depending on definitions, historians and U.S. ski institutions…

For a brief moment in history, Australia had the longst chairlift in the world. | Image: Perisher Historical Society If you asked someone where the world’s longest chairlift was built, most would probably guess the Alps or the Rockies. Few would expect the answer to be the Snowy Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Yet for…