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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…

It will cost extra to use the lodge at these resorts next season. | Photo: Sun Valley Resort Two of the most well-known ski resorts in the West are making a change that is sure to turn some heads and upset more than just a few guests. Starting next winter, Snowbasin Resort, Utah, and Sun…

Credit: WeatherBell A fast-moving Wednesday-Thursday storm is the only meaningful snow producer in this California forecast, with the best refresh focused on the Tahoe crest before a long stretch of warmer, mostly dry weather takes over. Confidence is highest from Wednesday morning through Thursday midday, when strong winds, falling snow levels, and dense to moderately…

Credit: WeatherBell Southern and interior BC get the immediate refresh through Thursday night, then most of BC and Alberta settle down before a colder Rockies-focused storm tries to organize next week. RED Mountain and Big White are the clear short-term winners, while the Banff-area resorts are more likely to pick up only light snow at…

Cody Townsend, Tommy Caldwell, and Bjarne Salén recently completed an ambitious winter traverse of the 13 highest peaks in the Sierra Nevada. | Photo: Fifty+ The Sierra Nevada contain some of the highest peaks in North America. Outside of Colorado, Washington and California are the only states in the lower 48 that have any summits…

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…