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Crews have begun installing the bottom terminal of the Wild West Express at Powderhorn Mountain Resort. | Photo: Powderhorn Mountain Resort Facebook Progress is underway on a massive new lift installation at western Colorado’s Powderhorn Mountain Resort. The Wild West Express project aims to replace the old West End fixed-grip double chairlift, which serviced roughly…

Amer Sports is one of the largest companies in ski retail. Photo: SGI Europe Amer Sports, the parent company behind Arc’teryx, Salomon, Atomic, Peak Performance, and Armada, reported 32% year-over-year revenue growth in the second quarter of 2026, reaching $1.63 billion. According to the company’s recent financial press release, Amer’s strongest growth came from the…

The Hawk Fire, August 23, 2026. | Image: Washoe County Sheriff’s Office Fast-moving wildfire has destroyed homes, injured six people, and forced the closure of U.S. 395 as extreme winds drive flames through the Sierra foothills. A fast-moving wildfire has exploded across the mountains west of Reno, Nevada, destroying homes and forcing authorities to evacuate…

Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS The New Zealand snow forecast turns active across the South Island from Wednesday through Friday, led by 78-118 cm at Ōhau while Mount Ruapehu receives little more than a dusting. Snow begins dense and relatively high Tuesday night, becomes colder and better quality through Thursday, then tapers Friday. Confidence is strongest from…

Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS The South America snow forecast turns active Monday night, with repeated waves capable of delivering 143-261 cm at Nevados de Chillán by Monday morning. The Santiago-area resorts, Portillo, Las Leñas, and northern Patagonia also receive substantial refreshes, while Cerro Castor stays on the fringe. Snow begins dense and wind-affected before trending lighter…

The Bondo landslide killed 8 people in 2017. | Image: Keystone Nearly nine years after a massive mountain collapse above Bondo, Switzerland, killed eight people, five people will go on trial Monday accused of multiple counts of negligent homicide. The trial, which will take place at the Rondo Congress and Cultural Center in Pontresina, Graubünden,…

For years, Saudi Arabia’s planned Trojena ski resort occupied a strange place in the ski world. It was simultaneously one of the most ambitious ski projects ever conceived and one of the most improbable: a resort being carved into the mountains of an arid country where natural snow is so scarce that researchers from Copernicus…

A SAR helicopter recovered the body of the 16-year-old. | Image: Salt Lake County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Facebook A 16-year-old died on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, after falling several hundred feet while scrambling on Devil’s Castle in Utah’s Wasatch Range. Salt Lake County Search and Rescue (SAR), Unified Fire Authority, Alta Marshal, Air Life,…

Kids love winter sports, too! | PC: Killington Resort Facebook Skiing and snowboarding are not cheap activities, particularly for parents of kids eager to join in on the fun. Airfares for the whole family, car rentals, rapidly rising gas prices, lodging, lift tickets, season passes, rental equipment, ski/board lessons, $20 bowls of chili on the…

Light snow falling at the top of Zermatt-Cervenia on August 21, 2026. | Photo: the_ski_instructor Instagram The whole of Western Europe is finally approaching the tail end of quite possibly its hottest summer ever. According to the United Nations, the region saw its hottest June ever, as average temperatures soared to over 20°C (68°F), more…