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Knowing how to use a Garmin inReach satellite device is a critical skill on any serious backcountry ski mission. | Photo: Martin Kuprianowicz A satellite communication device is just as critical to your winter safety toolkit as an avalanche beacon, shovel, and probe. If you travel into the winter backcountry, a satellite messenger serves as…

Spring Skiing Fun. | Photo: Palisades Tahoe Palisades Tahoe, California, closing weekend is set for May 24, wrapping up the 2025-26 ski season on Memorial Day Weekend with spring skiing and the return of the Made in Tahoe Spring Festival. Related: [TRAILER] SnowBrains Film “300” To Screen at Mammoth Lakes Film Festival This Memorial Day…

Alta and Snowbird are both home to some of the best ski conditions in the world. | Credit: Alta Ski Area Facebook The Alta-Bird season pass sale has begun for the 2026-27 season, with adult passes priced at $3,048, a $130 increase from last season. The pass offers unlimited access to both Alta and Snowbird…

The Meadowlark Ski and Lake Lodge was recently acquired by the Florida-based hospitality company MAS Tierra. | Credit: Meadowlark Ski Lodge Facebook The Meadowlark Ski and Lake Lodge has been acquired by MAS Tierra, a Florida-based hospitality company. Located in Wyoming’s Bighorn National Forest, Meadowlark Lodge provides a place to stay for skiers, riders, and hikers…

Polish skier Bartek Ziemski stands atop Mount Everest before skiing it. | Credit: Andrzej Zawada Mountain Festival Facebook Polish skier Bartek Ziemski just skied down Mount Everest — and he did it without any supplementary oxygen.  Ziemsk’s conquering of Everest marks the completion of his ninth “8,000-er” that he has skied down. The 31-year-old is…

The Zillertal additions to the Epic pass offers an impressive 339 miles of ski runs and 118 ski lifts. | Image: Zillertal FB Epic Pass is expanding its footprint in Austria’s Zillertal Valley, adding access to several major ski areas for the 2026–27 winter season. In addition to existing partner resorts Mayrhofen and Hintertux Glacier, Epic…

South Korean snowboarder Chaeun Lee flies through the air in the halfpipe competition at the 2026 Winter Olympics. | Credit: Jin Kim Facebook Snowboard trick progression has reached another level, with the 2025–26 season delivering a wave of never-before-seen tricks. Moves that once won competitions are now becoming standard, as riders continue to link spins…

Photo credit: Channel 4 News Every skier has heard it in a lift line, parking lot, or base lodge when the thermometer is buried and the sky looks painfully blue: it’s too cold to snow. It sounds right. Brutal cold feels dry. Your nose burns, your gloves turn stiff, and the snow underfoot squeaks like…

The Longhorn Saloon is a Whistler institution and iconic après hot spot. | Image: Rob Perry/Gibbons Whistler Most people hit up the slopes strictly for skiing and snowboarding; the incredible feeling of sliding on snow is truly unlike anything else. But others come for a good time both on and off of the mountain; the…

Alta Ski Area received record-low snowfall totals in the 2025-26 season. | Credit: Alta Ski Area Facebook The disappointing 2025-26 winter season has set another milestone with Utah’s Alta Ski Area receiving its lowest total snowfall on record. Recording just 321 inches of snowfall this winter, this season’s total surpassed the previous record low set…