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Breckenridge Ski Resort founders, Trygve Berge (left) and Sigurd Rockne (right). | Image: Breckenridge The man who helped turn a quiet Colorado mining town into one of the most iconic ski destinations in North America has died. Trygve Berge, co-founder of Breckenridge Ski Resort, passed away on April 2, 2026, at the age of 93…

Powder Mountain, Utah. Photo: SnowBrains. Fresh powder that stays untracked a full day after a storm is the dream for most skiers. For Reed Hastings, it’s part of the business model. Speaking with journalist Graham Bensinger on In Depth, Hastings described his vision for Utah’s Powder Mountain — a resort where snow can remain “only…

The Mezzacorona cable car. | Image: Monte di Mezzacorona A mechanical failure on Easter Sunday turned a scenic ride into a tense ordeal at the Monte di Mezzocorona cable car, where 12 guests were briefly left suspended high above the valley after a sudden breakdown halted operations. The incident occurred on April 5 in Mezzocorona,…

Toronto Ski Club, 1942. | Credit: Gordon W. Powley, Wikimedia Commons There’s a certain dislocation that comes with being a traveler. I should know more about Ontario’s ski history than I do, but I moved from Toronto to Kingston in 1991, and by the late ’90s I had moved to Montreal. By the time I…

Vedran Pavlek has been arrested. | Image: FIS Ski A scandal has rocked the Croatian ski world following reports that Vedran Pavlek, the longtime director of the Croatian national alpine team, has been arrested as part of a sweeping corruption investigation involving the Croatian Ski Association. According to multiple media outlets, including Austria’s ORF and…

Conditions at Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe are great after a late season snowstorm. | Image: courtesy of Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe Starting today, April 6, through the end of the season, Mt. Rose Ski Tahoe, Nevada, is offering discounted lift tickets to season pass holders from other resorts. With presentation of a 2025-26 season pass…

The avalanche site in the Hemsedal area. | Image: Geir Vistung A deadly avalanche in Norway’s Hemsedal ski area claimed the lives of two backcountry skiers on Easter Monday.  Related: Ski on Sugar Cane This Summer at This Swedish Resort At 11:10 a.m. on Monday, April 6, an avalanche swept through a backcountry zone near…

The spectacular Northern Lights seen from Alyeska Resort. | Photo: thekenai.wordpress.com Every Sunday from January 4 to March 8 of this season, kids in grades K-12 who qualified for the honor roll could earn a $5 lift ticket at Alyeska Resort, Alaska. Due to the great response, the resort has now announced that it will…

Andermatt was bought by Vail Resorts in 2022. | Image: Andermatt High in the heart of the Swiss Alps, Andermatt has quietly transformed from a sleepy military town into Europe’s fastest growing ski resorts. Andermatt’s rise hasn’t happened by accident. The resort underwent a massive redevelopment over the past decade, culminating in its acquisition by…

Park City Mountain Resort, UT, last week. The resort closed this weekend. | Photo: Facebook Park City Mountain in Utah officially wrapped up its season on Sunday, April 5, after a disappointing season marked by unusually high temperatures and low snow totals. The United States’ largest resort had hoped to make it to mid-April, but…