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The Vail Ski Swap. Photo: Vail Daily Fall is here, and that means one thing: it’s ski swap season! Time to grab some new gear for cheap or turn last year’s setup into a stack of cash. Here are our expert tips on how to work the ski swap like a pro. Buying #1 Get…

Ester Ledecka smiles after winning her 20th PGS race. | Credit: FIS The HEAD alpine skiing team just got even more stacked this summer. The HEAD World Cup Rebels — the brand’s elite roster of professional alpine skiers — just announced the signing of top Czech skier Ester Ledecká. With her signing, the 31-year-old speed specialist…

The snow below the triple chair was washed away on Thursday. | Image: Selwyn webcam Selwyn Snow Resort in New South Wales, Australia, has closed for the remainder of the 2026 ski season, becoming the second Australian ski resort to end its season early after warm temperatures and rain eroded the country’s already fragile snowpack.…

Schalihorn near Zermatt. | Image: Cantonal Police Valais/Wallis Three mountaineers have died in two separate incidents near Zermatt, Switzerland, within six days, as persistent summer heat continues to alter conditions across the high Alps. The latest death occurred on Wednesday, August 19, when rescuers found a missing mountaineer lifeless on the Glacier du Mountet after…

Castle Peak, CA — the rough area of the fatal February 17 avalanche that killed nine. | Photo: Unsplash California workplace regulators have fined Blackbird Mountain Guides $151,300 following the February avalanche near Castle Peak that killed nine people, making it the deadliest ski or snowboard-related avalanche incident in U.S. history (Note: the 1910 Stevens…

K2, the world’s second highest mountain, saw zero successful summits in the summer of 2026. | Photo: K2-The Mountain Facebook An unsuccessful climbing year in the Karakoram mountain range of Pakistan has finally come to an end. The 2026 climbing season will forever be scarred by the July 30 Broad Peak avalanche, which devastatingly claimed…

Mount Bohemia’s Voodoo Mountain underwent a seven-run expansion over the summer. | Credit: Skiers over 60 Facebook Skiers at Michigan’s most beloved ski resort will have brand-new terrain to explore this season.  Mount Bohemia recently announced the completion of seven new runs in its Voodoo Mountain area. Located about 10 minutes north of Bohemia, Voodoo…

Unclaimed Baggage, located in Scottsboro, AL, is set to host its 44th annual “Ski Sale” with only lost baggage. | Credit: Gear Patrol The United States’ only retailer of lost luggage, Unclaimed Baggage, is set to host its 45th annual Ski Sale event on November 7, 2026. While Scottsboro, Alabama, might not be known for…

Eight injured, and five were unaccounted for after the Thusis restaurant fire in Switzerland. | Photo: Police The Thusis restaurant fire destroyed a building housing a restaurant and apartments in Thusis, in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, overnight Thursday into Friday. Five people are missing, and eight others were injured, according to the Graubünden Cantonal…

Marco Odermatt in Zermatt. | Image: Rene van Engelen This summer on Zermatt’s famous Theodul Glacier has been very different — and concerning. Typically, the glacier’s lifts spin throughout the summer, allowing skiers to enjoy summer laps under the sun. But this summer has been vastly different. Since early August, operations have been temporarily suspended…