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Looking over at the fingers and the top of Chair 6, there’s still plenty of good snow to be skied. | Image: SnowBrains There’s no question that Lake Tahoe is home to some of the most beautiful ski resorts in the country. But what’s truly special is access to three unique resorts offering world-class terrain…

1956 March, skiing at Norquay via the North American Chair. | Image: Whyte Museum/Alberta Provincial Archives Mt. Norquay, Alberta, is celebrating a century of alpine tradition, innovation, and community in the Canadian Rockies. The ski resort was the first in the Canadian Rockies and the oldest in the SkiBig3 collective. “The Mighty Quay” is Banff’s…

Spring Skiing Fun. Get it while you can–Palisades Tahoe will close early. | Photo: Palisades Tahoe California’s Palisades Tahoe, the Spring Skiing Capital of North America and historically the last major resort in the Lake Tahoe region to close each season, announced yesterday that it will end the 2025–26 season roughly a month earlier than…

An antitrust lawsuit alleges that Vail Resorts and Alterra inflated lift ticket prices to force season pass sales. A new federal class action lawsuit filed on March 23 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado is taking direct aim at the business model that has come to define modern skiing in North…

Lucas Braathen won the last Giant Slalom of the season. | Image: FIS Alpine The men’s Giant Slalom at the World Cup Finals in Hafjell, Norway, delivered high drama on Tuesday, March 24, with Lucas Pinheiro Braathen taking both the race victory and the season-long Crystal Globe. Switzerland’s Loïc Meillard finished second, while Norway’s Atle…

Benjamin Ribeyre skiing at Glacier de La Meije. | Image: Benjamin Ribeyre IG A tragic accident in the La Grave sector on Tuesday morning, March 24, has claimed the life of renowned French mountain guide Benjamin Ribeyre. Ribeyre was a highly respected IFMGA-certified guide, steep skier, and alpinist who had recently served as president of…

The debris pile from the Mt. Hood D4 avalanche earlier this month was impressive. | Photo: Joe Dellaporta/NWAC The Pacific Northwest has had an unpredictable winter this year. Warmer-than-usual conditions led to below-normal snowpacks this season. Furthermore, higher temperatures also caused precipitation to fall as rain rather than snow. Related: [PHOTOS] Huge 3-Mile Long Avalanche…

White Wilderness Heliskiing was recently ordered to shut down by part of the BC provincial government. | Image: White Wilderness Website A day after Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) confirmed that three heli-skiers were killed in an avalanche near Terrace, British Columbia, new details have emerged about the victims, the operator involved, and multiple investigations now…

Close out the Nordic season with the Tahoe Nordic Expo, happening in-person at Tahoe XC or virtually from anywhere. | Image: Tahoe Backcountry Alliance The 7th Annual Luggi Foeger Uphill/Downhill Festival & SkiMo Race will be held on March 28 at Diamond Peak Ski Resort, Nevada. The Lake Tahoe Basin’s premier SkiMo competition is an incredibly family-friendly event. Competitors…

Credit: WeatherBell A windy Thursday night through Friday cold front brings Australia’s only meaningful snow in this forecast, with the best shot at 15 cm-20 cm on the highest Snowy Mountains terrain and solid but denser falls farther west. Snow levels drop fast overnight, but this is still a wet system with SLRs mostly in…