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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…

The big Revelstoke Mountain Resort | Credit: Revelstoke Mountain Resort After a mid-week storm dropped over 15 inches of fresh stoke to reset the venue, the sixth annual Yeti Natural Selection finals went live on Saturday, March 14. A record-breaking crowd of over 1,000 spectators hiked, skied, and rode into Montana Bowl, witnessing history in…

It has been a challenging year for many ski areas across the nation, promoting many to close early. | Photo: Rick Egan | The Salt Lake Tribune It’s been a tough season across much of the West, and now the impacts are becoming impossible to ignore. A growing number of ski resorts are either shutting…

Shiffrin weaving down the Hafjell slalom course. | Image: FIS Alpine Mikaela Shiffrin led a dominant podium at the World Cup Finals slalom in Hafjell, Norway, claiming victory ahead of Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener in second and Germany’s Emma Aicher in third. The American once again showcased her superiority in the discipline, converting a commanding first-run…

After a public ski area idea was shut down, a new private ski area is now being planned in the Ruby Mountains of Nevada. | Photo: Meta A long-discussed ski resort in Nevada’s Ruby Mountains is back on track, but not in the way many had originally hoped. After a failed push to build a…

The views from the top of Sky Express are absolutely unreal, but they really are everywhere at the appropriately named Heavenly Ski Resort. | 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…

Credit: WeatherBell Colorado stays in a spring pattern through Sunday night, with very warm afternoons, limited snowfall, and only a brief Friday cooldown before the weekend turns mild again. Expect firm mornings and fast softening each day through Thursday, then slightly cooler surfaces Friday with little more than a dusting near the Continental Divide. Confidence…

Credit: WeatherBell California skiing stays in spring mode through Monday, then the Sierra turns wintry from Tuesday into early Friday with a dense-to-lighter storm that should refresh open terrain while Southern California mostly misses out. The guidance is tightly clustered on the warm, dry stretch first, then broadly aligned on a cooler Sierra storm next…