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Andrzej Bargiel celebrates once again what nobody has ever done before. | Photo: Bartłomiej Pawlikowski/Red Bull Content Pool Polish ski mountaineering legend Andrzej Bargiel has achieved what was long considered impossible, becoming the first person to climb and successfully ski down Nanga Parbat without the use of supplemental oxygen. According to a historic announcement by Red…

Visual concept for the new Wild West Express and Powderhorn coming this 2026-27 ski season. | Image: Powderhorn Mountain Resort Big upgrades are coming to Colorado’s Powderhorn Mountain Resort. The 2026-27 season will debut the new Wild West Express chairlift just in time for the resort’s 60th anniversary. Powderhorn is making major changes to its…

Hunter Mountain, New York, will have a new general manager starting this summer. | Credit: Hunter Mountain A new face will be leading New York’s Hunter Mountain later this month.  Ski Area Management recently announced that long-time Vail Resorts employee and industry veteran Chuck Randles will be the new vice president and general manager of…

These 10 freestyle snowboarders have the most FIS World Cup podium finishes of all-time. | Credit: FIS Each season, freestyle snowboarders travel the world to compete in International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) World Cup events, chasing medals, Olympic qualification, and Crystal Globes—season-long awards given to the most consistent athletes across the circuit. Over months…

Sunrise Base Lodge and Mountain are for sale, offering an opportunity to own a piece of Killington History. | Image: KW Vermont-Killington The historic Sunrise Base Lodge and Mountain have been listed for sale. After its opening in the 1982-83 season, the Sunrise Base Lodge was an initial step in Killington’s southern expansion plan. The…

Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS The NZ snow forecast turns active this weekend, with the strongest totals favoring Canterbury while the Southern Lakes get a colder weekend refresh and Ruapehu turns stormier early next week. Confidence is strongest from Saturday, July 4 through Friday, July 10, when the models converge on a broad cold pattern but still…

Senna Leith in Team USA uniform. | Image: Senna Leith Instagram Team USA snowboarder Senna Leith has announced his retirement from professional snowboard cross racing, bringing to a close a career that included more than a decade on the international circuit, and multiple World Cup podiums. The 27-year-old from Vail, Colorado, shared the news in an…

Lara Colturi joins the HEAD Rebels Team. | Image: HEAD Italian-born Albanian World Cup star Lara Colturi has officially joined the HEAD Worldcup Rebels team, ending months of speculation after announcing in May that she was leaving long-time equipment sponsor Blizzard Sport GmbH. HEAD confirmed the signing on social media Wedneday, July 1, welcoming the 19-year-old…

Mount Timlin in the eastern Alaska Range, the formidable alpine peak famously ridden by Jeremy Jones during the filming of his landmark snowboard documentary, Further. | Photo: flytokair.com After getting up at 5:30 in the morning and stretching, Jeremy Jones sits in his office seated in front of a lifetime of books. He is journaling.…

IOC officials have identified Japan as a leading candidate to host a future Winter Olympics. | Credit: Al Bello/Getty Images Three decades after Japan hosted the 1998 Nagano Games, the Winter Olympics could return to the country as soon as 2038. While the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is currently in official, exclusive talks with Switzerland over…