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For the First Time in 25 Years, Greenland Ski Resort Remains Closed Amid Warmth and Low Snow Totals
Greenland’s Sisorarfiit Skiiliften has struggled with low early-season snowfall totals, causing rock to be exposed around the resort. | Credit: Sisorarfiit Skiliften Instagram When people think of Greenland, they typically think of endless winters and constant snow. But that is not the case this season. The Nuuk, Greenland, ski resort Sisorarfiit Skiliften has not opened for…
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Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA, to Introduce Parking Reservations Next Season
The resort made the announcement along with season pass information for next winter. | Photo: Sierra-at-Tahoe Sierra-at-Tahoe, California, is making a notable change for the 2026-27 winter season, announcing that it will implement a parking reservation system on weekends and holiday periods as part of its newly released season pass rollout. The ski area said…
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RED Mountain Resort, BC, Delivers the Ultimate Laid-Back Spring Ski Trip
Springtime at RED Mountain Resort can be unmatched. | Photo: Ryan Flett / RED Mountain Resort Spring skiing is all about sunshine, soft snow, and good vibes, and few places deliver that combination better than RED Mountain Resort in Rossland, British Columbia. Known for its independent spirit, uncrowded slopes, and massive terrain, RED becomes an…
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SnowBrains Forecast: Mostly Dry and Very Warm in Utah, With a Brief Sunday Cooldown
Credit: WeatherBell Utah is headed through an unusually warm, mostly dry stretch, with no meaningful snowfall showing up for the next several days. The main ski impacts will be springlike surfaces, very mild mountain temperatures through Saturday, a dry cold front that cools northern areas on Sunday, and then another warmup early next week. Confidence…
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SnowBrains Forecast: Light Tonight, Then 5-10 Inches for the Northeast Through Saturday
Credit: WeatherBell The Northeast stays in a useful late-March pattern through Saturday, with only a nuisance refresh tonight before a better Friday night into Saturday shot for northern Vermont, the Whites, western Maine, and Mont Sainte-Anne. Confidence is highest from Thursday evening through Saturday afternoon, when timing is clustered well enough to lean on combined…
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SnowBrains Forecast: Quiet Start, Then Up to 20 cm in the European Alps This Weekend
Credit: WeatherBell After a dry start, the European Alps should pick up a modest weekend refresh before a colder and much more uncertain storm cycle tries to organize in the second half of next week. Most of Thursday through Saturday afternoon looks quiet for skiing, then snow spreads in late Saturday and Sunday with generally…
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Friends of CAIC Launches Spring Gear Giveaway to Raise $30,000 for Avalanche Safety
CAIC staff in the field. | Photo: ColoradoGives Friends of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center has launched its annual Spring Gear Giveaway, running through April 1, with a goal of raising $30,000 to fund avalanche forecasting and education across Colorado. The campaign offers donors a chance to win a share of 24 prizes valued at…
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The Battle for the Women’s FIS Alpine Overall Crystal Globe: Shiffrin vs. Aicher
Emma Aicher is chasing Mikaela Shiffrin in the overall season standings. | Image: FIS Alpine The 2025-26 FIS Alpine World Cup season is heading into its last inning: the World Cup Finals. With four races—one in each discipline—at Lillehammer, Norway, from March 21 to 25, and 400 points still on the table, the race for…
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Rob Katz Bought $5 million in Vail Stock on Monday, Still No Plan To Fix Reputation Issues
Rob Katz joined Vail Resorts’ stock buyback campaign, recently purchasing $5 million worth of stock. | Image: Vail Resorts It is no secret that Vail Resorts’ stock price has been struggling for years. After peaking in November 2021, the stock price is now worth roughly a third of what it was after a relentless five-year…
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[VIDEO] Mountain Guide’s Final Breakdown of the February 17, 2026, Lake Tahoe Avalanche That Killed 9 Backcountry Skiers
The February 17, 2026, Lake Tahoe avalanche was the worst (largest loss of life) ski/snowboard avalanche in North American history. UC Berkeley Snow Lab on Donner Summit, CA, reported that this was the 3rd largest 5-day snow total (111″) on record (since 1970). 2/20/26 8:35 am Update: The #snow has stopped but not before giving…