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Sunny days at Palisades Tahoe. | Photo: Palisades Tahoe Facebook As much as the skier community craves deep, jaw-dropping powder days, it’s hard to deny the pure joy of bluebird days.  There are few feelings that match cresting the top of a ski lift on a gorgeous, blue sky day and seeing mountainous views surrounding…

The legendary gondola at La Grave, France. | Photo: Le Grand Adventure Tours A ski tourer was killed Sunday, March 15, after an avalanche swept through an off-piste sector at La Grave in the French Hautes-Alpes region, marking the second deadly avalanche of the season in the famed French freeride destination. The avalanche occurred around…

Big White Ski Resort, Kelowna, British Columbia, just announced its annual Season Pass Prize Freeze. | Photo: Big White Big White Ski Resort in British Columbia has launched its annual Season Pass Price Freeze, allowing skiers and snowboarders to secure next season’s pass at current prices. The offer begins today and runs through midnight on…

The Summit at Kicking Horse Mountain Resort. | Image: KHMR Canada is vast, understated, and quietly confident. The second-largest landmass on Earth rarely feels the need to announce itself. In true Canadian fashion, travelers are invited to discover its wonders firsthand. Some places need no introduction—like the Rocky Mountains that span Alberta and British Columbia.…

Alaska returns to the Freeride World Tour for the first time since 2017. | Photo: Freeride World Tour The Freeride World Tour has returned to Alaska for the first time since 2017. Haines replaced Kicking Horse Mountain Resort as the fifth stop on the tour and the first stop following the cut. The freeride athletes have…

Camera footage of the missing 21-year-old were shared on PGHM Chamonix’s social media accounts. | Image: PGHM Chamonix Mont Blanc Facebook A 21-year-old hiker who had been missing for two days in the mountains above Chamonix, France, was found Sunday, March 15, by rescue teams but later died after being transported to the hospital. According…

Mikaela Shiffrin 1st, Emma Aicher 2nd, Wendy Holdener 3rd. | Image: Emma Aicher FB The World Cup weekend in Åre, Sweden, concluded Sunday with an exciting women’s slalom that saw Mikaela Shiffrin once again prove why she remains the dominant force in the discipline. The American star captured her 109th career World Cup victory and 72nd…

64 ski resorts from across North America will battle it out until we have crowned a March Madness winner. Just when you thought the ski season was about to wind down, the biggest ski resort showdown begins. In honor of one of the best tournaments ever created, SnowBrains’ March Madness Ski Resort Edition sets out…

Credit: WeatherBell Minor wind-blown snow hangs on Sunday, then Colorado settles into a dry, increasingly warm spring pattern for most of the week. The best chance for a quick refresh is along the northern and central Divide, while the southern mountains see little from this cycle. After a few lingering Monday night snow showers, the…

Credit: WeatherBell California skiing is headed into a very warm, mostly dry stretch with no meaningful snowfall in sight. Tahoe and Mammoth warm steadily through the workweek, Mount Baldy runs even hotter, and confidence is strongest from Sunday through Friday night, March 20, when guidance is tightly packed around a dry ridge and only minor…