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Okemo’s Let it Glow Winter Ice Festival will be held on March 14. | Image: Okemo The 2025-26 ski season in the East has been Epic with some of the best conditions, weather, and snow the region has seen in years. Spring weather hit fast, with warmer temperatures and rain, forcing some ski resorts to…

The phenomenal caves and arches of Iceberg A23-A captured by drone in 2023 | Credit: BBC 40 years ago, Iceberg A23-A was the largest iceberg in the world–twice the size of Greater London as a matter of fact. Today, it’s noticeably smaller being around but still larger than New York City. The year is 1986.…

A Vermont lifty proposed a rule change to the Vermont Passenger Tramway Board that would require two liftys at each load point of a lift. | Photo: Liam Abbott After tirelessly bumping chairs during a long, record-setting season marked by deep snow totals and at times arctic temperatures, Vermont is trying to return the favor…

Is spring riding the best time of the year? | Photo: Cody Mathison / Mammoth Mountain For many skiers and snowboarders, winter powder gets all the attention. But ask seasoned riders when they love skiing the most, and many will point to spring. Longer days, sunshine, softer snow, and laid-back mountain vibes make late-season skiing…

A massive rockslide on Whistler Mountain occurred before the resort opened on Thursday. | Photo: Jorge Alvarez Bardavid A large rockslide struck near the summit of Whistler Peak, British Columbia, early Thursday morning, forcing part of Whistler Blackcomb to close while crews assess the situation. The slide occurred before the resort opened on March 12,…

Credit: WeatherBell This forecast is brought to you by Smugglers’ Notch. A compact Friday night through Saturday storm brings Smugglers’ Notch a useful refresh, then the forecast flips toward wind and sharp temperature swings before colder weather settles back in next week. Confidence is highest from Friday afternoon through early Sunday, March 13-15, when timing…

Credit: WeatherBell Confidence is highest from Friday morning through Sunday evening, when summit weather on Mauna Kea is at its most hazardous. Dense snow, icing, and severe southwest wind should stack up to around 15 inches at the summit before conditions back off early next week. After that, snowfall becomes much less certain, with a…

Vail Resorts, which now owns more than 40 ski areas worldwide, revolutionized the business of skiing. | Image: Vail Resorts Rob Katz, CEO of Vail Resorts, recently gave an interview to the Wall Street Journal where he discussed Vail’s strategic shift from day tickets to season pass revenues, and the subsequent rise in ticket prices…

Mikaela Shiffrin spends her birthday doing what she loves: training. | Image: Mikaela Shiffrin IG The greatest alpine skier of all time, Mikaela Shiffrin, celebrates her 31st birthday today. Given the legendary skier is competing this weekend in Åre, Sweden, she will be spending her birthday—like probably most of her birthdays—training. But don’t feel sorry…

Black Mountain, New Hampshire, where Erik Mogensen and his team will test new software, hardware, mechanical systems, and operational strategies. | Photo: Black Mountain Facebook Historic Ski Area Reborn as Innovation Hub for Independent Ski Areas. Black Mountain, New Hampshire, will operate both as a ski area and as an “Independent Mountain Laboratory.” Erik Mogensen…