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New Candide. Enough said.  “After L’Aiguille Percée, Candide Thovex explores another iconic terrain in Tignes, France: Les Tufs. Lines shaped by time.” – Candide Thovex YouTube Related: Tignes, France, Report: “Rest on Zee Lift!” 46 Years of Local Wisdom In Rowdy Terrain

Killington also donated $700,000 to the Town of Killington’s Workforce Housing Project. | Image: Killington Resort Killington Resort in Vermont is assisting local ski resorts through its Community Mountain Support Fund, which provides funding for critical infrastructure improvements to small community ski areas across the Northeast. The goal of the fund is to strengthen grassroots skiing…

A late-December meeting of Telluride owner Chuck Horning with the Mayors of Telluride and Mountain Village has led to their resignations. | Photo: Visit Telluride In the last few days of 2025, two Coloradans took a trip to California in pursuit of a business deal. Martinique ‘Marti’ Prohaska, the Mayor of Mountain Village, Colorado, and…

Side-by-side comparison of California’s snowpack just eight days apart. | Credit: NASA Terra/MODIS It’s no secret that the 2025-26 winter has not been one to write home about for pretty much the entire American West. Record-high temperatures and low precipitation have been catalysts for a dramatic lack of snow from the Southern Rockies to the…

A look at early-season Park City Mountain, UT. The resort was forced to delay its opening day due to wet, snowless early-season weather conditions. | Credit: Park City Mountain Facebook This past winter told two very different stories across the United States. While skiers in parts of the Northeast dealt with frequent cold snaps and…

Is winter over? Denver-based meteorologist Chris Tomer, one of the most accurate forecasters we know, answers the question. Check out and subscribe to his mountain weather forecast videos to see where North America will get the most snow. Here are the main highlights from the forecast. Please check out the full video for a detailed forecast, additional resort…

A missing skier has been found dead just outside Whistler Blackcomb, BC. | Photo: SnowBrains Search-and-rescue crews recovered the body of a 78-year-old Vancouver man on March 5 after he was reported missing at Whistler Blackcomb, in British Columbia, on February 28, authorities confirmed Wednesday. The man was found on the south side of Piccolo…

Mt. Shasta Ski Park, CA, at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 11, 2026. | Photo: Webcam screenshot Mt. Shasta Ski Park, the northernmost ski area in California, has closed for the rest of the 2025-26 season after unseasonably warm weather and one of the state’s worst snowpacks in a decade forced the resort to call…

Credit: WeatherBell A modest Friday-through-Sunday refresh is the clearest near-term signal across Japan, led by western Hokkaido, before the forecast turns much less certain late next week. Confidence is highest from Thursday night, March 12 through Sunday night, March 15, when the guidance is reasonably aligned on a cooler, mostly all-snow setup followed by a…

Credit: WeatherBell Colorado skiing stays windy and springlike through Saturday, then a quick Saturday night cold front brings a modest refresh to the northern and central mountains before warmth takes back over next week. The best odds for useful new snow favor Winter Park, Loveland, and Arapahoe Basin, while southern and southwest Colorado look headed…