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Extreme Utah weather fueling the Cottonwood Fire near Beaver. Credit: Utah Fire After returning to the property for the first time since the Cottonwood Fire reached Eagle Point Resort, Utah, resort officials have released an initial assessment of the damage on social media. While the full extent of the destruction is still being evaluated, the…

Shane McConkey sending it butt naked, living up to the legacy he created. | Image: Scott Gaffney The debate over who is the greatest of all time is an ongoing conversation in sports and entertainment all over the world, and skiing is no different. Skiing is especially unique since there are several different disciplines— from…

The mudslide buried the Kaunertal Glacier Road, a glacier access road to the popular ski area. | Image: Land Tirol More than 250 people were evacuated by helicopter from Austria’s Kaunertal valley on Monday, June 29, after a series of mudslides cut off access to the Kaunertal Glacier, leaving visitors stranded overnight in mountain shelters…

Canadian Parliament, Ottawa Image: Facebook There is a complex web — four centuries at least — of British, French, Loyalist, and Indigenous history that predates the creation of modern Canada. That complex national timeline converged on July 1, 1867, when the British North American Act officially joined the provinces into a single federation under its…

The planned vertical village at Trojena Mountain Resort. | Image: Parametric Architecture Instagram Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plan to build the world’s first large-scale outdoor ski resort in the desert has been pushed back again, with reports indicating Trojena will receive no new investment until after 2030 as developer NEOM shifts its focus toward industrial infrastructure,…

A partially snow-covered Beartooth Highway. | Photo Credit: Yellowstone National Park The Beartooth Highway, the famous scenic byway in Montana and Wyoming, is closed due to a severe weather forecast. The highway was expected to receive up to three inches of snow within 24 hours, according to the Wyoming Department of Transport (WYDOT). The report…

Credit: NOAA/NCEP GFS This Australia snow forecast is a windy, dense-snow setup for the alpine areas from Wednesday night through early Saturday. The best totals favor the higher NSW and Victorian resorts, led by Charlotte Pass, Falls Creek, Mount Hotham, Perisher, Thredbo, and Mount Buller, while lower and more marginal areas see less. Early-season operations…

Van Deer-Red Bull Sports recently signed two new skiers to its roster. | Credit: Van Deer Red Bull Instagram Marcel Hirscher’s Van Deer-Red Bull Sports has signed three more female athletes, just one month after American ski racing star Paula Moltzan became the first woman on the brand’s roster. Austrian teenagers Hannah Fedrizzi, Hannah Embacher,…

The new sign at the Donner Ski Ranch will be placed at the bottom of every chairlift and carpet. | Credit: Donner Ski Ranch Facebook Donner Ski Ranch, California, is taking chairlift safety to a whole new level. The Tahoe-area resort recently took to its Facebook to reveal a new sign that will be posted…

Three firefighters were killed and two injured responding to Snyder wildfire on Utah-Colorado border.| Image: Utah Fire Shooting off fireworks for July is one of the most popular American pastimes. However, due to the threat of wildfires and the ongoing wildfires devastating Utah, fireworks will be banned this holiday weekend. Utah firefighters and residents in…