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The Western U.S. snowpack has seen better days. | Photo: USDA 03/09/26 The Western USA snowpack is facing a critical deficit as the winter season approaches its final weeks. According to USDA NRCS SNOTEL data from March 4, 2026, large portions of the Sierra Nevada, Cascades, Rocky Mountains, and the Southwest are sitting well below…

Austin Doucette, 24, at the Franklin County Detention Center. | Photo: WABI News Desk A weekend shooting near Sugarloaf ski resort has resulted in the death of a 23-year-old resort employee, with a 24-year-old co-worker now facing murder charges. According to initial reports from the WABI News Desk and verified by regional public safety announcements,…

Lindsey Vonn was victorious at her last Winter Olympics in 2018. | Photo: U.S. Ski Team Lindsey Vonn’s unrelenting will has her returning to training just four weeks post injury. After a series of ups and downs, from her return to skiing (and winning), to her controversial choice to compete at the Olympics with an…

Part of the new 1,000-acre DMI at Powder Mountain. | Image: SnowBrains Powder Mountain, Utah, announces a new 1,000-acre zone of advanced and technical terrain in the Wolf Creek Canyon zone with lift access for the 2026-27 season. Powder will conduct a full redevelopment of the Sundown base area, including a new lodge and new…

Spring at Killington. | Photo: Killington Resort Vermont’s Killington Resort, the largest ski and snowboard destination in Eastern North America, is kicking off the spring season with the return of its Spring Pass and a packed calendar of events celebrating the longest ski season in the East. The resort also opened applications for its Community…

Credit: WeatherBell The European Alps trend from a modest Thursday refresh into the main storm cycle over the weekend, and confidence is best from Thursday, March 12 through Sunday, March 15. Guidance is fairly well aligned on light to moderate snow Thursday, a quieter break Friday, then a broader Saturday into Sunday storm, while the…

Credit: WeatherBell Spring warmth gives way to a much more wintry stretch across the Northeast ski hills, with a messy mixed round Wednesday into Thursday, a cleaner all-snow refresh Friday into Saturday, and another lower-confidence storm chance late Sunday into Monday. The first round is more about rain, sleet, freezing rain, and a hard refreeze…

Credit: WeatherBell Utah stays in a mostly dry spring pattern through the weekend, with wind and temperature swings mattering more than snowfall for skiers. A weak front Tuesday may kick out a few flakes in the northern mountains, but most guidance keeps accumulations negligible and leaves southern Utah dry. After a cooler Wednesday, warmth builds…

Banff Sunshine offers some of the best spring skiing in the Canadian Rockies. | Image: Brett Currie/SnowBrains Banff Sunshine Village, Alberta, has officially launched its Spring Passes to make spring skiing just a little more tempting in the Canadian Rockies. The pass unlocks 72 days of skiing and riding, running from March 8 through the…

Olympic mogul skier George Murphy freesking in Niseko, Japan. | Image: Peter Murphy/SkiJapan Hokkaido’s legendary powder snow has become a magnet for international skiers, drawing visitors from Europe, North America, and Oceania in record numbers. Visa Destination Insights reports that overseas travelers accounted for roughly 80% of all visitors to Japan’s ski regions during the…