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Oregon lawmakers have passed a liability waiver bill aimed at saving outdoor recreation industry. | Photo: Mt. Hood Meadows After years of uncertainty and rising insurance costs, lawmakers in Oregon have passed legislation designed to restore some legal protection for the liability waivers used by ski areas, outfitters, and recreation providers across the state. Senate…

Two Italians on the podium on home soil. | Image: FIS Alpine Italy’s Elena Curtoni delivered a surprise victory Sunday, March 8, in Val di Fassa, Italy. capping a dominant weekend for the home team and setting the stage for a dramatic finale in the women’s Super-G Crystal Globe race. Related: Laura Pirovano Does it…

A melting Alaskan Glacier. | Photo Credit: Enviorment.leeds.ac.uk Alaska, the most glacier-covered state in the country, has been experiencing warming temperatures not unlike the rest of the world. What that means for the last frontier state, however, is very different from the rest of the country. When glaciers melt, what is buried under thousands of…

The avalanche site as seen from the Flight for Life helicopter. | Image: Fight for Life via CAIC A skier was killed in an avalanche in the Boss Basin area near Vail Pass in Colorado’s backcountry, marking the first avalanche fatality of the 2025–26 winter season in the state. Related: Avalanche Near Kootenay Pass, BC,…

Another World Cup victory for Atle Lie McGrath. | Image: FIS Alpine The men’s slalom World Cup in Kranjska Gora, Slovenia on Sunday, March 8, produced one of the closest finishes of the entire season, with the top five racers separated by less than a tenth of a second after two runs on the steep…

Malena Zamfirova finished 10th at the 2026 Olympics. The 16-year-old is considered Bulgaria’s biggest snowboarding hope. | Image: Malena Zamfirova IG A teenage snowboarding star from Bulgaria has suffered multiple fractures after being struck from behind by an intoxicated skier while preparing for a World Cup race in the Czech mountains. Malena Zamfirova was training…

Credit: WeatherBell Confidence is strongest from Sunday night through Wednesday night, when Japan should see a useful refresh with the deepest totals in west Hokkaido. Most Honshu resorts should come away with a widespread 10 cm-20 cm by then, while Kiroro has the clearest path to the biggest early total. A second Thursday-Saturday system still…

Credit: WeatherBell Utah is heading into a springlike stretch with dry weather, warming temperatures, and only one weak interruption on Tuesday. Most resorts should see firm starts and softer afternoons through Monday, then a mostly moisture-starved cold front brings a brief cooldown, gusty west winds, and only spotty light snow before warmth rebuilds late week.…

Credit: WeatherBell A windy start, light early-week snow, and a snowier midweek turn define the Northern Rockies forecast. Confidence is highest from Sunday morning, March 8, through Tuesday night, March 10, when a strong front brings widespread wind but only modest snowfall, with the best early refreshes at Bridger Bowl, Whitefish Mountain, Schweitzer, and Brundage.…

Credit: WeatherBell The PNW is headed into a busy stretch, with colder early-week snow, a denser and windier midweek reload, and then a more uncertain weekend pattern. Washington resorts and Whistler have the cleanest setup, with the best combination of low snow levels and repeated snowfall from Sunday through Friday morning, while Oregon trends more…