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Ruby Hill located in South West Denver on a sunny day. Image: Denver 7 Ruby Hill Rail Yard has closed for the 2026 season due to unseasonably warm weather and wind. The closure comes after a record-low 13.4 inches of snow accumulation in Denver this winter. The rail park averages around 50″ of snowfall a…

Skiers nearing the top of the Ripper Chair at Revelstoke. | Photo: B. Witowski Ahhhh, our ski safari finally rolled into Revelstoke Mountain Resort—that perfectly named, powder-drenched icon along British Columbia’s legendary Powder Highway. “Revy,” as the faithful call it, checks nearly every box on a skier’s wish list: 400+ inches of annual snowfall, a…

The Ikon Pass goes on sale for next winter starting March 12. | Photo: Panorama Resort DENVER, CO, March 5, 2026 – On Thursday, March 12, 2026, skiers and riders can seek the unique at 76 global destinations across the Americas, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and Asia, when Ikon Pass goes on sale for the…

Credit: WeatherBell After a mostly low-impact start, BC/Alberta moves into a more productive Sunday to early Tuesday snowfall window, then back into a colder but less certain mid-to-late week pattern. Expect light, intermittent refreshes through Saturday, a better pulse Sunday into Monday with the most reliable new snow at Banff Sunshine, and then a return…

Credit: WeatherBell A strong Thursday-Friday pulse brings the best snow to southwest Montana and the Tetons, then the Northern Rockies turn mostly quieter and milder for the weekend before another wind-driven storm threat builds early next week. The best turns favor higher terrain in western Wyoming and southwest Montana through Friday night, while many Idaho…

Credit: WeatherBell A modest Thursday and Friday Cascade refresh will be followed by a colder and much more active pattern from Sunday into next weekend. The near-term snow is mostly a maintenance event with generally 1″-7″ through Friday night, while the larger Sunday-onward cycle should deliver much deeper accumulations but with lower confidence on exact…

Sun Valley ski instructor Logan Frederickson carving on the groomers. | Photo: SnowBrains Anyone who has skied on both sides of the Atlantic has probably noticed that ski lessons in Europe are considerably cheaper than in the United States. You start looking for a private lesson in the U.S. and wind up wondering if you…

This year’s Milano-Cortina Olympic Winter Games. | Photo: U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Italy While the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics delivered their share of breathtaking performances and emotional podium moments, they also produced a catalogue of scenes that were simply weird. From backward finishes and canine course invasions to viral live-TV mishaps and off-ice controversy, the…

View this post on Instagram On a good powder day in the Tetons, there’s a decent chance Jonnie Merrill never clicks into his skis. The Victor, Idaho-based pro, known for high-speed, high-consequence big-mountain lines with Line Skis—will sometimes leave the plastic boots in the truck and reach for something most people still think is a…

Crash Patch is a revolutionary new sticker that detects heavy impacts. | Image: supplied by Crash Patch The Snow League, the world’s first professional sports league dedicated to snowboarding and freeskiing, announced it piloted Crash Patch™–the first-ever helmet sticker designed to immediately signal major impacts–at its event at Buttermilk at Aspen Snowmass, Colorado, where the…