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St. Anton am Arlberg (pictured) and Japan’s Nozawa Onsen celebrate the 55th anniversary of their sister-village partnership, honoring a legendary ski heritage born in 1930. | Photo: vakantie-check.nl A transcontinental bond built on the literal evolution of winter sports reached a major milestone this month as St. Anton am Arlberg in Austria and Nozawa Onsen…

Chuck Ginsburg displays A Racer’s Edge race room, housing World Cup-level skis. | credit: Shauna Farnell When Chuck Ginsburg talks about how rewarding it is to completely rekindle someone’s love for skiing after adjusting their ski boots, or about supplying a young alpine racer with a World Cup-caliber ski setup, it’s easy to forget his…

A view from the top of French Kiss, one of Mont Sutton’s go-to intermediate bike trails. | Credit: Liam Abbott/SnowBrains For anyone who has never been to Quebec in the summer, let me paint you a picture — across the entire province, you will find cycling ingrained into the culture everywhere you look. From the…

Lac Blanc Ski Resort, located in the Vosges Mountains of France, announced it would end its winter operations. | Credit: Vallée de Kaysersberg It is a difficult time for ski enthusiasts in the Vosges Region of France, as Lac Blanc Ski Resort announced it would be permanently shutting down its ski lifts starting the 2026-27…

Stein officially launches Slope Set in 2025. Image: Slope Set Striking a balance between performance on the slopes and aesthetics off of them is a challenge ski apparel companies have battled for years. It’s a challenge Alexa Stein has decided to take on. As the founder and CEO of Slope Set, she believes a versatile…

One of the buildings that was destroyed in the Cottonwood Fire that tore through Eagle Point Resort in late June. Credit: Eagle Point Resort Eagle Point Resort, Utah, has released a detailed assessment of the devastation caused by the Cottonwood Fire, offering a sobering look at the damage while reaffirming its commitment to rebuilding. During…

2026 Freeride World Tour World Champion Lou Barin launches off a cliff mid-competition, showcasing the unscripted mountain terrain that will soon face strict institutional judging at the Alps 2030 Winter Olympic Games. | Credit: Freeride World Tour The international ski and snowboard community is experiencing a massive wave of mixed emotions following the International Olympic…

A terrifying mechanical failure left multiple passenger cabins jammed in mid-air on the Nizhny Novgorod cableway in Russia. | Photo: East2west News A terrifying technical malfunction left 16 people, including four children, dangling in a mid-air nightmare roughly 200 feet above Russia’s iconic Volga River. According to a dramatic report by The Sun, a sudden…

The new South Express lift at Mont-Sainte-Anne, Quebec. | Credit: Mont-Sainte-Anne Facebook Quebec’s  Mont-Sainte-Anne Ski Resort has had a busy summer so far, working on the construction of its new South Express chairlift. The resort recently provided an update on the lift’s progress, with excavation and terminal work well on its way. An Update on…

Alpine skiing is growing in popularity in Belarus, and one of its six ski resorts is up for auction again. | Credit: Belarus.by Facebook A Belarusian ski resort is back on the auction block for the third time.  Lahoysk, located in central Belarus, is back up for auction starting on July 23 with an asking…