Jay Peak Resort, VT, Farms 128,000 Cubic Feet of Snow for June Ski and Ride Event

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Jay Peak Resort, Vermont, is set to blur the lines between winter and summer again, announcing that its Solstice Sessions event will return June 21 with a record-breaking mound of farmed snow. One of North America’s snowiest this winter, the resort has sealed away 128,000 cubic feet of snow–about 40% more than last year’s stash–ensuring that skiing and snowboarding will […]
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Mount Fuji, Japan, Climber Rescued Twice in Four Days After Returning for Lost Phone

A 27-year-old university student was rescued twice from Mount Fuji, Japan, in four days after returning to the mountain to retrieve his lost mobile phone. The Chinese student first attempted to summit Mount Fuji via the Fujinomiya trail last Tuesday, well outside the official climbing season, which runs from early July to early September. He became stranded at around 9,800 […]
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Valdez, AK, Heli-Skiing Report: 14 Glorious Runs on the Best Day of the Season & Mom’s Birthday

Report from April 25, 2025 Friday was my Mom’s birthday. She left us in 2023. We’ve had a difficult weather month here in Valdez this year but on Mom’s birthday, it went blue… We started early on Friday with Pulseline Adventure. Legendary guide Jessica Baker was our lead guide on this day and she crushed it. Powder, steeps, long runs, […]
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Winter 2024-25 Scorecard: How the Big Names in Long Range Weather Forecasting Fared

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Intro — Reading the Forecast Report Card Every September, the big forecasting brands splash colorful maps across social feeds, promising everything from “Worst of Winter” bullseyes to “Mild & Dry” respites. Now that lifts are grinding to a halt, we pored over snow-water-equivalent charts, resort snow ledgers, NOAA climate summaries, and more to see who nailed (or whiffed) the 2024-25 outlook. […]
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Ski Race Fans Write Open Letter to International Olympic Committee, Sharing Frustration Over the Availability and Pricing of Tickets

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Despite the 2026 Milano-Cortina Winter Olympic Games in Italy still being months away, alpine skiing fans are already frustrated over the lack of transparency when purchasing tickets. These frustrations were outlined in a letter written by Alpine skiing fans and posted on Instagram by the Mikaela Shiffrin Fan Club. The letter stated that they were unable to access certain ticket types and […]
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