50 Years of Snowfall Data Reveal Where America Is Getting More and Less Snow

For skiers and snowboarders, winter often comes down to one question: Where is the snow? An analysis of more than 50 years of snowfall data provides an interesting look at how that answer has changed across the United States. Climate Central analyzed snowfall records from 2,041 weather stations between 1970 and 2023, finding that nearly two-thirds of the locations now […]
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Cypress Mountain, BC, Announces Return of Bike Park After More Than 20 Years

Cypress Mountain, British Columbia, is bringing mountain biking back to the North Shore with a redesigned bike park scheduled to open in Summer 2027. Cypress Bike Park, once the North Shore’s original lift-accessed bike park, is returning more than two decades after it closed before the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics. BC Parks has confirmed the project under Cypress Mountain’s existing […]
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The Snow League Introduces Spin Cap to World Challenge Event to Combat “Spin to Win” Criticism

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On September 18, the Snow League will kick off its second season at New Zealand’s Cardrona Alpine Resort for its inaugural World Challenge event. Unlike traditional Snow League events, the event’s 16 athletes will be divided into regionally based teams competing to win, and the results will not affect the season’s standings. Each team will feature one male and one […]
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Swiss Mountain Guide Convicted of Negligent Homicide Following 2023 Avalanche That Killed Colorado and British Teens

A Swiss mountain guide has been convicted of multiple counts of negligent homicide following an avalanche that killed two 18-year-old students during a ski tour near Meiringen, Switzerland, in March 2023. The Oberland Regional Court in Thun sentenced the guide to a conditional fine of 150 daily rates of CHF 90 ($110), totaling CHF 13,500 ($17,400), with a two-year probationary […]
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Italy’s Stelvio Glacier, European Alps’ Last Glacier Ski Area, Suspends Summer Skiing

Italy’s Stelvio Glacier has suspended summer skiing until further notice, making it the latest Alpine glacier ski area to fall victim to a blistering summer heatwave in continental Europe. SIFAS announced on the resort’s website that skiing will stop from August 15 after persistent heat, a lack of overnight refreezing, and frequent storms made conditions too poor to guarantee safe […]
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32 Mountaineers Forced to Pay for Helicopter Evacuation from Mont Blanc, France, After Climbing Despite Closure

32 mountaineers were forced to pay for their own helicopter evacuation from the Goûter Refuge on Mont Blanc in France after they continued their ascent despite warnings by mountain guides. The region had closed two mountain refuges on Mont Blanc due to increased danger of rockfall and landslide. The climbers nevertheless continued and ultimately found themselves effectively stranded at the […]
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Cal/OSHA Finds Mammoth Mountain, CA, ‘Willfully’ Violated Safety Rules After Ski Patroller’s December 2025 Death

Mammoth Mountain, California, is facing $126,000 in Cal/OSHA fines following an investigation into the December 2025 avalanche that killed ski patroller Cole Murphy. The investigation found three workplace safety violations, including one classified as a “willful” violation, as reported by SFGATE. Mammoth says it has corrected the violations and is appealing the citations. Murphy, a 30-year-old lifelong skier from Tacoma, […]
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20 Years Ago, One of Europe’s Forgotten Summer Ski Areas Disappeared from the Alps

20 years ago, the last remnants of one of Europe’s forgotten summer ski areas disappeared from a glacier high on the French-Italian border. The Sommeiller Glacier, above Bardonecchia in Italy’s Piedmont region, once offered an extraordinary proposition: skiing in the middle of summer at around 3,000 meters (9,840 feet). Three surface lifts carried skiers across the glacier, while a mountain […]
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OpenSnow Predicts Record “Super El Niño” Winter with Massive Southwest Powder Potential and High Temperature Risk

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Forecasters are gearing up for what could be a historic winter across North America, driven by a potential “super El Niño” event capable of reshaping storm tracks worldwide. In a long-range seasonal forecast published by OpenSnow, lead forecaster Alan Smith lays out a high-stakes outlook that hinges on a record-shattering ocean warming trend across the equatorial Pacific. If current model […]
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49 Degrees North, WA, Planning to Open New Chairlift This Season

49 Degrees North, Washington, is making headway on the latest of its recent improvement projects. The Spokane-area independent ski resort is installing a currently unnamed Doppelmayr quad chair, which will service the beginner terrain areas of Gold Chute and Treasure Hill on the mountain’s lower slopes. Given current updates, the lift is on track to be operational by the start […]
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Corralco, Chile, Report: El Sidecountry Magnífico

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Conditions Report from Wednesday, August 12, 2026 Corralco makes its signature “Corralco sour” pisco sour drink with local piñion extract — the nuts from the giant araucaría dinosaur trees that have reptilian-like scales on their bark and razor sharp leaves that twist upwards in perfect fibonacci spirals. There’s nothing better than a Corralco sour after a long, cold, 10 kilometer […]
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SnowBrains Forecast: Up to 25 cm for New Zealand by Thursday

This New Zealand snow forecast brings a compact winter refresh from Saturday through Thursday, with Canterbury favored for as much as 25 cm while windier, denser snow reaches Ruapehu. The South Island turns colder behind the front, improving snow quality for Sunday and Monday, while strong winds could disrupt lift operations on Ruapehu. A second Southern Alps signal next weekend […]
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Body of Pakistani Guide Sohail Sakhi Recovered From Broad Peak Avalanche

The body of Pakistani mountain guide Sohail Sakhi has been recovered from Broad Peak in Pakistan’s Karakoram, leaving just one of the 10 climbers killed in the devastating avalanche still unrecovered. The Alpine Club of Pakistan (ACP) confirmed Sakhi’s recovery on Thursday, August 13, after a team of local volunteers from Shigar searching the mountain on their own initiative discovered […]
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Japanese Olympic Medalist Switches From Nordic Combined to Ski Jumping as Sport Is Excluded From 2030 Olympics

The announcement that Nordic Combined has been removed from the 2030 Winter Olympics was met with dismay by Nordic Combined athletes. Many saw their hopes of pursuing their Olympic dreams crushed by the decision. Japanese Olympic medalist Ryota Yamamoto took a proactive approach: he is leaving Nordic Combined behind and switching to ski jumping full-time. The Japanese athlete announced the […]
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