Valle Nevado, Chile, Extends Its Season Again Until November 8 Valle Nevado, Chile, has once again extended its season until November 8 for the 2026 season. In August, the resort announced that it would extend its 2026 ski season through October 18 after receiving more than 17 feet of snowfall this winter. The ski resort is South America’s premier ski resort, and that extension gave North American skiers and snowboarders several […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | October 8, 2026 0 Comments
Austrian Skier Marco Schwarz Steps Away from Slalom Races In a significant career switch-up, Austrian skiing star Marco Schwarz has announced he will no longer compete in World Cup slalom races. The 31-year-old Carinthia, Austria, native announced his decision at a team media event in Vienna, Austria, on October 6. With slalom no longer on his docket, Schwarz will now put all his energy towards competing in giant slalom, super-G, […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | October 8, 2026 0 Comments
ThirtyTwo Releases Snowboards for the First Time Since its founding in 1995, popular snowboard brand ThirtyTwo has focused on two main areas: boots and apparel. That changed last October, when the brand announced its expansion into snowboard manufacturing for the first time. And now, after nearly a year of waiting, ThirtyTwo’s first line of snowboards is available. ThirtyTwo’s first snowboard lineup includes 12 unique shapes built around […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | October 8, 2026 0 Comments
What’s New at Kelly Canyon, ID, This Season Kelly Canyon Resort is often considered one of Idaho’s hidden gems. With 640 acres of skiable terrain, extensive night skiing, plenty of beginner terrain, and a family-friendly atmosphere, Kelly Canyon offers a low-stress skiing experience without the chaos of major destination mega-resorts. This upcoming season at Kelly Canyon will be an exciting one for Idaho skiers and snowboarders. The resort recently announced […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | October 8, 2026 0 Comments
Utah Ski Resorts 2026-27 News: Record Expansions, New Lift-Served Terrain, And a Season Shaped by 2034 Few destinations in the ski industry have built at the pace or the scale that Utah ski resorts have these past two winters. With the 2034 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games drawing closer, the spotlight remains fixed on the state’s unmatched mountain access, its expanding resort infrastructure and its appetite for ambitious projects. Throughout the 2026-27 season, the largest resort […] Industry News Press Release | October 8, 2026 0 Comments
Beartooth Pass, MT/WY, to Close Early as Winter Storm Approaches Beartooth Pass, which spans the Wyoming-Montana border about 30 miles east of Yellowstone National Park, is set to close Friday, October 9, at 2:30 p.m. The pass, home to North America’s sole summer-only ski area, was initially scheduled to close four days later, on October 13. However, due to an encroaching winter weather system, officials have decided to close the […] Weather Kien Warren | October 8, 2026 0 Comments
Team Italy’s Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia to Miss FIS Alpine World Cup Opener at Sölden, Austria Two of Italy’s biggest stars will be missing when the 2026-27 Alpine Ski World Cup begins in Sölden, Austria, later this month. Federica Brignone and Sofia Goggia are both not well enough to compete at the women’s Giant Slalom on October 24. For Brignone, the decision goes back to her continued recovery from a leg fracture she sustained in April […] Competition Julia Schneemann | October 7, 2026 0 Comments
Crans-Montana 2027 World Championships Chief Resigns Amid Fraud Charges Claude-Alain Schmidhalter, vice president of Swiss-Ski and president of the organizing committee for the 2027 FIS Alpine World Ski Championships in Crans-Montana, has resigned from both positions after being temporarily removed from office amid criminal proceedings related to his business activities. The 62-year-old was suspended by Swiss-Ski and the Crans-Montana 2027 organizing committee on Wednesday, October 7, following an indictment […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | October 7, 2026 0 Comments
Revelstoke, BC, Announces Winter 2026-27 Opening Date Mark your calendars, Canadian skiers. British Columbia’s Revelstoke Mountain Resort officially announced its opening date, set for December 5, 2026, conditions permitting. While the resort is yet to receive its first flakes of the season, cold-weather shifts are beginning to show up in the upper alpine forecasts, setting the scene for Revelstoke to receive its first flurries in the coming days. […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | October 7, 2026 2 Comments
The Unbroken Will of India’s First Olympic Snowboard Prospect In the wet, bone-chilling wind of southern Chile, on the snowfields of the Lonquimay Volcano at Corralco Resort, Shaurya Thakur greeted me with a wide, genuine smile as we hopped on the chairlift together. He was there training with the Korean slalom snowboard team. Everyone calls him “Shaz.” He is 26 years old, turning 27 soon, with a broad, athletic […] Olympics Martin Kuprianowicz | October 7, 2026 0 Comments
CEO Rob Katz and Eight Directors Sued in Vail Resorts Shareholder Lawsuit Alleging Price-Fixing A new Vail Resorts shareholder lawsuit accuses the company’s board of letting an alleged ski pass price-fixing scheme run unchecked. Thomas Stewart filed the complaint October 5 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (Case No. 1:26-cv-04956). He sued derivatively, meaning he is acting on behalf of Vail Resorts. The suit names nine current directors, including Chairman […] Industry News SnowBrains | October 7, 2026 1 Comment
AccuWeather El Niño Snow Forecast: Atmospheric Rivers Could Drop Feet of Snow on California’s Mountains AccuWeather‘s El Niño snow forecast calls for an early start to the snow season across the Sierra Nevada, Great Basin, and central and southern Rockies in 2026-27. A potentially record-setting El Niño is expected to shape the winter, and the outlook points to a very different winter from last year. Related: Old Farmer’s Almanac Winter Forecast Reveals 2026-27’s Snowiest States […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 7, 2026 2 Comments
Letter from the CEO: I’m Pulling the Plug on SnowBrains Trips — Here’s Why Over the past couple of months, I’ve been really excited about SnowBrains Trips. We were going to host trips to really unique destinations around the world, and after doing the survey with you, good people, it turns out the most popular spots were Revelstoke, the Dolomites, and Zermatt in Switzerland. The plan was to gather fun groups of humans, about […] Miles Clark | October 7, 2026 1 Comment
Michigan Ski Jump Undergoing Renovations for International Competition It’s the dawn of a new era at the Copper Peak ski jump in Ironwood, Michigan. Since 1994, thousands of visitors have used the Copper Peak ski jump in Ironwood, Michigan, to get a bird’s-eye view of the beautiful fall colors surrounding the area. The tower, which sits 469 feet above the ground, lets visitors see over 2,500 square miles […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | October 7, 2026 0 Comments
FIS Scraps Plans for 2028 World Championships but Backs More Frequent Events From 2032 Despite discussions considering the idea, there will be no additional International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) World Championships in 2028. The FIS Council recently convened in Geneva, Switzerland, for the FIS Autumn Meetings, where it discussed several governance issues, including the idea of holding extra World Championships in 2028. The council assessed the feasibility of the idea but ultimately decided […] Industry News Quinn Brophy | October 7, 2026 0 Comments
Loon Mountain, NH, Eyes One of the East Coast’s Biggest Expansions in Recent History Loon Mountain Resort, in north-central New Hampshire, just announced plans for one of the biggest and most ambitious ski expansions in the East Coast’s recent history. On October 6, Loon shared in a press release that the resort had submitted a proposal to develop 280 acres of new skiable terrain on the western edge of the resort. Combined with its […] Industry News Kien Warren | October 7, 2026 0 Comments
Mikaela Shiffrin Declares 2026-27 as ‘Season of Exploration’ With Fewer Slalom Races Mikaela Shiffrin is changing her approach to the 2026-27 World Cup season, planning to race fewer slaloms while putting more focus on Giant Slalom and Super-G. The 31-year-old American announced the change on Tuesday, October 6, on her podcast What’s the Point social media channels, calling the upcoming winter a “season of exploration.” Shiffrin has been one of the few […] Competition Julia Schneemann | October 7, 2026 0 Comments
Top 9 Tips for Navigating the Chaos: The White Ribbon of Death You either love it or hate it. The snowy strip of snowsport survivalism. The pitiful path of piss-drunk plankers. The frozen freeway of flailing fools. The White Ribbon of Death! Some see it as a trap to be avoided at all costs. Some see it as a chaotic opportunity to start their season before most others. In my opinion, the […] Jon Roubik | October 7, 2026 2 Comments
Ohau Snowfields, New Zealand, Report: Winter 2026 Photo Essay Ohau Snowfields Photo Essay From Winter, 2026 October 3 and 4 marked a sun-drenched winter finale at Ohau Snowfields. The New Zealand snow was softly playful, atmosphere perfectly in tune; and while a closing date is sadly sweet as a matter of course, it feels somehow like coming full circle. Related: Ōhau Snow Fields, New Zealand, Wraps 2026 Season With […] Trip Report Paulie | October 7, 2026 0 Comments
Lake Louise, AB, Reports First Flakes: Winter 2026–27 Has Entered the Chat For the past few weeks, a new morning ritual has emerged in my day-to-day. Before I open my inbox, I sip my first coffee along with a little virtual shopping for gear. Sure, I have a closet full of insulated, waterproof, and merino wool options, but that’s not really the point. It’s more like another layer of anticipation. My go-to […] Weather Jacqui Davis | October 7, 2026 0 Comments
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