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Why a Louisiana Skier is Attempting to Ski All 7 Continents in Less Than 1 Year

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This post is brought to you by ALPINR Mountain Travel If you spot a skier on a snow-choked summit in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco or a wind-whipped ridge in Patagonia holding a faded purple-and-gold LSU window flag, chances are you’ve run into Michael Mathews. At 43, the Baton Rouge native doesn’t fit the traditional mold of an alpine […]
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Australia’s Qantas Airlines Expanding Sydney to Sapporo, Japan, Service

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Australians will have more travel options than ever for skiing in Japan.  Back in January, Qantas Airways, the flag carrier of Australia, announced an increase in direct service from Sydney to Sapporo, Japan, during the 2026-27 season, bringing flights from three to as many as five per week. Building upon a 2025-26 season that saw record-setting numbers of Australians visiting […]
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How a Young Norwegian Couple Who Live in a Van is Changing the Way We Look at Steep Skiing

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“If I ask, ‘Can I join you skiing tomorrow?’ the answer will almost always be ‘yes.’ But when Mia asks, the assumption that she’s a girl makes people hesitant. If we program to ski with someone, I usually send the message like, ‘Can I bring a friend?’ instead of ‘my girlfriend,’ because people get hesitant,” Jesper Gustafsson told SnowBrains over […]
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Forest Service Issues Official Notice of Intent Opening 30-Day Comment Period on Roadless Rule Rewrite — Where and How to Submit a Comment to Protect Public Lands

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The U.S. Forest Service published an official Notice of Intent in the Federal Register on August 24, 2026, launching an urgent 30-day public comment window on a proposed rewrite of the Travel Management Rule (36 CFR 212). While conservation organizations like The Wilderness Society have framed the policy revision alongside ongoing attempts to dismantle the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule […]
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Corralco, Chile, Report: Skiing Down, Around, and Inside the 11th Most Active Volcano in Chile

Report from Friday-Saturday, August 21-22, 2026 Corralco is not like most ski areas. Most ski areas don’t put their lifts on the side of an active volcano with great skiing.  It was sunny and windless on Lonquimay, the 11th most active volcano in Chile. On Friday morning, a friendly couple from Temuco picked me up hitchhiking and gave me a […]
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Skiers from 18 Different Cities Can Fly Nonstop to Steamboat, CO, This Winter

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Getting to Steamboat Springs, Colorado, has never been easier. This winter, the Yampa Valley Regional Airport, located just 30 minutes outside of downtown Steamboat Springs, is offering 18 direct flight services from major U.S. cities. Six airlines will operate nonstop service to Yampa Valley this winter: Delta, Southwest, JetBlue, United, American, and Alaska Airlines. For skiers around the country looking […]
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United Airlines Adds Nonstop Boston-Jackson Hole Flights for Winter 2026-27

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For New Englanders looking to head out west for a ski holiday, getting there just got a little bit easier.  United Airlines recently announced its addition of a new direct service between Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Boston, Massachusetts, this winter. Starting on Feb. 13, 2027, and concluding on March 2o, 2027, the airline will operate Saturday-only flights between Jackson Hole […]
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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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Brought Back from the Dead: Los Penitentes Ski Area, Argentina, Reopens After 8 Years of Closure Under a New Name

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Once one of the bigger ski areas in the Andes with roughly 300 hectares (740 acres), 700 meters (2,297 feet) of vertical drop, and eight ski lifts, Los Penitentes was a staple of skiing in the Central Andes region. But after over 40 years of operation, it shut down in 2018 due to administrative and legal conflicts with permitting and […]
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