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Fresh Snow Dusts Australian Alps As Resorts Kick-Start Snowmaking for the 2025 Season

A modest early-season snowfall blanketed Australiaโ€™s alpine ski resorts over the past 24 hours, offering a brief taste of winter just weeks before the official start of the season. Perisher, Hotham, and Thredbo all reported a light coating of fresh snow at their upper elevations, though totals remained just under 5 centimeters (2 inches). With snowmaking operations underway and temperatures […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 18, 2025
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After 47 Years and Multiple Breakdowns, Iconic Swiss Gondola Is Getting a $29 Million Replacement

After a string of mechanical failures last winter, one of Switzerlandโ€™s most distinctive gondolas at Flims-Laax-Faleraโ€”linking the alpine peaks of Crap Masegn and the Vorab Glacierโ€”has taken its final run.ย The aging six-person gondola, built in 1978 by Swiss ropeway manufacturer Habegger, broke down three times in less than 10 days last January, prompting frustration among skiers and renewed scrutiny of […]

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Julia Schneemann | May 18, 2025
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Local Billionaire Wants to Buy Park City Mountain Resort, UT, From Vail Resorts and Build Gondola to Alta

Matthew Prince, a billionaire tech entrepreneur and CEO of Cloudflare, has purchased the Town Lift Plaza at the base of Park City Mountain in Utah, and claims he has even discussed purchasing Park City Mountain Resort (PCMR) from Vail Resorts, according to KPCW. The deal, finalized May 16, transfers ownership of the prominent Main Street property from the Sweeney family, […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 18, 2025
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Winter Park, CO, Ski Train Sees 153% Ridership Boom in 2025

Winter Park Express Ski Train

The data doesnโ€™t lie: Itโ€™s fun to ride the train. The final numbers are in, and the data shows that the first season of expanded Winter Park Express service has been a roaring success. Related: Skip the Ski Traffic and Take Coloradoโ€™s Winter Park Express Train The train, operated through a partnership between Winter Park Resortย in Colorado and Amtrak, runs […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 17, 2025
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These Are the 15 Ski Resorts That Are Open in North America This Weekend

Do not go gentle into that good night, Old age should burn and rave at close of day; Rage, rage against the dying of the light. – Dylan Thomasย  All good things must come to an endโ€”even our ski seasons. However, some mountains, graced with prime geographic locations and strong, lingering snowpacks, clean-cut deals with the Forest Service or those […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | May 16, 2025
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U.S. Ski & Snowboard Nominates 2025-26 Alpine Ski Team Members

U.S. Ski & Snowboard has announced the 49 athletes nominated to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team for the 2025-26 season. Nominations include athletes who qualified based on the published selection criteria.ย The U.S. Ski & Snowboard Team announces its teams in two phases: nomination and acceptance. The athletes are formally nominated to the Stifel U.S. Alpine Ski Team in May. […]

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Avatar photo Press Release | May 15, 2025
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Norwegian Summer-Only Ski Resort Folgefonna Delays Opening to June

The iconic Folgefonna Glacier Ski Resort in Norway will not reopen before June 10, the resortโ€™s new operators announced Thursday, citing delays in the permitting process required to restart lift operations. The update, shared via social media on May 15, comes as the resort works to relaunch under new ownership after declaring bankruptcy in fall 2024. โ€œWe are doing everything […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 15, 2025
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20-Year-Old Speedrider Dies After 1,000-Meter Fall on North Face of Aiguille du Midi, France

A 20-year-old speedrider died Tuesday, May 13, after falling nearly 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) while descending the north face of the Aiguille du Midi, one of the most iconic peaks in the Mont Blanc Massif in France. The accident occurred late Tuesday morning despite calm weather and fresh snow conditions that had attracted several local thrill-seekers to the high alpine […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | May 15, 2025
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