Ski patrol triggered a sizeable wet loose avalanche in Highland Bowl at Aspen Highlands in late April, with the slide captured on camera from Aspen Mountain's Sundeck Restaurant. The controlled avalanche suggests Highland Bowl won't reopen this season.
Monarch Mountain will close this Sunday after a historically poor snow season, joining a growing list of Colorado resorts shutting down weeks ahead of schedule. The ski area had originally planned to operate through mid-April.
A ski lift that operated on the Schneeferner glacier atop the Zugspitze for more than 50 years has been demolished after the glacier it ran on melted away. New data shows Bavaria's glaciers shrank by more than a quarter between 2023 and 2025 alone - and scientists say there is no chance of saving what remains.
An avalanche at Val Ridanna in South Tyrol, Italy, struck a group of 25 ski tourers on Saturday morning, killing two and seriously injuring three others. Despite a moderate danger rating of Level 2, wind-packed snow and persistent weak layers proved deadly on the Hohe Ferse peak.
Tomorrowland Winter is back at Alpe d'Huez for its sixth edition, bringing more than 22,000 attendees, over 100 artists across seven stages, a brand-new Mainstage, and the debut of the Orbyz stage at 2,100 metres. Here's what to expect from one of the more unusual things you can do on a ski mountain.
Kelly Canyon in eastern Idaho is pushing snowmaking infrastructure to the top of its Goldrush lift this summer. The project aims to improve early season opening, snow coverage across the mountain, and overall season length ahead of the 2026-27 winter.
Aspen Highlands has submitted its 2025 Master Development Plan to the Forest Service, outlining a decade of proposed upgrades including a two-stage gondola, a new mid-mountain chairlift, and dining expansions. Nothing is approved yet, but the vision is worth knowing about.
A heat wave hitting the western United States has forced dozens of ski resorts to close early or abandon their seasons entirely. With below-average snowpacks across the region, the warm spell has ended operations at over 40 resorts from Arizona to Montana.
Snowbasin Resort will close its 2025-26 season on March 22, weeks earlier than its typical mid-April closure. Warm temperatures and low snowfall drove the decision, with rain falling on Christmas Day compounding the challenges. The resort joins a growing list of operations cutting seasons short.
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