Gunstock's county ownership model made international headlines in 2022 when its entire board resigned over political interference. The drama aside, this Lakes Region resort offers surprisingly varied terrain for its size and convenient Boston access.
Sundance Mountain Resort in Utah has begun construction on the Electric Horseman Express, a detachable high-speed quad chairlift with a vertical rise of 1,850 feet and a six-minute ride time. The lift forms the centrepiece of a terrain expansion adding 105 skiable acres and 6 new trails for the 2026-27 season. Construction is currently in the staging phase at the Mountain Camp base area.
Gitschberg Jochtal occupies an odd spot in South Tyrol's ski map - too small to draw the Dolomiti Superski crowds, too well-groomed to be ignored. The 1,203-metre vertical spread across two valleys offers predictable intermediate terrain at prices roughly 15% below Kronplatz next door.
Epic Pass is expanding its Austrian coverage for 2026-27, adding Zillertal Arena, Hochzillertal-Hochfügen, and Spieljoch to its existing Mayrhofen and Hintertux Glacier partnerships. The Zillertal Valley additions bring 339 miles of runs and 118 lifts to the pass. Here's what Australian skiers need to know about the region and what the expansion means for trip planning.
Bridger Bowl's early season closure due to low snowfall impacted hundreds of workers. The resort's board approved extra payouts to compensate, a rare move in the ski industry.
Red Lodge Mountain offers 732 metres of vertical and genuinely challenging terrain an hour from Billings, with day tickets topping out at $85. It's the sort of place where advanced skiers find proper steeps without the branded village nonsense.
Utah's Alta Ski Area endured a historically dry 2025-26 season, receiving just 321 inches of snowfall – the lowest on record. This highlights a broader pattern of declining snowpack in the West and raises concerns about the future of skiing.
Crans Montana markets itself on sunshine and sophistication, but beneath the resort town polish lies 140 kilometres of genuinely varied skiing. Two hours from Geneva, this south-facing plateau delivers the unusual combination of reliable snow and 300 days of sun.
Banff Sunshine is closing out its 2025-26 season on a high note, with the upper mountain surpassing 10 metres of cumulative snowfall as of May 16. The total of 1,021 centimetres makes it the snowiest season at the resort in over a decade - well above its typical annual average of around 600 centimetres. The season wraps up on Monday May 18 with the annual Slush Cup.
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