
Malbun Ski Resort
Malbun is a small, friendly ski area in Liechtenstein, with 15 runs and 23 kilometres of piste between 1,474 metres and 1,991 metres, a vertical of 517 metres. The grading is 48% beginner, 39% intermediate and 13% advanced, with no expert-rated runs, so it leans towards easy and moderate cruising. Eight lifts serve the terrain, including a six-seater chair, two quad chairs, three surface lifts and two T-bars. The lifts are modern enough that you spend your time skiing rather than queuing, and the compact layout makes the mountain easy to learn quickly.
The Täli chairlift anchors the area, and the Haita run from its top station is the longest descent at around 4 kilometres, finishing through the village. Sareis and Hochegg open up the intermediate slopes, while the Sareiserjoch area holds the steepest pistes and the Renn race slope offers a short, sharp test. A funpark adds variety for snowboarders and freestylers, and there is some modest off-piste when conditions allow. Malbun suits families, beginners and intermediates, and it works well as a relaxed day trip from the Rhine Valley or eastern Switzerland. Advanced skiers will want to look elsewhere.
Malbun Ski Resort's season typically runs 5 Dec 2026 to 4 Apr 2027, roughly 120 days on snow. Check the live conditions before locking in your dates.
Daily snow reports at Malbun Ski Resort go back to 2026. Open the record to compare winters, lifts and piste.
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Mt Rose is going for the first-in-Tahoe title, with the Lakeview Express due to spin at 9 a.m. on Friday, November 6. One main lift, three runs and plenty of snowmaking, sitting on the highest base elevation in the region at 8,260 ft. Here is what is open, what is not (sorry, tubing fans), and how the early North American openings are stacking up.

Europe has had a quiet start to November, but our 10-day forecast has Serre Chevalier on 82 cm and Les 2 Alpes on 71 cm. Two pushes are lined up: a western Alps top-up from Friday, then a bigger, wider system on Thursday, November 12 and Friday, November 13 that reaches Italy and Switzerland. Full leaderboard inside.

Mammoth just moved opening day forward to Thursday, November 5, eight days ahead of schedule. A snowy weekend and cold snowmaking nights did the work, and our forecast shows up to 33 inches more landing on November 13 and 14. Here is what opens, what the weather looks like and where Mammoth sits among the early Ikon Pass openers.

Rain down low, snow up high, and a snow report full of zeros that mostly means ‘not updated yet’. Utah’s first proper storm of 2026-27 is rolling through the Wasatch, Snowbird’s snow stake is closing in on 10 inches, and Brian Head is five days from opening day. Early November snow rarely looks like much, but it is the layer every November opening date is built on. Here is where it stands.

Halloween weekend brings a wet, windy storm to the Sierra Nevada. Our five-day forecast has Dodge Ridge on top with 19 in, followed by Bear Valley at 15 in and Mammoth Mountain at 12 in, with most of it landing on Saturday. A winter weather advisory covers the Tahoe Basin and Mono County until 7 AM Sunday, gusts could reach 47 mph and the freezing level swings between 4,900 and 8,700 ft, so some bases will see rain. A dry spell follows from Monday.

The Rockies get their first lift-served turns of the season early. Lake Louise opens Sunday 1 November, five days ahead of schedule, after a cold October and round-the-clock work from the snowmaking and mountain crews. Terrain is limited to Juniper Express Chair and Easy Street, with two small terrain parks and the beginner area for lessons. Opening-day tickets are over 60% off, with prices rising as more lifts open. First chair is at 9:30 am under the resort’s new lift hours.

A Tyrolean summit lift that has been carrying guests up the Kitzbüheler Horn since 1955 is on borrowed time. Its licence runs to 2045, but a new inspection rule has made refurbishment uneconomic, so Bergbahn AG Kitzbühel will spend around €15 million on a replacement on the same line. It should hold roughly 100 people and keep running in winds that would stop today’s lift. Building starts in autumn 2027, which makes this winter and next summer the last chances to ride the old one.

Niseko Village is replacing a lift from the early 1980s with an eight-person gondola, Tsugaike gets a six-person chairlift, Madarao joins the Ikon Pass and Togari opens Asia’s first private ski resort. Here’s what is actually new in Japan skiing for 2026/27, plus what is still a year or two away.
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