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Sun Valley Becomes America's First Dark Sky Certified Ski Resort

Sun Valley Becomes America's First Dark Sky Certified Ski Resort

Sun Valley, Idaho has become the first ski resort in the United States to earn certification through DarkSky International's Approved Lodging & Resorts Program, recognising its outdoor lighting practices, environmental stewardship, and habitat protection. To mark the achievement, Sun Valley is running a Perseid Meteor Shower event on 12 August, with a 125 US dollar ticket covering a gondola ride up Bald Mountain, food and drinks, and guided astronomy programming.

Michael Fulton
U.S. Forest Service Approves 694-Acre Expansion at Grand Targhee Resort, Wyoming

U.S. Forest Service Approves 694-Acre Expansion at Grand Targhee Resort, Wyoming

The U.S. Forest Service has approved a 694-acre boundary expansion at Grand Targhee Resort in Wyoming, clearing the way for new terrain in Teton Canyon and a summit restaurant on Fred's Mountain. The decision follows a five-year review process and comes with wildlife protections, architectural restrictions, and a pair of objection windows before construction can begin.

Michael Fulton
Kelly Canyon to Extend Snowmaking to Top of Goldrush Lift Ahead of 2026-27 Season

Kelly Canyon to Extend Snowmaking to Top of Goldrush Lift Ahead of 2026-27 Season

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.

Michael Fulton
Western U.S. Ski Resorts Close Early as Warm Weather Compounds Poor Snow Season

Western U.S. Ski Resorts Close Early as Warm Weather Compounds Poor Snow Season

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.

Michael Fulton
Sun Valley Replacing Two Key Lifts on Bald Mountain

Sun Valley Replacing Two Key Lifts on Bald Mountain

Sun Valley has secured federal approval to replace the Lookout Express and Christmas chairlifts on Bald Mountain, with construction beginning April 2026. The Lookout Express quad will become a six-pack, while Christmas remains a quad. Both upgrades aim to increase uphill capacity and reduce ride times on the Idaho resort's primary mountain.

Michael Fulton
Inbounds Avalanche at Silver Mountain Raises Questions After Fatal 2020 Slide

Inbounds Avalanche at Silver Mountain Raises Questions After Fatal 2020 Slide

Two skiers were caught in an inbounds avalanche on a double black diamond run at Silver Mountain Resort in Idaho, despite patrol conducting avalanche mitigation earlier that day. Both escaped without serious injury, but the incident raises questions about a resort that permanently closed terrain following a fatal 2020 slide.

Michael Fulton
Tamarack Resort Season Pass Pricing: What the Numbers Actually Mean

Tamarack Resort Season Pass Pricing: What the Numbers Actually Mean

Tamarack has opened sales for its 2026-27 season pass at $499, claiming it's the best deal of the year. We break down whether the early-bird pricing represents genuine value or standard industry tiering tactics, and what the cap on pass sales really means for access.

Michael Fulton
Tamarack Resort Opens with Limited Terrain After Late Season Start

Tamarack Resort Opens with Limited Terrain After Late Season Start

Tamarack Resort in Idaho has opened for the 2025-26 season on December 22, running three lifts with upper-mountain-only access. The delayed opening follows limited early snowfall, with skiers restricted from accessing lower mountain terrain as operations teams work to expand coverage.

Michael Fulton
Sun Valley Adds Multi-Day Adult Ski and Snowboard Camps for 2025-26

Sun Valley Adds Multi-Day Adult Ski and Snowboard Camps for 2025-26

Sun Valley has launched four multi-day camp programmes for adult skiers and riders, including an all-women's intermediate camp. The structured packages aim to capture a growing segment of the lessons market, though the pricing and value proposition remain unclear.

Michael Fulton
Skiers enjoying Tamarack Powder

Tamarack Resort's World's Best Award: Marketing Coup or Earned Recognition?

Tamarack Resort in Idaho has been named a Top Resort in Travel + Leisure's 2025 World's Best Awards. But what does this accolade really mean for skiers and riders considering a visit?

Michael Fulton
Sun Valley Resort, Idaho, Announces Long Term Plan to Upgrade 4 Chairlifts

Sun Valley Resort Proposes Lift Upgrades, Are They Needed?

Sun Valley Resort's plan to replace four chairlifts faces regulatory hurdles and raises questions about long-term sustainability and guest experience impacts.

Michael Fulton
American Airlines Expands Access to Top Ski Destinations for Winter 2025-26 - body image 1

American Airlines Boosts Flights to Major Ski Resorts for 2025-26 Season

American Airlines announces new routes and expanded services to popular ski destinations for the 2025-26 winter season, including Sun Valley, Santa Fe, and Aspen.

Michael Fulton
New Sun Valley Luxury Hotel Opening In 2026

Sun Valley's New Luxury Hotel: The Harriman Opening in 2026

Viceroy Hotels & Resorts announces plans for The Harriman, a new luxury hotel in Ketchum, Idaho, set to open in June 2026. The hotel will feature 73 rooms, 12 penthouse residences, and amenities including a spa, restaurant, and rooftop bar.

Michael Fulton
Idaho Ski Resort Closing Dates for 2025 Season

Idaho Ski Resort Closing Dates for 2025 Season

As spring approaches, Idaho ski resorts announce their closing dates for the 2025 season. Bogus Basin, Brundage, Tamarack, and Sun Valley share their final operating days and special events.

Michael Fulton

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Sugar Bowl, California, Rebuilds Its Historic Village Gondola

Sugar Bowl, California, Rebuilds Its Historic Village Gondola

The rumours are true: Sugar Bowl is tearing out its Emerald gondola, in place since 1983, and replacing it with a new 8-person Doppelmayr system - nearly doubling uphill capacity to 1,800 people an hour. It's the fourth generation of a gondola line that dates back to 1953, when Sugar Bowl became the first resort on the West Coast to run one at all, and it's just one piece of a $100 million overhaul touching lodges, parking and snowmaking. Here's what's changing, and what's staying the same.

23 Aug 2026
Two Confirmed Dead as Search Continues After Swiss Alps Fire

Two Confirmed Dead as Search Continues After Swiss Alps Fire

The death toll from Thursday night's fire at Restaurant Beverin in Thusis, Switzerland, has begun to firm up. One Swiss outlet, citing Graubünden Cantonal Police, reports that two of the five people initially reported missing have now been confirmed dead, leaving three unaccounted for. The building's collapsed stairwell and structural instability have slowed recovery efforts throughout. Here's what's changed since the fire broke out, and what's still unconfirmed.

22 Aug 2026
Selwyn Snow Resort Closes Early as Rain Ends Its 2026 Season

Selwyn Snow Resort Closes Early as Rain Ends Its 2026 Season

Selwyn Snow Resort has called an early end to its 2026 season, a day after Victoria's Mount Baw Baw did the same. Rain on Thursday stripped what was left of the snowpack, and the cold nights needed to rebuild it through snowmaking never arrived. It's a rough result for a resort that only just found its footing again after being burned to the ground in the 2019-20 Black Summer bushfires and a multi-year rebuild. Here's how the season fell apart, and where Selwyn's been since the fire.

22 Aug 2026
Mt Baw Baw Becomes First Australian Resort to Close for 2026

Mt Baw Baw Becomes First Australian Resort to Close for 2026

Mt Baw Baw is calling time on its 2026 season this Sunday at 5pm, becoming the first Australian resort to close for the year after warm spells and rain wore through its snowpack. Lifts stop, but the resort stays open, entry fees get waived, and there's one last Bollywood Weekend before the lights go out. Fifty-seven days after opening, here's how the season ended and what it means for the rest of Australia's struggling snowpack.

21 Aug 2026
Arosa to Replace 40-Year-Old Hörnli Lifts With New Gondola and Chair

Arosa to Replace 40-Year-Old Hörnli Lifts With New Gondola and Chair

Arosa's Hörnli sector is getting its biggest overhaul in decades. The 1986 gondola and 1994 chairlift linking toward Lenzerheide are both being replaced, with capacity up, tower count down and a new base station lower on the hill. At roughly CHF 67 million, it is the largest single investment Arosa Bergbahnen has ever made - and the target opening has already slipped a year, to December 2028. Here is what is changing, and why the timeline moved.

20 Aug 2026
Sundance Mountain Resort Is Getting a New High-Speed Quad and More Back Mountain Terrain This Winter

Sundance Mountain Resort Is Getting a New High-Speed Quad and More Back Mountain Terrain This Winter

Sundance Mountain Resort's back mountain is finally getting a proper lift. The Electric Horseman Express opens for 2026-27, unlocking a new bowl next to Bishop's Bowl and three expert gladed chutes across roughly 105 fresh acres - on top of the Storyteller ridge run that debuted in preview form last season. It's Sundance's biggest expansion since 1985, and it turns a three-lift slog into a single six-minute ride to Bearclaw Summit.

19 Aug 2026
Levi and Ruka Confirm October 2 Opening on Farmed Summer Snow

Levi and Ruka Confirm October 2 Opening on Farmed Summer Snow

Finland's Levi and Ruka open for the 2026-27 season on October 2, more than seven weeks before most of Europe sees a lift turn. Neither resort is waiting on autumn snowfall - both are skiing on snow buried since last spring, insulated through the Finnish summer and dug back out for opening day. It is not a shortcut. It is a decades-old system now spreading from the Arctic Circle to Idaho, Utah, Vermont and Colorado. Here is how snow farming actually works, and why it is catching on.

19 Aug 2026
Sölden's Old Einzeiger Chairlift Gets a Second Life in Montafon

Sölden's Old Einzeiger Chairlift Gets a Second Life in Montafon

Silvretta Montafon is replacing its ageing Freda chairlift - but not with something new. The resort is having a 1999 four-seater chairlift, retired from Sölden, dismantled, shipped to Vorarlberg and rebuilt with new electronics, cable and clamps. It has to be running before March 2027, when Silvretta Montafon hosts the FIS Snowboard, Freestyle and Freeski World Championships - the biggest winter sports event Vorarlberg has staged. Here's how a reused lift ends up cheaper.

18 Aug 2026