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A burner and mountain enthusiast that goes by the nickname of Major Trouble has launched a Kickstarter to bring a custom-built dry-slope ski run to the Playa.

The gondola is still in play, but a new tolling program in Big and Little Cottonwood Canyon could charge cars $25-$50 to get to the resorts.

Just because the season is winding down does not mean Slot Bar legend Trevor Semmens is.

Preliminary skier visits just released by the NSAA for the 2022-'23 season confirm that skiers indeed like to ski powder.

The Active Project by the Kelly Brush Foundation connects people with SCI to the slopes and beyond.

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This is one of those won’t-believe-till-you-watch moments, and truly lucky that the outcome wasn’t a heck of a lot worse.

And it’s not the one in California that rhymes with Shmammoth, believe it or not.

Originally designed to convey simplicity and unity and across all of the country’s diverse mountain disciplines, the rendering seems to have complicated things a bit.

Jeremy Nobis's full-throttle intensity revolutionized big-mountain skiing and set the tone for years to come.

Netflix’s Reed Hastings, Pow Mow's newest shareholder, has local roots and a true love for its slopes and vibe.

Here’s a quick recap. Point ‘em straight, Donny!

The megapass’s newest ski area consistently gets some of the highest snow totals in North America. Any guesses?

Usually on sale into December or beyond, the Indy Pass is seeing record growth and will halt sales on April 10.

The deal is part of the ongoing effort to rid the country’s ski slopes of fluorinated wax, which contain “forever chemicals.”

Ski Patrol is searching the area using Avalanche Rescue Dogs, Recco, and probes. The Snowbird Village is now in Interlodge.

Sit skier Rob Enigl decided it was time to cruise across the icy pool in his sit-ski, and the reaction was absolute pandemonium.

Snowbird, Alta, Brighton, and Solitude resorts are also closed, and backcountry travel is not recommended as avalanche danger is high on all aspects.

Shiffrin deflected talk of her being the G.O.A.T. (greatest of all time) this week by saying that discussing that term made her think not of podiums but of cute, frolicking baby animals.

This cancellation is not a postponement—no more FWT until the 2024 season begins.

The pass rivalry continues as Vail Resorts drops another benefit, this one aimed at vacationing skiers looking to simplify the gear equation.

Upwards of 20 inches of snow fell at both resorts between 6 am and 4 pm today, adding to a season total of 744” at Alta and 685" at Snowbird.

Alterra’s $500 million in added infrastructure will bring eight new or upgraded lifts, two new base lodges, and more.

A ski crash involving everybody’s favorite celebrity health guru Gwyneth Paltrow finally made its way to court this week and boy is this a way weirder case than I ever imagined.

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A few pranksters turned heads high above Alaska’s biggest resort this week, leaving a rather phallic piece of snow art in Tea Cup Bowl for early morning patrons.

Looks for minor access changes and interesting new partnerships on the 2023-’24 pass. There's also spring access to even more resorts.

And no, there's still no spring 2023 skiing included in next year's pass.

The comedy Queen and skiing’s #1 celebrity advocate has always known that when it comes to age, more means less.

Vail Resorts rolls out mobile lift tickets and passes, plus here’s when Epic Passes go on sale for 2023-’24.

Welcome to the weekly news roundup of the good, the bad, and the weird in skiing. Expect videos, news, and even gossip from the far reaches of the sport as we embark on the endless mission to keep this sport of ours on edge. 

The Southern California mountains could see up to seven feet of snow. Here's where it's going next, and how much snow could fall.

Mikaela Shiffrin, Travis Ganong, and Jessie Diggins are among nearly 300 athletes demanding FIS take action in an effort to save winter sports.

Alterra Mountain Company settled a class-action lawsuit for Ikon Pass holders affected by the pandemic shut down in March 2020.

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When Big Sky, Montana, installed a tiny tram to the top of 11,166-foot Lone Peak back in 1995, it opened up a world of inbounds steep skiing not seen before in North America. In fall 2023, a new tram will bring Big Sky into the next era.

Read this before planning the rest of your winter ski trips. Hint: Go north.

The 2015 halfpipe world champion was caught in an avalanche while skiing the backcountry of Tsugaike Mountain Resort.

Aren’t the small, local resorts supposed to be the ones keeping skiing affordable? Not anymore, thanks to dynamic pricing.

Vonn fulfilled a lifetime dream by becoming the first woman to ski the most notorious downhill course in the world

Nope. The company reports that pass sales and skier visits are both up, with even bigger numbers expected later this season.

Lots of snow plus decreased bus service up Utah’s Cottonwood Canyons have created the perfect storm of bumper-to-bumper traffic.

The California resort just blew past last winter’s 223 inches, and there’s another huge storm hitting the mountain today.

The iconic northern Vermont ski area has been forced to suspend lift operations until more snow covers the slopes.

Once a ski racing phenom, Jeremy Nobis is in police custody for two outstanding felony warrants in Colorado and Wyoming.

While ski areas in the West close due to too much snow, European resorts shutter with not enough, plus all the news you missed in ski country.

Another brother-sister duo gives U.S. its best results in Halfpipe, while last year's winner, Alex Ferreira, gets bumped off the podium.

The Americans were shut out of the medals, with the top U.S. finishers New Hampshire siblings Hunter and Grace Henderson.

Race for overall and slalom titles heat up as Mikaela Shiffrin notches 123rd World Cup podium finish in Sestriere.

No podiums for the U.S. women in a rugged giant slalom, but the race still had some memorable moments and momentum to build on.

Expect slower lifts, less grooming and snowmaking, and higher prices this season as ski areas try to offset costs of rising energy bills.

Events are slated to resume on Saturday, Dec. 3, with the men’s downhill, followed by a super G on Sunday, Dec. 4.

To be clear, this is the last chance to avoid paying day-ticket prices to ski this winter. If you miss these deadlines, you’re out of luck. Don’t say we didn’t warn ya.

Sweden’s Anna Swenn Larsson and Switzerland’s Wendy Holdener—for years, bridesmaids to Shiffrin in slalom—tie for their first World Cup slalom wins

This marks the first time that this crucial group of resort workers has unionized at a U.S. ski resort. Is this the start of a trend?

Supply chain delays that kept the new Creekside Gondola’s haul cable hostage on a boat for two months are largely to blame.

The now-103-resort pass tacks on two small areas for the 2022-'23 season that take the hassle out of learning to ski.

The company joins a handful of snow sport industry companies to become a B Corp™ certified and commits to using business as a force for good. 

A New Mexico jury acquitted Cummings for the 2020 killing of 47-year-old Guillermo Arriola

The IKON Pass doles out access to some of the world’s deepest resorts, allowing you to walk through an RFID gate to the goods.

Fall storms have whitened the landscape across the mountain West, blanketing slopes and facilitating early openings. Here’s where you can click in.

An album about self-loathing, revenge, falling in love, and falling apart ties back to a life of outdoor adventure.

Overwhelmed by expensive parking passes? This list is for you.

With a triple-dip La Niña cycle bearing down on us this winter, a look into the recent past seems like a promising way to chase powder, just this once.

One lift, serving one intermediate run, will open this weekend, kicking off the winter ski season in Colorado.

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Ski-obsessed Redditors, with a poll and all, speculate which Colorado resort will be the first to spin its lifts for the 2022-’23 season.

After professional snowboarder Kimmy Fasani’s diagnosis and recovery of stage 3 breast cancer, she and husband Chris Benchetler want to give back.

How do we think about the future of snowfall in the face of climate change and can we predict the weather this winter?

Hadley Hammer looks to Nelson’s example in this moment of heartbreak

In August, the third director in five years left the organization, citing conflict.

Sun Peaks and the largest ski area in the Pyrenees are the two newest additions to the Ikon Pass for the 2022-’23 season.

Nelson was widely regarded as one of the finest mountaineers of her generation, notching many first ski descents over the past two decades.

"She showed me that you don’t need to be only tough and badass to succeed in the mountains, you can be kind and nurturing, hard as nails and still soft and caring."

Two lifts will be reallocated to Whistler Blackcomb, one of which will increase uphill capacity by 72 percent alone.

After going missing on Monday while descending from the summit with her partner Jim Morrison, Nelson was found by a search and rescue team.

Officials are set to release wolves into Colorado by the end of 2023 into an area that includes Vail, Aspen, and Crested Butte ski resorts.

The 49-year-old mountaineer reportedly fell into a crevasse just below the summit while descending the peak on skis. Elsewhere on the mountain, an avalanche killed one climber and injured a dozen more.

The church announced its opposition to an eight-mile gondola connecting SLC to Alta and Snowbird. Hint: It’s about the money.