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Extreme Skier Completes Eighth "8, 000er" Ski Descent Without Supplementary Oxygen
23+ hour, 2+ min ago (255+ words) Snow-Forecast Polish skier Bartosz Ziemski (also known as Bartek) has become the first person to complete ski descents of eight of the world's 14, 8. 000m+ peaks in the Himalayas without supplementary oxygen. Ziemski skied Lhoste (8, 516 m / 27, 940 ft), the world's fourth highest peak,…...
North America Weekly Snow Roundup #314
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (257+ words) Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 14 May 2026: Colorado storm brings over 30cm (12) snow, extending season as Canadian resorts near closure. Three Canadian resorts remain open'two in the west and one in the east'with all expected to close on'Victoria'Day, May 18.'Sunshine…...
Global Weekly Snow Roundup #314
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (205+ words) Weekly Global Snow News, updated 14 May 2026: Fresh snowfall in Argentina, Australia and Lesotho signals winter's approach, while Japan maintains the world's deepest snowpack. Meanwhile, Japan's Gassan continues to offer summer skiing, reporting the world's deepest snowpack at 240460cm (96184). The past week…...
Europe Weekly Snow Roundup #314
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (249+ words) Weekly Snow News for Europe, updated 14 May 2026: Alpine glaciers see fresh snow up to 10cm (4), while Norway's summer ski season begins. Elsewhere, Les 2 Alpes in'France'continues to operate around 20km (13 miles) of slopes and its terrain park, following additional snowfall this week after…...
North America Weekly Snow Roundup #313
1+ week, 2+ day ago (294+ words) Snow-Forecast Only three Canadian ski areas remain open: Whistler in British Columbia, Sunshine near Banff in Alberta, and Sommet St Sauveur in Quebec. Sunshine continues to benefit from one of its snowiest winters on record, with seasonal snowfall nearing 10m (33 feet)....
US Skier Visits Drop Dramatically After Poor Snowfall Winter in the West
1+ week, 4+ day ago (211+ words) America's National Ski Areas Association, reports the country's ski centres saw an estimated 52. 6 million snowsports visits during the 25-26 season, a decline of approximately 9 million visits from last season and ranking 32nd out of 48 seasons on record. The Northeast and Southeast each…...
Season's End at 40 Resorts This Weekend, 20+ Open Later Into May
2+ week, 1+ day ago (339+ words) Snow-Forecast Around 40 of the 70+ ski areas still open in more than a dozen countries across the northern hemisphere end their 25-26 seasons this weekend having made it into May, but around two-dozen more will be staying open later into the month…...
North America Weekly Snow Roundup #312
2+ week, 3+ day ago (225+ words) Snow-Forecast Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 30 April 2026: Palisades gains a fortnight of extra skiing after 80" (2m) of April snow, while Arapahoe Basin shocks with an unusually early closure. We are just about down to single figures for the number…...
Europe Weekly Snow Roundup #312
2+ week, 3+ day ago (410+ words) Weekly Snow News for Europe, updated 30 April 2026: Europe's ski season winds down with around 50 areas still open, Ischgl reporting 210km of terrain and Scandinavia clinging to wintry conditions. Europe is down to around 50 ski areas still open as we complete the…...
North America Weekly Snow Roundup #311
3+ week, 2+ day ago (320+ words) Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 23 April 2026: Late-season snowfall of up to 50cm (20") hits western resorts as spring warmth accelerates thaw elsewhere. Only seven ski areas remain open across'Canada, mainly in'Alberta'and'British Columbia. Western regions saw up to 50cm (20") of fresh snowfall…...