Huge 20-Foot Deep Landslide Closes Section of Loveland Pass, CO, Disrupting Arapahoe Basin Closing Day
A significant landslide forced the closure of Loveland Pass, Colorado, early Sunday morning, blocking U.S. Highway 6 near mile marker 226, roughly one mile before the Summit County line. The…
Hikers Struck by Lightning on 14er While Calling Search and Rescue Results in Colorado’s Highest-Ever Helicopter Rescue
Two hikers from New York were rescued in a record-setting helicopter operation after being struck by lightning near the summit of Colorado's Torreys Peak late Thursday, while on the phone…
U.S. Ski Racer Mikaela Shiffrin Receives Honorary Degree from Dartmouth College, NH
On Sunday, June 15, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, awarded American alpine ski legend Mikaela Shiffrin an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters during its commencement ceremony, recognizing not only her record-breaking…
South America’s Ski Season is Here With 2 Resorts Open and 7 Kicking Off Soon
The 2025-26 ski season is a little more than five months away for most people living in the Northern Hemisphere. However, the start of June means skiing south of the…
An Analysis of Avalanche Risk by Major Ski Country
For most skiers and snowboarders, the risk of dying in an avalanche is very low. Yet there are those who suffer from nivisphobia—the fear of avalanches—and cite it as the…
7 Ways to Up Your Game as a Resort Skier
Resort skiing is awesome, no matter how you look at it. Chairlifts that float you up the mountainside, hot laps with friends, ski patrol doing all the work so you…
9 Less Than Common Myths Busted for Recreational Skiers
You are out skiing at your favorite resort, and while enjoying a ride up the chairlift, you look down. You see a first-time teen slowly making their way down the…
The Best Resort in the World for Advanced Skiers is…Big Sky?
Imagine you’re sitting on a chairlift and the skier next to you starts chatting you up. Happens all the time, right? You exchange pleasantries about the weather, how many days…
