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[VIDEO] Direct Weather Winter 2025-26 Forecast: Models and History Agree on Brutal Cold and Snowy Winter Ahead

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Winter may be in the rearview mirror, but the anticipation for next season is already building. As summer officially begins tomorrow, a handful of ski resorts across the globe are still spinning lifts for late-season turns, and the southern hemisphere’s ski season is just getting underway. For many, the end of one season marks the start of planning for the […]

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Avatar photo SnowBrains | June 20, 2025
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Southern Alps, New Zealand, Report: Ski Plane and Tour Access Ignites Winter

Report from 16 June, 2025 Winter never really leaves New Zealand’s Southern Alps.  So it’s only natural that daydreams of skiing are close in the mind of a Highcountry Kiwi. And as New Zealand rides a sugar rush of opening weekends at commercial ski areas, one gnarly chappie sought turns in a far different corner.  The man on the mission […]

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Paulie | June 20, 2025
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4 U.S. Ski Areas Remain Open for Skiing This Weekend

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The North American ski season is almost done. Three resorts closed this weekend, leaving just one ski area available for mountain turns, as well as the United States’ only indoor ski area. Here is where you can still ski if you need to scratch that itch one last time before summer. Timberline Lodge, Oregon Closing date: To Be Announced Open lifts: […]

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Brain Post: 8 Facts About Summer Solstice

Today, June 20, is the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, and the official start of summer in the Northern Hemisphere. This means that the beginning of winter is only six months away, on December 21, and daylight today is five hours and 28 minutes longer than it will be then. Ski season is even closer, as it […]

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Aspen Snowmass, CO, Undergoes $80 Million Off-Season Upgrades

The infusion of a new $80 million investment in Aspen Snowmass by Aspen One will enhance skiers’ experience both on and off the mountain. Snowmass is best known for its expansive terrain and vast number of expert ski runs. Larger than all three other Aspen ski mountains combined, it is this combination of large footprint and wide variety of terrain […]

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Luke Smith | June 19, 2025
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What Can You Do to Stop the Massive 3.3 Million Acre Sell-Off of Public Lands Across the U.S.?—Call Your Senator

Congress wants to sell your public land to pay for a tax cut. A shocking new proposal from Utah Senator Mike Lee would put up to 3.3 million acres of Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management land up for sale. The proposal is part of the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ currently before the Senate that would give unprecedented tax cuts […]

Zach Armstrong | June 19, 2025
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Utah Man “Racer Tom” Surpasses 11.4 Million Vertical Feet Skied for the Season, Breaking His Own World Record

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The last time we checked in with Thomas Hart, aka “Racer Tom,” was two months ago when he was on the cusp of breaking his own world record for vertical feet skied in a season. This was from the 2023-24 season when he logged 8,513,340 vertical feet. He also predicted that he would go over 10 million by the end […]

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Avatar photo Brent Thomas | June 19, 2025
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Sugar Bowl Resort, CA, Launches $100 Million Improvement Plan, Largest in Resort’s History

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Sugar Bowl Resort, one of California’s oldest ski areas, has launched a $100 million infrastructure upgrade, the largest investment in its 86-year history, according to an announcement by the resort this week. The improvements include a complete renovation of the Village Lodge, replacement of the resort’s original gondola, a reimagined day lodge experience, and expanded culinary offerings—all part of a […]

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Martin Kuprianowicz | June 19, 2025
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