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The Season in Numbers: A Statistical Autopsy of 2025-26
Today is April 1 -- the single most important day in western snowpack measurement. This year, the numbers are a horror show. Here's every stat that matters from a season that fell apart.
The Season Ends, But Shiffrin Doesn't
Mikaela Shiffrin ties the all-time record with her 6th overall World Cup globe -- clinched in a giant slalom, the discipline that nearly ended her career. Meanwhile, the worst closure wave in Western ski history rolls on.
The Reckoning
A disastrous season, an antitrust lawsuit, and a CEO admitting the model is broken. The ski industry's worst winter just became an existential moment.
The Two-Speed Season: Baker Gets 2 Feet While Tahoe Loses 60% of Its Snowpack
The Pacific Northwest is having the time of its life. Everyone else is watching the season melt away. Here's why the weather pattern split the West in half.
The Spring Skiing Survival Guide
Half the West is closing early. The other half is hanging on. Here's exactly where you can still ski -- and where you should be heading right now.
The Season That Fell Apart
California is melting. Colorado bookings are cratering. Resorts are shutting down weeks early. And the CEO of Alterra just walked out the door. A postmortem on the worst Western ski season in decades.