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// DISPATCHES FROM THE FIELDShowing 5 posts tagged "april-2026"
Week Ahead: The Final Countdown
Yesterday killed half the remaining resorts. Colorado has exactly one week left. Mammoth's having its own private winter. And Vail's pass sales hangover has officially begun.
Week Ahead: The Last Lap
Saturday's mass closures chopped the list to 15. A zombie resort came back from the dead. Mammoth has another storm inbound. And a Super El Niño might save next season.
Week Ahead: The Last 23 Standing
Only 23 western resorts are still open. Utah gets a surprise April storm. A 'forgotten coup' explains how the ski monopoly happened. And 85% of ski workers are alarmed about climate change.
Week Ahead: Vail Closes Wednesday. The Lights Are Going Out.
The biggest ski resort in Colorado is calling it quits 11 days early. Just 7 resorts remain statewide -- and the numbers are dropping fast everywhere.
Last Call: The Biggest Closing Weekend in Decades
Easter Sunday will kill more ski seasons simultaneously than any day in recent memory. Here's where to make your last turns -- and who's hanging on.