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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.
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.
Week Ahead: The Great Meltdown -- 50+ Resorts Closed Early and the Dominoes Keep Falling
The 2025-26 ski season is in full collapse across the West. Here's who's still standing, who gave up, and what comes next.
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.
Week Ahead: California Is Melting, Minnesota Is Buried, and the Season Is Splitting in Half
The worst March heatwave in California history is killing ski resorts while the Midwest digs out of a blizzard. Welcome to the weirdest week of 2026.
Friday the 13th: The Luckiest and Unluckiest Week in Skiing
Washington is drowning in snow. California's shutting down. The Paralympics are melting. And Ikon wants $1,399 for next year.
Massive Storm Incoming: 3-5 Feet for the Sierra This Week
Winter Storm Warnings from Tahoe to Mammoth. Ridge gusts over 100 mph. This is the real deal.