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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.
Apr 27, 20266 min readweek-ahead, spring-skiing, closing-dates, mammoth, a-basin, copper, vail, pass-sales, prediction-markets, april-2026
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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.
Apr 20, 20266 min readweek-ahead, spring-skiing, closing-dates, mammoth, el-nino, prediction-markets, heavenly, april-2026
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The Forest Service Just Told Ski Resorts They Don't Have to Be Ski Resorts Anymore
A quiet rule change dropped three weeks ago. After the worst season in 50 years, it might be the most important story in skiing.
Apr 17, 20267 min readforest-service, climate-change, summer-operations, ski-industry, closing-dates, spring-skiing, mountain-biking, public-lands
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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.
Apr 13, 20267 min readweek-ahead, spring-skiing, utah, climate-change, antitrust, closing-dates, prediction-markets, april-2026