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News

Vermont Has More Open Resorts Than Colorado. Nobody Saw That Coming.

Nine mountains still spinning in the Green Mountain State while the West shuts down. Plus: Vail angers Swiss locals, the antitrust lawsuit goes deeper, and where to ski this weekend.

Apr 10, 20267 min readvermont, colorado, ski season, closures, vail resorts, crans-montana, spring skiing, killington, jay peak, antitrust
News

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.

Apr 6, 20266 min readweek-ahead, closures, vail, spring-skiing, april-2026, colorado, utah, pnw, california, mammoth, season-end
News

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.

Apr 3, 20267 min readclosures, spring-skiing, april-2026, storm-recap, colorado, utah, pnw, california, closing-day, easter
Analysis

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.

Apr 1, 20269 min read2025-26, season recap, data, snowpack, april 1, colorado, california, closures, vail resorts, prediction markets, jay peak, pnw, statistics, climate
Week Ahead

Week Ahead: April's Last Gift -- A Storm Arrives Just in Time for the Funerals

Reuters is writing obituaries for the ski industry. Meanwhile, 6-9 inches are headed for the Rockies and PNW. Here's who can still use them.

Mar 30, 20267 min readforecast, closures, april-storm, spring-skiing, week-ahead, march-2026, climate, predictions, colorado, utah, wyoming, pnw
Feature

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.

Mar 25, 20268 min readspring skiing, pacific northwest, tahoe, palisades, mt baker, snowpack, weather patterns, closures, 2025-26, data, el nino
Week Ahead

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.

Mar 23, 20267 min readforecast, closures, heatwave, spring-skiing, utah, colorado, california, idaho, week-ahead, march-2026, climate, vail-resorts, gen-z
Guide

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.

Mar 20, 20267 min readspring skiing, closures, 2025-26, california, utah, colorado, tahoe, mammoth, jackson hole, guide, weekend preview