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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.

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

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.

Mar 13, 20266 min readpnw, washington, stevens-pass, crystal-mountain, mt-baker, california, mt-shasta, ikon-pass, paralympics, climate, march-2026