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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
Analysis

Vail Just Confirmed What Everyone Already Knew: This Was a Catastrophe

Skier visits down 14.9%. Rocky Mountain visitation cratered 25%. Pass sales for next year are already soft. And this weekend, half the remaining resorts close for good -- right as a spring storm rolls in.

Apr 24, 20268 min readvail-resorts, 2025-26-season, closing-day, skier-visits, epic-pass, industry-data, alta, big-sky, spring-skiing, prediction-markets
News

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
News

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
Olympics Coverage

Mid-Olympics Check-In: Alpine Skiing by the Numbers

Seven of ten alpine events are done. Here's the data dump.

Feb 16, 20268 min readolympics, 2026-winter-games, alpine-skiing, results, cortina, bormio, prediction-markets