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52.6 Million Visits and a Whole Lot of Regret: The 2025-26 Season by the Numbers
The NSAA just confirmed what we all felt in our bones: this was a historically bad winter for Western skiing. Here's the full autopsy -- with data.
May 6, 20268 min readnsaa, skier visits, 2025-26, season recap, data, prediction markets, vail resorts, snowfall, industry
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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
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The Reckoning
A disastrous season, an antitrust lawsuit, and a CEO admitting the model is broken. The ski industry's worst winter just became an existential moment.
Mar 27, 20269 min readantitrust, vail resorts, alterra, epic pass, ikon pass, lawsuit, rob katz, ski industry, 2025-26, season recap, 2026-27, lift tickets, climate change