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Vail Closed a Swiss Resort on Easter. The Alps Are Not Amused.

1,200 signatures. Excellent snow. A furious community. And a 2027 World Championships on the horizon. Welcome to Vail Resorts' European chapter.

Apr 15, 20268 min readvail-resorts, crans-montana, switzerland, europe, early-closure, epic-pass, antitrust, spring-skiing, alps
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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
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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
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
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

March Madness: Where to Chase Spring Snow

Forget the bracket. Here's the only March competition that matters -- who's got the deepest base heading into spring.

Mar 2, 20266 min readspring-skiing, march, powder, late-season, snowpack