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The Ski Season Isn't Over. It Just Moved to Beartooth.
Memorial Day is closing day for most of the remaining holdouts. But Beartooth Basin opens today, Timberline keeps spinning, and Mammoth is trying to stretch one weird winter into June.
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.
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.
Aspen Closed on Bare Grass. A Pennsylvania Resort Is Making Snow. This Season Broke Reality.
The NYT just wrote Colorado's ski obituary. Mammoth's getting buried. Camelback is 11 days past its longest season ever. And this week's storm might give the last holdouts one more powder day.
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.
The Forest Service Just Told Ski Resorts They Don't Have to Be Ski Resorts Anymore
A quiet rule change dropped three weeks ago. After the worst season in 50 years, it might be the most important story in skiing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.