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News

Vermont Has More Open Resorts Than Colorado. Nobody Saw That Coming.

Nine mountains still spinning in the Green Mountain State while the West shuts down. Plus: Vail angers Swiss locals, the antitrust lawsuit goes deeper, and where to ski this weekend.

Apr 10, 20267 min readvermont, colorado, ski season, closures, vail resorts, crans-montana, spring skiing, killington, jay peak, antitrust

Industry

The Ski Pass Duopoly Is Getting Sued

A class-action antitrust lawsuit claims Vail and Alterra rigged the game. Here's what it means for your wallet.

Apr 2, 20266 min readvail resorts, alterra, epic pass, ikon pass, antitrust, lawsuit, ski pass prices, lift tickets, ski industry

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

Analysis

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

Analysis

The Season That Fell Apart

California is melting. Colorado bookings are cratering. Resorts are shutting down weeks early. And the CEO of Alterra just walked out the door. A postmortem on the worst Western ski season in decades.

Mar 18, 20269 min readski season, 2025-26, climate, snowpack, california, colorado, alterra, vail resorts, early closures, snow drought, analysis