The Olympics are strange in that, watching from the comfort of your couch, it’s possible to naively assume that whatever the athletes are doing isn’t hard. The curling looks like no big deal.
Ladies and gents, the moment’s here. The Kings & Queens of Corbet’s, the ultimate huckfest and showdown at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, started the morning of Friday, February 13.
The reign of La Niña should soon end, according to the Climate Prediction Center, which estimated that there’s a 60% chance the climate phenomenon’s current
Notoriously, mountain towns are home to quick flings, missed connections, and fleeting crushes. Something about the alpine air makes people crazy, and we’re not just talking about the powder.
The wait is almost over! Teton Village, Wyoming (home of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort) has been electric for the last four days with athletes and media crews anticipating the 8th running of the now infamous Kings and Queens of Corbet's event.
The powder taps are turning back on across the West, but for Hoodoo Ski Area, Oregon, the return of winter hasn’t proven fruitful enough quite yet. “We did get a good amount of snow in the last storm and we're very thankful for it,” the ski resort wrote in a recent social media post, noting that the lifts won’t spin over Presidents Day weekend.
First an Olympic gold medal, now an engagement ring. Following her performance in Thursday’s Olympic super-G race, Breezy Johnson’s boyfriend of more than
The Placer Country Sheriff's Office has confirmed that a 26-year-old skier died at Northstar Resort, a popular Lake Tahoe ski resort, on Friday, February 6, 2026.
The five wildcard invitations for one of skiing’s most anticipated competitions, Natural Selection, have arrived, including Olympians, all-around legends, and Freeride World Tour stars.
The long-awaited pattern change seems to be here, and with it, forecasters say, feet of snow could pummel the mountains and ski resorts across California. A taste has already arrived this week, with the Lake Tahoe ski resort Palisades Tahoe reporting a welcome, if not extreme, snowy refresh.
The Winter Olympics are now in full force, bringing entertainment, controversy, and terrifying accidents. One of the more notable things in the last category was the crash of Lindsey Vonn, a 41-year-old American alpine ski racer.
It was a one-two performance for America’s Liz Lemley and Jaelin Kauf in the women’s Olympic mogul event. Lemley earned the win and the gold. Kauf earned silver.
The road to recovery continues for Lindsey Vonn, the superstar ski racer who, after leading an increasingly successful return to competition, crashed and broke her leg in the Olympic downhill.
American ski racer Ryan Cochran-Siegle is once again coming home with an Olympic silver medal. In the men’s super-G race at the 2026 Milan-Cortina Games, he cruised into second place, sneaking ahead of Switzerland’s ever-dominant Marco Odermatt.
America’s most decorated cross-country skier Jessie Diggins is poised to earn her fourth or more Olympic medals at the familiar Milan-Cortina 2026 venue
Candide Thovex is arguably the best skier of his generation, but what isn't up for debate is his unique and mysterious social media strategy. Most pro skiers are forced to upload clips to social media weekly, if not daily.
Smugglers' Notch is a family ski area by trade, with endless steeps, glades, and powder stashes tucked between classic Vermont groomers. The ski area has stuck to its roots, namely in preserving its use of slow, fixed-grip double chairlifts to reach each of its three peaks, and has a cult-like following amongst New Englanders.
U.S. alpine ski icons Mikaela Shiffrin and Lindsey Vonn may not have enjoyed the success they expected at the 2026 Winter Olympics, but they are still celebrating the triumphs of their American teammates with full enthusiasm.
So far, the Winter Olympics have treated American skier Breezy Johnson well. She raced into first place during the women’s downhill, claiming an Olympic gold, but the medal came with a quick caveat.
A pair of Team USA skiers raced to bronze in the new Team Combined alpine racing event, which features one athlete in downhill and one in slalom, on Tuesday, February 10, 2026.
In a move that may seem unlikely as parking programs become the norm at many ski resorts across North America, Solitude Mountain Resort, Utah, is heading in the other direction.
After a brilliant teenage debut in 2014 that saw Shiffrin win gold in the slalom, she's struggled to translate her brilliant international form to the Olympic stage.
Nine days after wrecking and rupturing the ACL in her left knee at a World Cup race in Switzerland, the 41-year-old American competed in the women's downhill event at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics on Sunday.