Pre-2025-Season Snowfall in Southern Hemisphere
Ski areas on three continents across the southern hemisphere have been reporting fresh snowfall ahead of the 2025 season, which is now only a month away.
Patrick Thorne
US Ski Areas Extend Seasons Into May
About 25 US ski areas in around a dozen states from coast-to-coast plan to continue skiing into May. Several are reporting that they’ll be opening later into the year than ever before, and/or posting their longest ever seasons as a result.
World Record Skier Aims To Clock Up 10 Million Vertical Feet (3,048,000m) in Season
An American skier has passed the 8,000,000 vertical feet skied in a year mark and is hoping to pass the 10,000,000 vertical feet mark by the time the 12-month period ends.
Massive Snowfall in the Alps
A huge snowfall is underway in the Alps, by far the biggest of the 24-25 season.
New Lift Will Access Australia’s New Highest Lift-Served Point
The new Mt Perisher 6 chairlift currently under construction at Australia’s largest ski area will not only increase capacity on the route by 60%, but also take skiers up to Australia’s new highest lift-served point at 2,042m.
French Ski Areas Announce 2025 Summer Ski Plans
Three French ski areas have announced their opening plans in May, June and July after the winter season ends on May 4th.
Colorado Resort Replacing 60 Year Old Chairlifts
Colorado’s Sunlight Mountain Resort, has announced the replacement of two of its three chairlifts. The new lifts will replace two double chairlifts that have been operating around six decades.
Big Snowfalls Start April in US
Following huge snowfalls in California at the end of March, with some centres posting as much as four feet (1.2m) of snowfall, it's been the turn of The Rockies to report significant fresh snowfall in the first few days of April.
North American Ski Areas Extend Seasons & Slope Opening Hours
Ski areas in Canada and the USA have been announcing extensions to their seasons and, in some cases, longer slope opening hours daily, after big snowfalls in late March and early April.
Killington Announces Different Spring Skiing Plans As Part of $32 Million Upgrades
The largest ski resort on North America’s East Coast’s, Vermont’s Killington, has announced that its spring skiing will look different this year as work begins on multiple lift upgrades in a $32m upgrade project.
Protect Our Winters Launches Campaign for the International Year of Glacier Preservation
Glaciers are disappearing at an alarming rate. Following 2024, the hottest year on record, urgent action is needed to protect the world’s frozen water towers.
Canadian Resorts Offer $18.67 Lift Tickets in Response to Trump Tariffs
A growing number of Canadian ski areas are set to offer $18.67 day lift tickets on Wednesday, April 2nd. 1867 is the year that Canada became a country, April 2 is the day U.S. President Trump is scheduled to implement tariffs.