Norway’s Svindal To Join Vonn’s Team
American ski racing living legend Lindsey Vonn has enlisted fellow alpine ski racing icon, Norway’s Aksel Lund Svindal, to join her team ahead of the Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics.
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Neutral Conditions Predicted For America’s Coming Winter In Long Range Forecast
America’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released its long-range forecast for the 2025–26 ski season, predicting neutral conditions for the coming winter.
Loveland’s New Lift 7
Loveland Ski Area in Colorado is busy working on construction on a new Lift 7, set to debut for the upcoming 2025–26 season. The project replaces the resort’s oldest chair—a 42-year-old fixed-grip double—with a modern Leitner-Poma fixed-grip quad.
Forest Health = Great Tree Skiing in Arizona
Arizona Snowbowl is investing nearly $1.5 million in a suite of upgrades for the 2025–26 season, with a strong focus on forest restoration and enhanced tree skiing.
New Highest Lift in Australia Officially Open
Australia’s Perisher ski area, the country’s largest, has celebrated the official opening of the Mt Perisher 6 Chairlift, a six-seater, high-speed detachable chairlift with an opening ceremony.
Sugar Bowl to Build New Gondola
California’s Sugar Bowl has announced a major lift upgrade. The resort will replace its four-person gondola with a modern eight-passenger Doppelmayr system, enhancing access to the resort village and preserving the resort’s unique alpine charm.
Over 2,000 Acres Of New Terrain Opening This Winter in World’s Biggest Terrain Expansion
Work is continuing at pace this summer on what’s believed to be the biggest single-season terrain expansion in the world for the upcoming 25-26 season, adding more than 2,000 acres of terrain to the slopes of Deer Valley, Utah.
Utah Ski Resort's Expansion Expanding
An expansion to Utah's Brian Head ski area may be even bigger than expected with another 14 new lifts announced for a second expansion, this time on National Forest land, on top of the 7 lifts and 850 acres on private land we reported back at the start of the year.
Utah Resort Unveils Upgrades Ahead of Winter Olympics Return in 2034
Snowbasin Resort in Utah, one of the United States’ longest-operating ski destinations, has announced a series of infrastructure upgrades set to roll out over the next two winter seasons in advance of the Winter Olympics return there in 2034.
Afriski Turns 25
Lesotho’s Afriski, one of the world’s newest ski centres and possibly the only outdoor ski area still operational in Africa, is celebrating 25 years since opening.
Snow Falling Simultaneously On Northern & Southern Hemisphere Ski Slopes
Snowfall has been reported falling simultaneously on ski slopes in the northern and southern hemispheres.
First Full Ski Descent of World’s 9th Highest Peak
One of the last of the world’s 14 8,000m peaks that hadn’t previously been skied top to bottom, now has been. 8,126m tall Nanga Parbat has been skied from its summit down to base camp at 4,600m, a vertical descent of over 3,500m.