North America Weekly Snow Roundup #319
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 18 June 2026: Timberline and Beartooth still open with Banff's Sunshine ready to reopen for summer skiing this weekend.
Patrick Thorne
The Snow League Unveils Second Season Calendar Including NZ In September
The Snow League today announced the official calendar for its highly anticipated Season Two, featuring the inaugural Snow League World Challenge in Cardrona, New Zealand, the addition of Utah’s Park City Mountain to the league's regular season roster, and the return of events in Aspen and LAAX.
Participants Sought for 2027 High Altitude Ski Expedition in Nepal
King of the Hill, a UK adventure company, will run what it says is the first commercial ski expedition in the Annapurna II region of Nepal, from 17 to 27 February 2027. The terrain has never been commercially skied.
New Zealand Ski Areas Delay 2026 Season Start
New Zealand’s 2026 ski season proper won’t kick off this weekend as planned as the three centres that had planned to open all announce delays following dry weather. But things are set to change next week.
A First Ski Route in Peru
A former data consultant turned elite alpinist, Fay Manners, has made history as the first person to ski a new route high in Peruvian mountains on southwest ridge of Mt Ranrapalca, deemed inaccessible for more than 40 years due to dangerous glacial conditions.
Australia's 2026 Season Starting With Fresh Snow
Mother Nature has delivered across the Australian Alps with near perfect timing for the start of the 2026 snow season tomorrow at most of the country's leading resorts, Saturday 6 June.
Fresh Snowfall In Australia With 2026 Season Starting This Weekend
An early-winter storm is gathering momentum in Australia ahead of the start of the 2026 ski season in the country this weekend.
Italy’s Stelvio Glacier Celebrates 90 Years of Summer Skiing
The Stelvio Glacier, a short drive from the centre of this historic ski town, opens for its 2026 season on 30 May and doesn't close until 1 November, giving skiers nearly six uninterrupted months on the mountain through summer and autumn.
The World’s Shrinking Summer Ski Season
2026 is set to set a new low for the amount of outdoor ski areas open for summer skiing and riding. The number of centres opening at all outside the winter is diminishing and those that do open are mostly opening for ever shorter periods. For the past few decades, new lows have been set most years.
Colorado’s Summer Snowpark Opening More Days This Year
The summer terrain park at Colorado’s Copper Mountain will be open four days a week this year, extending from three days previously.
Southern Hemisphere Snow Roundup #315
We’re fast approaching the start of the 2026 ski season in the southern hemisphere, with ski areas in New Zealand indicating they'll start opening on the final weekend of the month in just over a week.
North America Weekly Snow Roundup #315
Canada's season ended this week and centres have been closing in the US too, but there are still four resorts operating spread Across the East Coast, Midwest and West Coast.